Reaching the final hall. There were pretty good graffiti pieces everywhere. And I mean everywhere. Same room, other side. The main switchboard. Or what remains of it. At the end were stairs down a basement. Another entrance – to an exhibition company. Whatever this is about, I don’t know. But apparently there has been anotherContinue reading “Facebook Finds Part II”
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Facebook Finds Part I
That spring somebody posted photos from a location to a Finnish urbex Facebook group. The place looked like some kind of a car maintenance company. By googling the name seen on the wall I could locate it to the vicinity of Helsinki-Vantaa airport. Well, I no longer had a summer car. But luckily there’s aContinue reading “Facebook Finds Part I”
Holy Ruins
Back in 2012 the Saint Nicholaus Orthodox Church started building a church, a congregation center and an apartment building in the Itäkeskus suburb of Helsinki. The church was supposed to be built in the classic way of Orthodox churches. This was their grand project. Construction was halted in 2015 when the congregation ran out ofContinue reading “Holy Ruins”
The Lights Are On, But No One Seems Home
Welcome to another familiar location. This is a view I haven’t presented that often of it. This one is probably more familiar looking. It’s the old school featured for the first time in 2022. A plan has been on for years to convert it into luxury apartments. Nothing has happened so far. The strange thingContinue reading “The Lights Are On, But No One Seems Home”
An Urban Trend Part II
After the kitchen of Old Jerusalem, it’s time to check the toilets of Old Jerusalem. I found the kitchen more interesting, though. A look back at the restaurant. The menu. Let’s have a look! I could have enjoyed several of these dishes. Looks tasty! A back corridor. The kitchen again. And another corridor. And thisContinue reading “An Urban Trend Part II”
An Urban Trend Part I
As Helsinki greatly expanded since the early 1960’s, a lot of new suburbs were built. In their heart was usually a low, one storey mall, which would provide the local services. As Helsinki keeps on growing, the malls are facing big renovations and are considered inefficient buildings, a lot of them are being demolished andContinue reading “An Urban Trend Part I”
The Summer Car Never Saw The Summer
A few days after the weekend trip I was on another date – with another girl. It was our first one, but she said she wanted to go out and look for abandoned houses. Miraculously the car started on the first attempt, but fuel was low. Or I thought it was low, as the gaugeContinue reading “The Summer Car Never Saw The Summer”
A Weekend Exploration Date Part VII
The final location on my list was an old elementary school for Swedish speaking kids. It was closed in 2022, when the kids moved to a larger school in the village. It was abandoned for more than a year before somebody bought it. But that doesn’t mean anything really. Old schools owned by private personsContinue reading “A Weekend Exploration Date Part VII”
A Weekend Exploration Date Part VI
The following location. I discovered it way back in 2020, when I was on my first Tour De Finland. This is the first time that I photographed it, however. There are two old large wooden buildings on the same lot. According to a sales brochure this one here is an old school from the 1920’s.Continue reading “A Weekend Exploration Date Part VI”
A Weekend Exploration Date Part V
Next we went looking for mines. There were three former ones located in a small former municipality. The issue with the area is, that the ground is unstable and there have been several collapses. That’s why there also are several restricted areas. The first mine was in operation between 1948 and 1961, and until theContinue reading “A Weekend Exploration Date Part V”