Just two houses away from the village store was the old association building of the village, which I had photographed from the outside back in 2021. Built by several associations to be used for their activities, the downstairs featured business premises. Originally there had at least been a bank, the last users were a kiosk, a barbershop and even a pharmacy.
This was the former kiosk.
I started circling the house hoping to find a way in this time.
The chimney looked sturdy. The building has probably used oil for heating.
The building was in a pretty bad condition. The facade was starting to fall off.
This is what looks like the main entrance. Notice the broken window.
The entrance has started to grow birches.
As in fact has the entire building.
At this point I heard a dog, and soon enough a lady emerged from the yard of the neighboring house asking what I was doing. I told her the truth. I explained, that I’m an urban explorer touring Finland and photographing abandoned locations and asked about the history of the building.
The neighbour told me, that the building had been bought by a foreign national living in the capital region. He thought that it was in the nearby town and after realizing its location, he just left it. The neighbour said that teenagers regularly broke in, and that’s why she approached me.
“Do you mind if I take a look if I can find a way in”, I asked.
“Try from the other side. That’s where they broke in last”, she replied.
Access approved. And surely enough there was a door ajar.
Bingo!
There was a small lobby here.
And a cloakroom, it seems.
Which looks more like a dressing room.
And it actually may have been one, because there were even showers. After all, people had been practising sports upstairs.
There were two toilets at the back. The floor is once again made of the familiar hexagonal tiles.
A look back towards the doors I came through. Maybe this was the main entrance after all.
Let’s head upstairs.
Welcome, the sign says.
There was a small lobby at the top of the stairs. But after that I encountered something almost unbelievable.
Which I will reveal tomorrow.