Demolition of Kaleva Print, Oulu (2016)
A 1980’s printing house became useless, when modern technology made it possible to build a new one outside town. This gallery shows, how the building was torn down during the hot days of a summer.
Former Car and Furniture Store, Oulu (2016)
A 1960’s building where first cars and then furniture was sold. Became useless after a bankrupcy and was demolished in 2016 to make way for apartments.
Newspaper Kaleva, Oulu (2017)
The former office building of the largest newspaper in Northern Finland was abandoned in late 2017 and demolished in 2018. The photos have been shot just days after the last edition was made.
Demolition of Newspaper Kaleva, Oulu (2018)
The former offices of the largest newspaper in Northern Finland under demolition.
Business Street, Myllykoski (2020)
Technically not abandoned, these business premises are located by one street in the village of Myllykoski, Kouvola. When the pulp mill nearby was closed, everything else was closed, too.
Workers’ Co-operative (2020)
Dating to the 1940’s or 1950’s, this building was originally the home to a workers’ co-operative’s stores and restaurants. It later served as a bar and apartments until being abandoned in the early 2010’s.
Co-Operative Store (2021)
A co-operative store built in the early 1950’s. Served its last years as a bar, people were still living in the upstairs apartments in 2009. Current status unknown.
Osuusliike Oripää (2021)
A rural business complex featuring an old grocery store, a newer annex, a mill and a restaurant. Probably originally built in the 1940’s, it was abandoned in 2020, when a new store was opened in the village. Demolished in 2022.
Grocery Store (2021)
A small, former grocery store. Date of construction and abandonment unknown, but the T-chain ceased to exist in 1993, meaning that the store was closed before that.
Partly Collapsed Workshop (2021)
Probably built in the early 20th century, this building has probably been some sort of a workshop. It’s history remains quite a mystery, but it sure is abandoned.
Hardware Store (2021)
An early 20th century building, which probably served as a hardware store. Date of abandonment unknown.
Shoe And Flower Shop (2021)
A small business building in a small village sold shoes and flowers until the mid-1990’s, when the shop was closed.
Town Hall, Pieksämäki (2021)
The town hall of a small town built in 1973 and abandoned in 2015. The building was demolished in 2022.
The Little Red Store (2021)
A very old former store, which has been abandoned for a long time. No history available.
Office Block, Helsinki (2021)
A large office complex built in the 1970’s and 1980’s, probably in two phases. Abandoned since the 2010’s, it was demolished in 2022.
Telecom Company Depot, Helsinki (2021)
A garage, office and storage building originally built for a telecommunications company in 1986. Used by small businesses during its last years and abandoned in the 2010’s. The complex was demolished in 2022.
City Hall, Espoo (2021)
The city hall was built in 1971 and abandoned in 2008 beacause of air quality problems and water leaks. The building was demolished in 2022.
Demolition Of Office Building, Helsinki (2022)
A 1970’s or 1980’s office building, which was demolished to make way for apartments. Several new buildings now occupy the lot.
Business Building (2022)
A fairly ordinary type of Finnish postwar buildings with business spaces downstairs and apartments upstairs. Abandoned in the 2010’s, future fate unknown.
Box Factory Headquarters (2022)
A spectacular office building for a box factory, which went out of business in the 1960’s. Use since then unknown.
Box Factory Barrack (2022)
A barrack on the old box factory grounds. Manufactured by the company, which once operated there, it was abandoned probably around 2004.
Grocery Store (2022)
An old village store, which went out of business in the late 1990’s. One of the most legendary urbex locations in Finland.
The Sugar Cube (2022)
Built in 1938, this business and apartment building has been abandoned since the 2010’s and under constant demolition threat. Planning of its future is currently underway.
Co-Operative Store (2022)
A 1930’s former main building of a co-operative store. The complex originally featured a 1960’s wing, which was demolished in 2021.
Kauppalinna, Savonlinna (2022)
A mall built in 1989 and abandoned gradually since the early 2000’s. Decline really started, when a large department store moved away in 2016, and all other businesses left due to unpaid bills in 2020. After four years of vandalism, the building was demolished in 2024.
Business And Apartment Building (2022)
A building with apartments and some business spaces. Built in 1941, it has been scheduled to be demolished for years.
Workers’ Co-operative (2022)
An earlier featured post-war business building with a bar and apartments abandoned in the 2010’s.
Police Station, Kotka (2022)
A police station built in 1964 and abandoned in 2016 because of air quality problems. Demolition started in August 2022.
Business And Apartment Building (2022)
A business and apartment building built in the 1930’s. Listed as protected, but the owner threw out the tenants back in 2013 and wants to demolish it.
Village Store (2022)
A village store built in the late 1930’s and enlarged to its current shape in 1952. Abandoned probably in 1996.
Government Office Building (2022)
Completed in the early 1970’s, this building housed different government offices. They have all moved to bigger towns, and the building now sits empty.
Village Store (2022)
A very small and rural village store run by the workers’ co-operative, it closed down apparently as late as the 1990’s. Now in a very bad condition.
Village Store (2022)
A small village store from the late 1950’s or early 1960’s located in the crossing of four roads in the middle of nowhere.
Village Store (2022)
Designed by famous architect Aarne Ervi, this village store was completed in the late 1940’s or early 1950’s. Abandoned since the early 2000’s.
Village Store (2022)
A former village store in a very bad condition and partly collapsed. Date of construction unknown, but probably around late 1950’s when a power plant was built in the village. Date of abandonment unknown.
Särkiportti Mall, Kemijärvi (2022)
A mall built in 1965 and closed down in the beginning of the 2010’s. Demolished in 2024 to make way for a new supermarket.
Post And Telegram Office (2022)
Built in the early 1950’s, this post office and its apartments were apparently abandoned in the late 1990’s. They still stand, although in a very bad condition.
Village Store (2022)
A rural store, which was probably closed in the early 1990’s.
Village Store (2022)
A former village store, which apparently closed between the late 1980’s and early 1990’s.
Village Store (2022)
A long since abandoned village store with very colorful wallpapers.
Business Building, Lapua (2022)
In 1927 a local man started a paper store. Over the decades he and his sons grew the business to include all kinds of fields. The store was closed and the buildings abandoned in the 2000’s. They were demolished in 2022.
Business And Office Building (2022)
A former store from the 19th century was enlarged in the early 20th century with a massive wing designed by a famous architect. Abandoned in the early 2010’s a local association is now trying to rescue it.
Business And Office Building (2022)
A 1930’s functionalistic co-operative store, which has been abandoned at least since the early 2000’s.
Town Hall, Mynämäki (2022)
The former town hall of Mynämäki and a staff apartment building built in the early 1950’s and abandoned in 2011 due to bad condition. Set for demolition, with no knowledge, when.
Brick Storage And Store, Kaarina (2022)
A brick storage and store area built probably in the 1950’s and abandoned in 2015. The final buildings were demolished in 2023.
Bank Gone Kebab (2023)
A bank built in 1966 last served as a pizzeria until being abandoned in 2016. Set to be demolished and replaced by apartments, but nothing seems to happen.
Co-operative store (2023)
A previously featured grocery store and apartment building built in 1935 and finally abandoned in the 2010’s.
Market Garden (2023)
The last remains of a market garden founded in 1948 and closed in 1999. Will be replaced with apartments in the future.
Business And Apartment Building (2023)
A previously featured protected building, which the owner wants to demolish. Nothing has happened since the previous visit.
Town Hall And Doctor’s Office, Mynämäki (2023)
A previously featured town hall and former doctor’s office built in the early 1950’s and abandoned in 2011. The buildings were demolished in 2025 to make way for a supermarket.
Village Store (2023)
A village store built before the 1950’s and abandoned in 2017 after the company running the chain was sold to a competitor.
Village Store (2023)
A former co-operative village store, which appears on aerial photos in the 1950’s and was probably closed in the 1980’s or 1990’s.
Co-operative Store (2023)
A 1940’s co-operative store, which was abandoned in 1998.
Village Store, Merijärvi (2023)
Another attempt at exploring a previously featured village store. The building was demolished between 2023 and 2025.
Business Building (2023)
A 1960’s business building abandoned in the 2010’s.
Business Building (2023)
A business building built no later than the 1940’s. Was last in apartment use and abandoned in the 2010’s.
Village Store (2023)
A second visit to a small village store in a very remote location.
Co-operative Store (2023)
A former rural co-operative store, which probably has been closed in the late 1980’s or early 1990’s.
Hardware Store (2023)
A hardware store and the headquarters of a large regional business featuring general stores, hardware stores, car dealerships and being a wholesale company. Date of abandoning unknown.
Co-operative Store (2023)
A co-operative store built in 1925 and enlarged in 1937. Probably the only such entirety left in Finland, it has been without heating for more than 20 years and can’t be repaired anymore.
Wanha Jokela, Joensuu (2023)
A hotel, restaurant and movie theater building completed in 1934. The movie theater closed in 1988 and the restaurant was evicted in 2012 because of the building’s bad condition. Empty ever since, a lenghty protection battle was lost and the building demolished in 2023.
Town Hall, Värtsilä (2023)
The town hall of one of the tiniest municipalities in Finland. Built in 1957 it was demolished in 2023.
Co-operative Store (2023)
A co-operative store an post office built after the second world war and probably closed in the 1980’s.
Business And Office Building (2023)
A clothes store and flower shop built in the 1930’s and enlarged in the 1970’s. Still selling clothes, but the building has been featured here, because it is on the municipality’s to be demolished list.
Workers’s Co-operative (2023)
A former workers’ co-operative store from 1947. Not completely empty, but on the municipality’s list of buildings to be demolished.