The first room in the main body of the school featured a kitchen and an opening with a counter to the next room.
The wall was probably added in the 1970’s after the school closed and some local organization took over the property. This is where they’ve been selling coffee and other stuff during their events.
The kitchen also featured the first electric stoves in the whole house. And I’ve already seen two apartments.
Let’s see, what’s behind the curtains.
This must have been the former gym and assembly hall of the small village school. And during the later years it served as the center of events arranged by the organization, which used the premises. I still have to figure out, what that organization was.
This place seems to have served as the recycling center of old sofas.
And what probably is behind the curtain is a very small scene for performers.
I’ve removed all the place names to protect the location, but this explains it all. It has originally been a village school and in after that it’s been the home of the local agricultural association.
It’s a bit difficult to explain all these associations in this promised land of associations, but the agricultural associations were a group of local associations, which gave their members advice on farming and fishing. They often built their own houses to arrange events and collect funds for their activities.
What happened here was probably the same story than in all the other areas. The actives got older and older, urbanization made it more and more difficult to attract new members and get audiences to events, which led to the shortage of work hours and money. The houses got older and older and needed more of both, and in the end the equation simply became impossible.
The association in question still exists, but its address points here. And this event from 2018 seems to be the last thing that happened here. It is another Finnish tradition a bit hard to explain.
The ‘peijaiset’ is an old pre-Christian tradition, a sort of a memorial feast to honour a killed animal. In modern day the word is still used for the celebration after a successful hunt or the end of the hunting season.
And such is the case here. The elk hunting season has ended, and they are promoting the event as a traditional one: first there’s dinner, then the auction of elk meat, a lottery and finally just spending time together.
The stage really was small.
A second bottle of booze of the same brand. I am starting to wonder…
Back to the kitchen.
Lovely retro.
And on the other side of the counter was a small room where you could enjoy your purchases. Is it just me, or is there something funny with the floor?
The kitchen seen to the other direction. And again if you look closely att the wall between the window and the chimney, it doesn’t look straight.
The kitchen was a spacious one.
A corridor started from the back of the ballroom. The funny thing was, that it wasn’t leading anywhere. All the doorways to the right had been blocked.
Another programme of the ‘Peijaiset’ along with the request to write your name to the visitor book.
At least something reminds of the old school days.
Another view from the ballroom. And all this time I had the feeling that I was missing something. There were rooms to my right, which I hadn’t yet visited. Yet there was absolutely no way to get there.
The ad of a regional dairy company. The brand was discontinued in 2001, although this packaging is older.
More bottles of the same brand. Well, the ‘peijaiset’ is not just about eating. Drinking plays a big role, too, and it seems like they threw one hell of a last party for the house.