In this post we’ll explore the barrack further. Have you already noticed, that the amount of photos from the school is way larger than from many other locations, by the way. Like I said, they had left everything including laptops. That one wasn’t of the latest model, but could surely still have been used hadContinue reading “The Fish Finger School Part III”
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The Fish Finger School Part II
Like I said earlier, we started by exploring the small red barrack on the yard. It was the most recent addition to the school complex, but the date of building remains unknown. It wasn’t visible on maps from the early 1990’s. We were greeted by a huge mess and destruction already at the front doorContinue reading “The Fish Finger School Part II”
The Fish Finger School Part I
In my late teens I was a football coach for a girls’ soccer team. The girls were just four years younger than me and after quitting I remained friends with several of them. In fact I am the godfather of one of their children. One of the girls moved to the capital region after myContinue reading “The Fish Finger School Part I”
A Huge Surprise
From the papers I had learned about an abandoned factory complex located outside a small town. Back in 2013 there had been a bankrupcy, and the place had stood idle ever since. The owner wanted to demolish some of the buildings after an arson, but the museum opposed. The situation was at a standstill, andContinue reading “A Huge Surprise”
A Disputed Church
I think I stated in a very recent post, that there are few abandoned churches in Finland. There in fact is another one just 25 kilometres away from the ruin church. This modernist masterpiece is the church of Valkeakoski. Built in 1969 it isn’t even old yet, and there’s even nothing wrong with it. ThisContinue reading “A Disputed Church”
The Home Of Criminal Minds
We left the train depot and visited a few more villages. When we left one of them, I gave my friend a link to an article by the largest newspaper in the country. A link to the article in Finnish is here, but I will tell in short what it was about. Once upon aContinue reading “The Home Of Criminal Minds”
Behind The Scenes Part II
There definitely was something orange back here, and not just anything orange. This is a DM8/9 – ‘The Carrot’, hence the livery. These are the last surviving examples of this train built around 1965 and abandoned around 1990. A restoration project has begun, but it has been interrupted due to issues between the members ofContinue reading “Behind The Scenes Part II”
Behind The Scenes Part I
As I said in my previous post, I’m a sort of a railroad nerd, but not very interested in the steam era. What interests me the most is the post war era from the early 1950’s all the way to the 1980’s before my birth. What really intrigued me in Haapamäki was not the steamContinue reading “Behind The Scenes Part I”
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 Tiny School By Main Street
Welcome to Haapamäki, a village once famous for railroads. When the main rail network of Finland was built back in the late 18th century, the main line running through the length of Finland was drawn through here. Another connection Eastwards was added in 1897 and another one Westwards in the 1930’s. This made Haapamäki oneContinue reading “The Tiny School By Main Street”