The last location that evening was a mental asylum. Built in 1958 and closed in 2016 because they had difficulties attracting competent staff to the small town, it has stood empty ever since. A couple of years ago the town wanted to buy it from the hospital district, demolish it and plan lakefront housing onContinue reading “Lakefront Plans Cancelled”
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Not Exactly A Place To Sleep
The night was approaching, and I was starting to look for a parking lot to camp. That is usually, when I start finding interesting things. That looks like an old farm house. The window layout was highly unusual. And all in all the place was in a rather bad condition. A view through the windowsContinue reading “Not Exactly A Place To Sleep”
Bought By Mistake Part III
A lot of light switches were at the back of the cafeteria. Another small kitchen. It looks like the roof or the window is leaking. Glasses. I wonder, whether that package is rat poison or dishwasher detergent. A lot of coffee has been made and consumed here. Interesting cupboard doors. I don’t think I haveContinue reading “Bought By Mistake Part III”
Bought By Mistake Part II
The lobby and café upstairs was what life in Finland looked decades ago. This over here is a real time capsule. It was almost as if the 1960’s were still here. That is where people have chosen their sandwiches, buns and cold drinks from. Moving on to the hall, the heart of the activity inContinue reading “Bought By Mistake Part II”
Bought By Mistake Part I
Just two houses away from the village store was the old association building of the village, which I had photographed from the outside back in 2021. Built by several associations to be used for their activities, the downstairs featured business premises. Originally there had at least been a bank, the last users were a kiosk,Continue reading “Bought By Mistake Part I”
Killed By Authorities
Already during my previous visits to this village, I’ve noticed this old store. Judging by some of the color choices still visible, it has belonged to a chain called Siwa. An old Google Maps picture from 2009 confirmed this. When I started searching for the store’s closing date, I ran into a surprising reason asContinue reading “Killed By Authorities”
Some Towns Are More Effective Than Others
I told you earlier about finding the list of property strategies of municipalities and towns and using them to find abandoned properties destined for demolition. Well, I had again encountered the list of a small regional town, which was losing people fast. I could determine, that some of the buildings had already been demolished, butContinue reading “Some Towns Are More Effective Than Others”
Still For Sale
The evening light brought me back to yet another familiar location – a regional hospital closed down in 2014. The previous time I had visited the place had been a year earlier, and that time I hadn’t been lucky in finding an entrance. I wasn’t very hopeful this time, either, but I was ready forContinue reading “Still For Sale”
Only A Decade Too Late
The following location was a new one for me. It was yet another former sawmill area, one of several ones scattered around Finland, which used to live from its forests. This one was founded in 1917 and became a rather large one. In its peak it employed 140 people, produced almost 60 000 m3 ofContinue reading “Only A Decade Too Late”
Too Guarded For Me
And here we have the first glimpses of what I really was looking for when entering the transformation station. This here is a former school of some kind. Back in the days when I first visited the place, I had no clue what it was. I’ve since figured it out, though. But figuring out orContinue reading “Too Guarded For Me”