This is a location I found by complete accident. I was actually going here just because a friend of mine gave a tip about an abandoned school. But when I noticed boarded windows by a highway, I decided to have a look.
Back in 1953 the construction of a hydropower plant started in the middle of nowhere by a large river. Around 2500 builders were there during the peak of the work, and so a village was built for them. It was designed by the famous architect Aarne Ervi.
And because there was a village, there was also a community building built, completed in 1954. This was where the workers and later the employees of the power plant had their parties and watched movies. As the village has now quieted down, even the community building has been shut down. According to Google Maps the windows weren’t yet boarded shut in 2022. Well, in 2023 they were.
A side entrance to the great hall. The former village store can be seen behind the trees. There still seems to have been a bar there in the 2010’s.
The main entrance is below that canopy.
Windows to the great hall. The plywood is fresh.
The main entrance. And the surprising amount of other spaces in the building.
And a better look at the main entrance.
The back of the building. There must have been quite some functions in it.
There was quite a lot of unused road around the building. Let’s go and see what the courtyard holds.
Most of the building in one picture here.
There was what looked like an apartment in the end. Customary to the era, the caretaker of the house probably lived here.
The door to the left is to the projector room. At least movies were shown here back in the days.
There were even garages for the cars of people here. Quite advanced for the time.
Unfortunately no entry.