I went on along the Eastern border and reached a municipality called Rautjärvi. The place is rather small, and the biggest thing there is a large cardboard factory. The municipality’s veins are highway number 6 and the Karelian railroad track, which go directly through it. The current Rautjärvi Municipality was formed in 1973, when theContinue reading “The Riddle Of The Station”
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Ruins From My Past
I went on from the tavern, found the next ruin and stopped to take a photo of it. I sat for quite some time in my car watching Google maps trying to figure out what had been on that spot. It was a simple log cabin, not much more special than the ones I stayedContinue reading “Ruins From My Past”
The Tavern
When I was working in the Southeast, I developed a good working relationship with an eccentric photographer in our paper. During our visit to a small municipality called Luumäki, we started discussing a small tavern in a small village called Jurvala close to the centre. Back in 2011 the place was an absolute blast fromContinue reading “The Tavern”
My Urbex Dream
In 2011, when I was still taking my first baby steps as an urban explorer, I spent the summer working in Southeastern Finland. That was when I found an old dairy plant mostly abandoned near a large highway. Back then the place was in some use. The yard was clean, there were trailers and stuff,Continue reading “My Urbex Dream”
Out Of Gas And Everything Else Too
Wait a second, this doesn’t seem like a gravel pit despite the sign saying so. Oh no, the gravel pit is further at the back. This thing is something completely different. Despite the welcome signs, I don’t think I’m a welcome visitor. And I don’t think the security company has existed since 2016. It doesn’tContinue reading “Out Of Gas And Everything Else Too”
A Chinese Affair Part XI
Finally, after a two hour long adventure, I reached the last stages of this crazy old mental asylum partly turned into a Chinese day spa. At this stage it turned out, that ward one was indeed some kind of a spa of its own. I had already found a jacuzzi, and the tiled floors hinted,Continue reading “A Chinese Affair Part XI”
A Chinese Affair Part X
The newest wing of the hospital began with a narrow corridor. Water had found its way in from somewhere. Probably through the broken window to the left. There weren’t too many entrances to the oldest part of the hospital, but they did make up for that here. What is this, the third? And I’m stillContinue reading “A Chinese Affair Part X”
A Chinese Affair Part IX
The first room by the corridor was a mess. There’s a large fabric covering carboard boxes with Chinese writing on them and some desks at the back. Behind them were even more boxes of something important needed in running the welfare centre. Another room with lots of closets, but this one was different from theContinue reading “A Chinese Affair Part IX”
A Chinese Affair Part VIII
A view from the third floor balcony. And this one made me quite sad. The surrounding nature was beautiful and actually the two older hospital buildings were nice and well designed, too. Right next to the balcony and the beautiful view were the isolation rooms. Quite a contrast. They had thick metal doors, apparently bulletproofContinue reading “A Chinese Affair Part VIII”
A Chinese Affair Part VII
Old main building, floor two, room one. Wall paintings like these can be found in schools and other public buildins from the 1950’s and early 1960’s. They indicate, that indeed no major renovations had been made. Another messed up office with the small white things appearing again. Still wonder what they are. The photo isContinue reading “A Chinese Affair Part VII”