I meet a lot of people in the construction business because of my occupation. It is a well known secret in the branch, that I photograph abandoned buildings. Some people even tip me about places around Finland. I was visiting a bridge construction site, when I was told about a huge mansion in the centerContinue reading “I Have No Idea What It Is But It Is Beautiful”
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Well, It Is The National Library
Welcome to yet another interesting location. This one here is the National library storage unit completed in 1956 and closed in 2019, when it was decided, that the National library storage would be located elsewhere. An architectural marvel, really, it was decided, that the place should just close down. It was emptied because of that.Continue reading “Well, It Is The National Library”
So The Idiots Decided To Demolish This One, Too
Here we have a school building from 1931. Yes, from 1931. And it is on the demolition list. According to authorities it has lost its value and can go. Well, let me tell you something. It shouldn’t go. It should never have gone. It was seriously an important part of the history of the townContinue reading “So The Idiots Decided To Demolish This One, Too”
It Seems To Have Been Gone Before The Fire Broke Out
And here we have a former Teboil service station. If my clues are not completely incorrect, it was built with the motel, but abandoned already in the 1970’s. Well, at least it had been abandoned for quite some time. The place was actually a complete ruin with advertisements from the motel. According to the motel’sContinue reading “It Seems To Have Been Gone Before The Fire Broke Out”
A Deadly Fire Ended Things Here
Welcome to yet another location. This here is an overgrown parking lot, which probably means, that there is a story to tell. Back in 1995 this place was located by one of the main highways in Finland. There was a motel here, built in 1966 and enlarged already in 1971 and again in 1976, whenContinue reading “A Deadly Fire Ended Things Here”
I Don’t Think I Am Alone In Here
An old, wooden house. But this is not what I came here for. This is what I came here for. An old municipal home built in 1940 and enlarged in the 1960’s. It was closed in 2014 and still served as a refugee center between 2015 and 2016 before being abandoned for good. In 2022Continue reading “I Don’t Think I Am Alone In Here”
A Second Date In A Spa Hotel Is Just Fine Part II
One corner of the hotel lobby and restaurant was the place we climbed into through the broken window. The restaurant. Just look at the ceiling. It is amazing. The reception and bar. The buffet. A closer look at the bar. We weren’t served. The doors up front look like the main entrance. There is aContinue reading “A Second Date In A Spa Hotel Is Just Fine Part II”
A Second Date In A Spa Hotel Is Just Fine Part I
So, welcome to another stranger story. As I was driving around the country, I noticed, that one of my former Tinder matches was nearby. I contacted her, we agreed to meet. And I chose to drive for a cup of coffee to the birthplace of her mother’s husband. We hadn’t seen since our only date,Continue reading “A Second Date In A Spa Hotel Is Just Fine Part I”
A Familiar Dead End Came Around
So, welcome to yet another familiar location. This here is a mental asylum featured earlier in here and in here. I am longing once again to get in, but as I never break things, it is up to others to decide, if I will get there. I am willing to go for yet another attempt,Continue reading “A Familiar Dead End Came Around”
The Cause Died Early Here
It was almost time to find a good place for the night’s sleep. That was when I spotted this location. It was clearly an association house, but what association? The workers? The youth? Something else, what? The place seemed to be in a very bad condition alltogether. The back side was a complete jungle. AndContinue reading “The Cause Died Early Here”