It was getting dark, but we had finally managed to enter my favorite region in Finland: Northern Karelia. And what would our adventure be without going to have a look at the tallest structures in the region and one of the tallest mining towers in Northern Europe. Here we go, the tower of the formerContinue reading “A Guide To Karelia Part II”
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The New Mine
So what happened after the new mine was opened in 1954 and the old mine featured in the last post was closed? Well, mining continued all the way until 1989, when enough copper had been extracted. In May that year the mine was closed. They dismantled the machinery either for the museum, resale or justContinue reading “The New Mine”
The Old Mine
This is an old mine built in the 1920’s. Technically it isn’t abandoned. But it is interesting enough to be featured in my blog. In 1908 a bay in Rääkkylä, Northern Karelia, was being made deeper. They found a large rock rich with copper, so they started searching the area for the vein. They foundContinue reading “The Old Mine”