A small storage room. In this area were also the toilets. A lot of stuff has been smashed inside, but they’ve given mercy to the mirror. Another one of these tempting looking chairs. Wonder, if that still works. A sight, which I could have lived without. I am terrified of needles. There were lots ofContinue reading “There Are Two Kinds Of Adventures Part II”
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There Are Two Kinds Of Adventures Part I
Like I said earlier, I’ve developed a reputation among my friends for touring Finland and visiting abandoned buildings. I call my long roadtrips and explorations simply adventures. And I often get asked the question: when do we go on an adventure? Once again I was asked this question, and I again had something in mind.Continue reading “There Are Two Kinds Of Adventures Part I”
A Guide To Karelia Part V
The weekend was drawing to a close. My friend told me she now understood, why I regard Northern Karelia to be the most beautiful region in Finland. I had enjoyed the weekend, too. I always enjoy getting to go to the area. There was one more location, I wanted to see on our way back.Continue reading “A Guide To Karelia Part V”
A Guide To Karelia Part IV
We were already on our way back home, and my friend had listened to a lot of my stories about abandoned places in Northern Karelia. Among all the places we had been to, we had visited the Mätäsvaara mining village and Mätäsvaara molybdenum mine both featured in my galleries earlier. And finally I heard theContinue reading “A Guide To Karelia Part IV”
A Guide To Karelia Part III
Our next stop was the former secondary school of Outokumpu. Built in 1950 it was enlarged in 1954 and the early 1960’s. It had been abandoned some years ago due to bad condition and was set to be demolished. The local papers said that the school would be demolished during the summer, so I figuredContinue reading “A Guide To Karelia Part III”
A Guide To Karelia Part II
It was getting dark, but we had finally managed to enter my favorite region in Finland: Northern Karelia. And what would our adventure be without going to have a look at the tallest structures in the region and one of the tallest mining towers in Northern Europe. Here we go, the tower of the formerContinue reading “A Guide To Karelia Part II”
Get Your Stuff But Don’t Forget To Explore Part III
The third building on the lot was, what looked like an ordinary house, yet older than the larger house I visited first. Even this porch is slowly falling apart. Suitcase ads. This has definitely been a former kitchen with the old wood stove visible from under the suitcase company cardboard boxes. A room with moreContinue reading “Get Your Stuff But Don’t Forget To Explore Part III”
Get Your Stuff But Don’t Forget To Explore Part II
A picture a bit deeper in the room seen earlier. Here there are a large amount of metallic grills. Looks a bit like shelves to me. A lonely little doll and old newspapers. Another doll. Sparkling wine and a mutilated baby doll. The bottle has probably been left here by later visitors. The must ofContinue reading “Get Your Stuff But Don’t Forget To Explore Part II”
Get Your Stuff But Don’t Forget To Explore Part I
Time for another personal revelation about my self: I don’t speak with my family. I haven’t done it in several years by now. I don’t accept their behaviour towards me, they refuse to accept that they have done anything wrong and continue their extremely and mentally abusive behaviour. As there has been no way ofContinue reading “Get Your Stuff But Don’t Forget To Explore Part I”
A Central Summer Paradise
I’ve posted several photos of valuable and protected old villas neglected by the city. The city isn’t the same as in the previous stories, but here we have yet another example of the same phenomenon. This building was built in 1913, when the area was still very rural. It was very common for wealthy familiesContinue reading “A Central Summer Paradise”