Reaching the final hall. There were pretty good graffiti pieces everywhere. And I mean everywhere. Same room, other side. The main switchboard. Or what remains of it. At the end were stairs down a basement. Another entrance – to an exhibition company. Whatever this is about, I don’t know. But apparently there has been anotherContinue reading “Facebook Finds Part II”
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Facebook Finds Part I
That spring somebody posted photos from a location to a Finnish urbex Facebook group. The place looked like some kind of a car maintenance company. By googling the name seen on the wall I could locate it to the vicinity of Helsinki-Vantaa airport. Well, I no longer had a summer car. But luckily there’s aContinue reading “Facebook Finds Part I”
An Urban Trend Part II
After the kitchen of Old Jerusalem, it’s time to check the toilets of Old Jerusalem. I found the kitchen more interesting, though. A look back at the restaurant. The menu. Let’s have a look! I could have enjoyed several of these dishes. Looks tasty! A back corridor. The kitchen again. And another corridor. And thisContinue reading “An Urban Trend Part II”
An Urban Trend Part I
As Helsinki greatly expanded since the early 1960’s, a lot of new suburbs were built. In their heart was usually a low, one storey mall, which would provide the local services. As Helsinki keeps on growing, the malls are facing big renovations and are considered inefficient buildings, a lot of them are being demolished andContinue reading “An Urban Trend Part I”
Adventures First, Jacuzzi Second Part I
It was already September. My friend moved to the outskirts of the capital region and her new block of flats had a big sauna department with a jacuzzi downstairs. She invited me for an evening of sauna. And before that an exploration of locations she had found during her walks there. This one looks clearlyContinue reading “Adventures First, Jacuzzi Second Part I”
Business And Pleasure Go Well Together Again Part VI
And so we have reached another familiar location. This is the business and apartment building featured earlier in here. It featured a bar, which was closed for ages. There was another business space as well. The building was protected, but the owner still wanted to demolish it. The entrance to the apartments was at theContinue reading “Business And Pleasure Go Well Together Again Part VI”
Built For The Russians, Went Down With The Russians
Welcome to yet another interesting piece of Finnish real estate history. This here is the Zsar Outlet Village built right next to the border with Russia and opened in 2018. Its aim was to serve rich Russian tourists, who were a mainstay in Southeastern Finland back then. It looks like a historical city, but itContinue reading “Built For The Russians, Went Down With The Russians”
There It Sits And Nobody Does Anything About It
Welcome to yet another familiar location. This here is the former co-operative store previously featured in 2022. The change from the previous year is, that now most of its windows are boarded shut. The municipality owns it and already tried to demolish it once. As it is marked as historically important, they didn’t get permissionContinue reading “There It Sits And Nobody Does Anything About It”
The Heart Of Another Village Stopped Beating
Welcome to yet another small station village. This building here is the former co-operative store of the village. The building has been built in several phases. The end closest to the camera has originally been a wooden building from the early 20th century. It was enlarged for the first time in the late 1920’s. There’sContinue reading “The Heart Of Another Village Stopped Beating”
Opening The Mail
Back at another familiar location. This here is the former post and telegram office of a small municipality, which was originally built by a pharmacist in 1925 and served as a pharmacy. It has been featured earlier in here. The building is located in a very central location, but is covered by bushes. As usualContinue reading “Opening The Mail”