Having again read the news, I heard of a new elementary school built in a village, which former was a center of a small municipality. The building of the new school in such small places almost always means the demolition of the old school. And again I felt sorry about the beautiful old 1950’s schoolContinue reading “Missed It Again”
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Trainspotting Failed
You already know the story, as I’ve told it so many times. I travel a lot by train, and I mean a lot. Until the spring of 2023 I did it weekly, and I accumulated around 60 000 kilometers on the tracks yearly. After that the mileage dramatically decreased, as I stopped going to myContinue reading “Trainspotting Failed”
Celebrating 30’s And Checking On Locations Part II
The 30’s birthday party was held at the old elevator tower of a massive mill now converted into an event venue. But wait a second, haven’t we been here before? The elevator tower in question is to the right of the picture on the other side of the wooden bridge. But this monster here inContinue reading “Celebrating 30’s And Checking On Locations Part II”
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”
Sometimes They’ve Vanished While You’ve Been Gone
Like I’ve already stated numerous times, I’ve been touring Finland so much by now, that I have a massive Excel file with abandoned buildings. The summer of 2023 was all about touring places listed in that Excel. So far I had been disappointed by the amount of successess. Apart from the old town hall, IContinue reading “Sometimes They’ve Vanished While You’ve Been Gone”
The Institute That Refused To Go Down
Back in a familiar location. This is the workers’ institute I’ve photographed in 2014, 2016 and 2019. In 2017 I photographed there with a dancer friend of mine. The building got a demolition permit way back in 2014, but the owner couldn’t afford to demolish it. It was later sold to a new owner, whoContinue reading “The Institute That Refused To Go Down”
Visiting Childhood Memory Ruins
Although I knew, that it would probably be too late, I decided to visit the site of this hotel. And there I was faced with a fence. I could have easily gone around it, but the tapes up front summoned it all. I knew, that demolition would begin shortly, and it seems, that it hadContinue reading “Visiting Childhood Memory Ruins”
Grand Expectations, Harsh Reality
On the second evening of my trip I arrived in a town, where a friend of mine was doing her summer internship. We agreed to meet and go exploring together. We started by buying sushi from a local supermarket and eating it in the harbour in a rather nice evening sun. After that we startedContinue reading “Grand Expectations, Harsh Reality”
Opening Another Season Part I
Around a day has passed in real life since my last post, but in this blog it has been a long day. After the walk around the one family homes, around five cold and dark months had passed before we arrive to my next adventure in the world of urbex. There were a lot ofContinue reading “Opening Another Season Part I”
I Never Promised You A Rose Garden
I spent a nice day out in the city of Mikkeli meeting both the friends I went to a mental asylum with the previous summer. We played minigolf (I won), we bowled (I won) and finally went out for drinks and karaoke. Contrary to my usual drinking habits, I stayed sober, as I planned onContinue reading “I Never Promised You A Rose Garden”