This 1960’s building doesn’t seem very tempting. Let’s have a look at the information board to see what this is about.
The sign has originally said “no-smoking area”. Now it says “helpless area”. The latter is true.
This is an institution called as a rehabilitation center in its last years of operation. Its true nature is the same as with the Tahkokangas central institution – the housing and caring of all mentally disabled in the region.
It was built in the 1960’s and closed as outdated in 2014 and the patients moved away. The hospital district has since tried to sell it, but selling such a huge area in the middle of nowhere with specialized buildings in a bad condition seems impossible.
These photos are from the large main building. It had several wings connected with glass walled corridors.
As I always do with large locations, I started a walkaround to see if there were any possible points of entry.
And there really was a lot to walk around.
I was mainly met with boarded windows.
But before being boarded, somebody had broken them. Maybe I could find a door, which wasn’t yet locked.
So there was a basement on the other side of the building.
Chlorine? This allows me to expect that I will find a pool once I get inside. If I get inside.
Behind the main building was a smaller building, which looks like some sort of a service building judging by the garages.
The back of the main building.
The main building didn’t open yet. But the service building did. This exploration was successful already.
I can relate.
The first room was either a large office or meeting room. But what is that white thing on the floor?
Well, it looks like a large office, meeting and break room now.
The first room explored.
The second room had the same vibe.
Same room, other direction.
Another big room with a dull plastic floor and some chairs.
The use of these spaces is getting more and more unclear to me. The map says kitchen, power station and technical storage. But which one of them are these big rooms?
A serving trolley. Perhaps we are getting at it now.
Keys to somewhere.
Looks like I did find the kichen after all.
The dishwasher is still here.
And it wasn’t all. In fact there was more equipment left behind than taken away.