After realizing, that I had to say goodbye to the old restaurant Jokela, I next drove up the Niinivaara hill, where two more endangered landmarks were standing. The first of them is the former Juhanala school built in 1960. The school in the building was closed in 2012 and the high school in the sameContinue reading “Two Landmarks Erased With One Plan Part I”
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Not Around Anymore
Another previously featured location, but not for long. This is the former restaurant, hotel and movie theater building, which had been under a demolition threat for more than 10 years despite being famous in the whole nation. The city drafted the new detail plan and the house was allowed to go. The organization owning itContinue reading “Not Around Anymore”
A Unique Location In A Sorry State
If you’ve read this blog for long enough, you already recognize what this is about. Yes, it’s a former co-operative store in a functionalistic style, designed by legendary architect Erkki Huttunen, who designed numerous similar buildings around the country. But there is one thing, which makes this location special. The wooden building to the leftContinue reading “A Unique Location In A Sorry State”
For Sale, Yet Unwanted
Today I present you a new big catch. It is a former elementary school built in 1954. Located outside the town center the school still had around 100 pupils, when it was closed in 2010. The building was in good shape back then. They tried to sell it several times, but the highest bid wasContinue reading “For Sale, Yet Unwanted”
The Location Wasn’t Enough
I accidentally stumbled upon this little cutie while roaming the streets of a small town. Broken windows revealed, that it is abandoned. I was a little surprised by this. The place was located in the center of a small town just two blocks away from the church. Clearly it wasn’t enough. An open window. UnfortunatelyContinue reading “The Location Wasn’t Enough”
Another Endangered Beauty
This here is a former elementary school of a small, rural town. Apparently designed by architect Eino Pitkänen, who is famous for designing half of the town of Kajaani, and completed in 1949. School use ended in 2011 and all other use in 2021. The story is again familiar. The local activists want to preserveContinue reading “Another Endangered Beauty”
Again At The Gates
Welcome back to another familiar location, the old mine, which closed in 1989. The photo has been taken from the gate leading to the mining area. The fence next to it is still broken, but something again prevents me from going there. I’m not sure what. The tower is the last standing structure in theContinue reading “Again At The Gates”
Finally Here During Daylight Part III
The front of the previous classroom. The back room yet again. And the following classroom. The classrooms were small. But the school wasn’t big either, though. Yet another standard classroom with a couple of cupboards and a sink. The side stairway at the back of the school. Reaching the top now. And here we go,Continue reading “Finally Here During Daylight Part III”
Finally Here During Daylight Part II
The ground floor has now almost been explored. The main entrance is down to the right and this is the main stairway. But I’m not going up just yet. Because I’ve just found the girls’ dressing room. I wonder, what has happened there near the floor. Again it seems like somebody has removed all theContinue reading “Finally Here During Daylight Part II”
Finally Here During Daylight Part I
And yet again a familiar location. This is a former village school, which I found in 2021 when it was getting dark and I was busy trying to make it to another location. I visited this place for the first time very late in the night in 2022 when in a hurry. Back then thereContinue reading “Finally Here During Daylight Part I”