Unwinding section and a method of joining ends of fiber webs in an unwinding section

Unwinding section for unwinding a fiber web from a parent roll, which unwinding section comprises at least one unwinder for unwinding a fiber web from a parent roll and a joining device configured to join a trailing end of a running-out parent roll to a beginning end of a next, new parent roll to be unwound in a parent roll change, and which unwinding section comprising a broke handling device configured to handle broke, which unwinding section further comprises a tensioning device configured to tension and straighten the fiber web to be joined between the tensioning device and the joining device before joining of the end of the fiber web from the running-out parent roll and the end of the fiber web from the next parent roll to be unwound, the tensioning device being located between the joining and the broke handling the tensioning device being configured to guide the cut beginning end of the fiber web from the next parent roll to be unwound after the joining of the ends of the fiber webs in the parent roll change to the broke handling device.