The newspaper said that the battle was over. The forest giant owning the old Martinniemi sawmill’s power station was given permission to demolish it along with the huge chimney, which had been the landmark of the village for close to a hundred years. I found the place in 2011, photographed there in 2014 and visitedContinue reading “The Day the Chimney Fell”
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The Other Nature of Deserted Finland
“I want this to be my last sight before I die.” That has been said about the scenery from the top of the fjeld Pyhä-Nattanen in Sodankylä, Lapland. And when somebody speaks that highly of a place, it has to be seen. The only problem with the place was, that there are two sides toContinue reading “The Other Nature of Deserted Finland”
Not All Lost Souls Will Be Missed
My friends and colleagues, municipal politicians and construction professionals had long complained to me about my will to preserve every single building slated for demolition. If you have read this blog this far, you might probably have an idea whether they are right or not. If you haven’t maybe you should go to the beginningContinue reading “Not All Lost Souls Will Be Missed”
The Worker Gal
After our photo shoot in the old workers’ academy, we headed to the abandoned power plant in Martinniemi to continue with a different theme. After a nice midday dance session we went to have lunch and coffee to the marketplace in Oulu, and vowed to have another as soon as possible. Again a selection ofContinue reading “The Worker Gal”
The Working Class Girl
Long time no see, the Dancing Ghost of the School. After a long time of being busy attending our own businesses, we managed to find a day we both had off work and other activites. We fondly remembered our previous photo shoot and decided to take a rematch. There were few suitable locations around, whereContinue reading “The Working Class Girl”
No Fame Can Save You When Fortune Speaks
This, my dear readers, has for years been the most famous buildings that have been abandoned in Finland in years. A restaurant was founded here in the 1930’s, and the building was enlarged to its current shape in 1939. The restaurant was in the wing closer to the camera, the large firewall seen in theContinue reading “No Fame Can Save You When Fortune Speaks”
The Cursed School Part II
After seeing the texts described at the end of the last post, this place started really giving us the chill. I mean they were texts, just texts written by teenagers feeling desperation in this city of hopelessness and social problems. But still they were something different. “Are we alone in the Universe”, asks a SwedishContinue reading “The Cursed School Part II”
The Cursed School Part I
The evening was perfect. The sun was setting behind the sea, the camera of my new phone displayed excellent qualities. Excellent for the time being, at least. We thought the time was proper now to go to our main target of the roadtrip. The place was in a working class neighbourhood. Or, well, everything inContinue reading “The Cursed School Part I”
Windy City Tour
No roadtrip, no summer. At least that’s how I think, and luckily I have like minded friends. We packed our bags and headed towards their hometown, toured a few churches and other must to see -places. Of course I had told them what I was interested about and of course they agreed to join me.Continue reading “Windy City Tour”
Little Stubs of Details from the Workers’ Institute
Okay, this story is getting familiar already. Another friend of mine saw my pictures and heard my stories about my urbex hobby and asked, if she could accompany me. I had a terrible crush on her, so of course I said yes. As there was nothing new abandoned in our town, we took to theContinue reading “Little Stubs of Details from the Workers’ Institute”