When I first saw this thing, I thought it was some sort of an avantgardist cowshed. But those are rarely up for sale, so I decided to go take a closer look.
I wasn’t sure, though.
At this point I was sure that it wasn’t a cowhouse. But what could it be, then?
Getting good photos through all the bushes was a challenge.
There was another wing, which had a different type of windows.
‘Seppo is a bi’. This tag might need some explanation.
For some reason or another, somebody with a sense of humor has made a cover of Gigi D’Agostino’s “L’Amour Toujours” with the title “Seppo is a bisexual”. Don’t ask me, why. But everybody in my generation knows it.
Reaching the end of the other wing and facing another jungle.
Survived it!
And here I am at the main entrance. This is starting to look like a public building, although I’ve never seen anything of this shape.
There was a whiteboard in the hall.
And a beautiful, cathedral-like hall with beautiful wooden panels on the walls. And now it’s time for the daily history lesson.
Back in the 1940’s there was nothing here except for a railway running through the backwoods. After the second world war the construction of two hydroelectric power plants was started. Because of that, a lot of construction workers moved to the area. That’s why a school was built for them. This was the school building.
After the construction was completed, a lot of people stayed in the area. It was far away from the center of the municipality. That’s why the municipality was divided. The Western part continued life as usual. This Eastern part merged with the neighboring municipality, which had previously been divided in two by a huge lake.
After the merger they chose to move the center of the municipality to a more central location by the railroad. It was built in a very small station village, and when a new school was completed there in 1957, this school was closed. It continued its life as a building used by the local community. This hall was the local ballroom and movie theater. There had been a silver screen on the stage, and the stairs leading to a small door on the second floor in one of the earlier pictures led to the projector room.
There had even been seats in this hall, but they were gone by now.
I just love the shape of this space.
The windows were pretty strangely shaped, too.
Those are colorful electric outlets!
It seems that even concerts have been held here. At least there are enough electric outlets for a band.
There were doors on both sides of the back of the stage. They led to small dressing rooms.
They were in their original condition, and featured these lovely wooden walls. The 1950’s was a beautiful decade.
There was even a toilet. I’ve seen similar ones with the water tank up there abroad, but never before in Finland.
The room looks smaller from the stage. I still think it’s a beautiful room. The gaps in the wall probably lead to the projector room.
Another post coming up from here.