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Schröter took the piece of Wall with him as a gift on his visit to Tampere on 22nd May 2008. At the official handing over ceremony, Schröter pointed out that Finland was a good location for the Cold War relic due to Finland’s intermediary role between East and West and above all due to the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, which had been of great significance to many GDR citizens. The latter especially, since despite the internally agreed freedom of movement, which had the backing of the GDR government, the Wall divided the two German states, Europe and the world for another 14 years. Many citizens of the present-day district of Oberhavel had their own encounters with the Wall – the southern border to West Berlin ran through the region and was a heavily guarded prohibited zone for decades.
Unveiling the Wall in Tampere
© Landkreis Oberhavel / Annemarie Reichenberger
It was not possible to find out exactly where the section of Wall was permanently put up in the Museum Center Vapriikki – an expansive former machine factory on the outskirts of Tampere.