The following location was again a part of important Finnish industrial history. It was the mass production facility of a company producing tiles used for instance in floors, facades and bathrooms. Built in 1913, it is the oldest known building in Finland, which has been made of reinforced concrete.
Production in the area ended in 2015 and most of the factory was demolished to make way for residential development. The mass production facility was protected and was supposed to be converted into apartments as well. However the company developing the area had applied for a demolition permit, which was just recently granted. I never expected to gain entry, but I had to go have a look anyway.
And there it is. What a beauty. I can’t help to wonder, how the tags on the walls just below the top floor windows have been made.
But the “Turun tauti” text on the walls is a very strong statement. Turun tauti, “the illness of Turku” is a term, which means the demolition of historically important buildings and corruption related to it. Despite named after the city of Turku, it is nowadays associated with this phenomenon in all other cities and towns in Finland as well.
Of course the demolition permit was appealed. As these photos were taken, the new detail plan had already been appealed too and was in the courts.
So no entry, as I expected. But I got to document another important building on my list.