I’ve started to become famous among my friends for my tours around Finland and countless explorations in strange locations. They often ask me for tips for their own roadtrips nowadays. One of my friends asked for an even more comprehensive adventure. She told me that she wanted to go on a roadtrip to Northern Karelia,Continue reading “A Guide To Karelia Part I”
Category Archives: Yleinen
What A Beautiful Morning Part V
So we are suddenly in a kitchen now? And not a very well looking kitchen. This is the one family house I visited not so long ago, but couldn’t enter because of the neighbours being too close. Well it’s 5.55 am on a Saturday morning, which means that they are probably sleeping now. During myContinue reading “What A Beautiful Morning Part V”
What A Beautiful Morning Part I
Let me get one thing straight. I am not a morning person. I hate early mornings. Got that? Good. And that is exactly why this May Saturday morning I got out of bed at 4.00 am. To be able to exit my house by 4.30 am. To be able to pick up my friend atContinue reading “What A Beautiful Morning Part I”
Home Of A Cult Part I
The weekend came, the sun was shining. What would be a better way to spend it than to take my new summer car and go exploring. Like the previous year, I started my urbex season by slowly exploring locations in or near the capital region. One of the locations on my list was an ordinaryContinue reading “Home Of A Cult Part I”
The Fish Finger School Part X (With Some Extra Fish Fingers)
As our previous adventure with the Vantaankoski school ended so abruptly, we agreed to meet again and go finish our exploration with my friend. And soon enough, less than a month later, we were back at the scene. Things, however, had changed. There was a large truck bed with stuff on it. It looked likeContinue reading “The Fish Finger School Part X (With Some Extra Fish Fingers)”
A Way To The Woods
From the city to somewhere completely different. This was a place I had read about and as a lover of functionalistic architecture, I was really looking forward to finding it. However you had to know where to look for, if you wanted to find it. This place was remote. This time the signs about cameraContinue reading “A Way To The Woods”
The Forest Cottage
Next to a highway between two rural towns I spotted this. A tiny cottage with covered windows, such a common sight outside Finnish cities. Only the windows facing the road were covered. This was a clear sign of abandonment. The yard was fully overgrown and it was a bit difficult to reach the door throughContinue reading “The Forest Cottage”
The Fish Finger School Part IV
So this is it, the entrance to the language house. As you can see, the destruction is total. All glass on the doors has been smashed and the yellow crumbs on the floor are insulation material from the building. The doors opened to a small lobby. The glass walled room is probably where the caretakersContinue reading “The Fish Finger School Part IV”
Greeting The Killer Locomotive
Like I told in my previous post, Haapamäki used to be a strong railway village. Here’s a look at the station area. The white building to the left is the former station restaurant, the yellow building the former station. Back then there were no restaurant cars, so trains would stop for long times and theContinue reading “Greeting The Killer Locomotive”
The Home Of Art
Despite some drunken mishaps I and my colleague had a wonderful time in Tallinn. We decided we should do more adventures together, and so we found ourselves in… welll… A small and soulless town called Kerava, which claims to be… …tougher than Compton. I don’t know about the reputation of Compton, but I really don’tContinue reading “The Home Of Art”