Moving on to the next building on the other side of the overgrown yard. It had had another wing right there, but that had been demolished between 2012 and 2015. The building has been abandoned for a long time. Why they chose to tear down only one wing of it remains a mystery. At firstContinue reading “Paint For Sale”
Category Archives: Adventures
A Collapsing Mystery
And so we are approaching the next location. Which is the yellow building in the picture. It had a very strange window layout indicating it was probably used for commerce or manufactoring of some sort. It was also in a very bad condition and had partially collapsed. I already knew by now that I hadContinue reading “A Collapsing Mystery”
A Small Selection
While looking for something completely different, I spotted this small old grocery store hidden behind bushes. An old coffee company ad was on the wall, but I was more interested in the store’s chain. The T-markets were launched in the 1970’s and were rebranded as Spars way back in 1993. This means, that the placeContinue reading “A Small Selection”
The Store Is Definitely Closed
And here we have another old village store. It would probably have contained a lot of interesting stories. Unfortunately I couldn’t fit through these small windows. And so this place remained a mystery.
A Silent Court
Next destination: a former residential area built for the workers of a nearby copper factory. I had heard of the place from a fellow urbexer. I wasn’t really sure of its exact location, nor did I know what I could expect. Sounds like an adventure, right? Wooden houses from the early post war period, allContinue reading “A Silent Court”
Almost Choo-chooed On The Way
Several of the locations I chose to visit during my road trip were places, which I had never visited. I had spotted them in news about abandoned buildings, construction projects and future demolitions. But there were also several locations, which I had spotted during my extensive tour of Finland the previous summer. That time IContinue reading “Almost Choo-chooed On The Way”
The Kids Are Gone Part II
So, upstairs we go then. The wooden panels in the stairway are so shiny, that they reflect like a mirror. The upstairs was pretty similar to the downstairs. Open spaces connected with a corridor. The last toilet paper roll of the building. And a very interesting plastic floor. The place had been abandoned with mostContinue reading “The Kids Are Gone Part II”
The Kids Are Gone Part I
The second planned location of my trip was this building. It was originally built in the 1940’s as a kindergarten for the kids of a local factory. It was designed by famous architect Alvar Aalto’s office, but Aalto himself didn’t design it. Most recently the building served as a community centre, but it was abandonedContinue reading “The Kids Are Gone Part I”
A Close Contest
Welcome to the tiny municipality of Oripää and to the heart of the village. Yes, this is one of the most central locations there. And this is also my first planned location of this roadtrip. The building up front is a former workers’ co-operative headquarters. It features the old grocery store, which later became hardwareContinue reading “A Close Contest”
The Race Gamer’s House Part II
Once I was ready with exploring the downstairs, it was time to head back to the lavish porch and upwards. The cupboard under the stairs contained a huge pile of magazines including several related to Finnish crimes. The one on the top contains news about a prison riot. They are quite rare in Finland, andContinue reading “The Race Gamer’s House Part II”