Back in the early 1960’s something important in the history of Finnish highways happened. In 1964 route number 3 from Helsinki to Vaasa via Tampere had finally been rebuilt according to modern standards. A year earlier the Sääksmäki bridge, one of the five big suspension bridges on Finnish highways was completed. As soon as theContinue reading “Mambo No 5 Part I”
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A Midsummer Date Part II
Another waste of Finnish architecture and building protection. Back when I was living in the area, the building was known after the nickname of a very notorius bar downstairs. It closed almost a decade ago. The building was protected, but the congregation owning it has been appealing for almost 10 years to be allowed toContinue reading “A Midsummer Date Part II”
I Missed Fine Dining, I Missed Cheap Beer Part V
Before moving downstairs, here’s one final look at the former restaurant from this direction. So now let’s move down the stairs. The stairs lead right to another entrance. I’m not really sure, if the two floors of bars were of the same company, but I believe so. So here’s the downstairs, which was extremely difficultContinue reading “I Missed Fine Dining, I Missed Cheap Beer Part V”
I Missed Fine Dining, I Missed Cheap Beer Part III
The story was pretty much familiar already along the corridor. Dark and thrashed apartments. And open windows too close to the neighboring house. Same view, different settings. Again a lovely chair. I’ve seen so many in abandoned buildings, that I could decorate a mansion with them. The rest of the furniture wasn’t equally impressive. ThereContinue reading “I Missed Fine Dining, I Missed Cheap Beer Part III”
I Missed Fine Dining, I Missed Cheap Beer Part I
Welcome to an overgrown backyard. Faithful followers have been here before, way back in 2020, when I first found this place. The history of the building has been featured there in more detail, now I’m just content with telling you, that this is the former headquarters of a workers’ co-operative. Originally there was a storeContinue reading “I Missed Fine Dining, I Missed Cheap Beer Part I”
The Fall Of Causes
After independence Finland fought a bloody civil war, which left the nation extremely divided. The whites and the reds couldn’t co-operate in almost anything and this led to an interesting dual society. One visible thing were sports clubs. In every major town there was at least one for the right wing people and one forContinue reading “The Fall Of Causes”
A City in Change
Welcome to Oulu, the city of long, cold winters, tar and technology. Located in the narrowest part of Finland at the mouth of Oulu river, it calls itself the capital of Northern Scandinavia. Not exactly located in Scandinavia, it is the indisputable capital of Northern Finland. Northern Finland is losing a lot of its population.Continue reading “A City in Change”
Life Left When the Ore ran out
The place featured in this week’s post is rather unusual, as it’s not really abandoned. We are talking about the village of Otanmäki, which is located in the former municipality of Vuolijoki, a part of Kajaani since 2007. The village was founded in the early 50’s, when iron ore was found nearby. A mine wasContinue reading “Life Left When the Ore ran out”