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”
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I Can Recall Being Here Part IV
A rarity in this hospital: a small room, where there has been something wet and something glassy. Well this one has a dual meaning. Stop, making food is underway or stop making food. You decide. The second floor corridor looks pretty intact. Wait, what is that face? Oh wait, it’s the young Meiju Suvas. LikeContinue reading “I Can Recall Being Here Part IV”
I Can Recall Being Here Part III
Welcome to the second floor. The entrance to the ward seems pretty much the same as the one a floor below. Here there was also a lot more stuff like clothes and bedclothes. I believe, that there once was a plan to convert the place to house asylum seekers, but this hasn’t happened at leastContinue reading “I Can Recall Being Here Part III”
I Can Recall Being Here Part II
The building was not just about a corridor or some rooms. There were some open spaces and larger lobbies on the side of it. There were flower pattern boards painted on the walls of the corridor. These are probably original from the 1950’s, like I’ve pointed out in other mental asylums and school and educationContinue reading “I Can Recall Being Here Part II”
I Can Recall being Here Part I
A narrow asphalt road leading somewhere from a regional road. Why would anyone be here? Unless they actually knew what there was out there. I knew. Almost ten years ago I had taken a theatre ensemble to a show in a town I barely knew. One of the people knew I was an urban explorerContinue reading “I Can Recall being Here Part I”
Mätäsvaara Mine
Where there is a former mining village, there is also a former mine. This time it isn’t very hard to find it. The sign says ‘Mätäsvaara Mine Stage’, and this is exactly what it is. A stage and a stand have been built in the old quarry to be used by the local yearly classicalContinue reading “Mätäsvaara Mine”
Mätäsvaara Mining Village
In the early 20th century, when the railroad between the towns of Lieksa and Nurmes was being built, a deposit of molybdenum was found. They started extracting the ore and ferrying it to Germany to make steel, but as there was no way to process the ore, the business was unsuccessful and ended in 1916.Continue reading “Mätäsvaara Mining Village”
Children Of Bodom
Oh, wait. So we are at some outdoor athletics place now? Yes, it looks very nice. But why are you here? You photograph abandoned places, don’t you? Okay, something tragic has happened here, but what? That up front is Lake Bodom. And yes, it’s exactly the Lake Bodom, which the Children of Bodom band hasContinue reading “Children Of Bodom”
Ivan’s Island
So I and my summer Volvo have ended up on a narrow and very bad dirt road. And when I say the road was bad, it was bad. The brake pads on one of the back wheels were loose, and the poor thing was making an awful noise in all the dents of the road.Continue reading “Ivan’s Island”
Bad At Predicting The Future
Welcome to another small village, where the local grocery store has closed for good. There it is and it’s clearly abandoned. I did a walkaround, but there was no way in. The store belonged to one of the largest chains in Finland. All the stores in the chain have names of their own. This oneContinue reading “Bad At Predicting The Future”