The night was approaching. I still had one place I wanted to visit. It was the home of my friend’s great grandmother. My friend had given me a location and stated, that there should be something there. She and her mother really wanted me to visit this place. Well, I went there. It was oneContinue reading “A Special Assignment”
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This Is What Is Remaining
And I am once again at a familiar location. This here is the former sawmill featured in 2020 as a mystery factory and in 2022 as a sawmill. Just a few months after my previous pictures there was a massive fire, which destroyed most of the complex. This is what is left. So… this isContinue reading “This Is What Is Remaining”
The School Is Still Out Of Bounds
And so I welcome you to yet another familiar location. This here is the secondary school featured earlier in 2020. Nothing seemed to have changed throughout the years. The building was as empty as always. And as closed as always. Although suffering some damage, the place still seemed locked. I knew the name of theContinue reading “The School Is Still Out Of Bounds”
It’s A Landmark Whether You Like It Or Not
So, a rather large building not featured here earlier. This here is the former storage and office building of the local co-operative store. It was built in 1952 and abandoned around 2019. Although it is pretty much unique, it has a valid demolition permit. The paintings on the wall are also very well made. TheContinue reading “It’s A Landmark Whether You Like It Or Not”
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 Years Made It Unfashionable
Back in the 1960’s regulations were lifted and prosperity in Finland was growing. That’s why a lot of people and families started getting cars. A whole new hotel concept was launched around the country, where large resorts were built to remote lakeside locations. But as wealth grew and flights got cheaper, the interest of theContinue reading “The Years Made It Unfashionable”
I Have No Idea What It Is But It Is Beautiful
I meet a lot of people in the construction business because of my occupation. It is a well known secret in the branch, that I photograph abandoned buildings. Some people even tip me about places around Finland. I was visiting a bridge construction site, when I was told about a huge mansion in the centerContinue reading “I Have No Idea What It Is But It Is Beautiful”
Well, It Is The National Library
Welcome to yet another interesting location. This one here is the National library storage unit completed in 1956 and closed in 2019, when it was decided, that the National library storage would be located elsewhere. An architectural marvel, really, it was decided, that the place should just close down. It was emptied because of that.Continue reading “Well, It Is The National Library”
So The Idiots Decided To Demolish This One, Too
Here we have a school building from 1931. Yes, from 1931. And it is on the demolition list. According to authorities it has lost its value and can go. Well, let me tell you something. It shouldn’t go. It should never have gone. It was seriously an important part of the history of the townContinue reading “So The Idiots Decided To Demolish This One, Too”
It Seems To Have Been Gone Before The Fire Broke Out
And here we have a former Teboil service station. If my clues are not completely incorrect, it was built with the motel, but abandoned already in the 1970’s. Well, at least it had been abandoned for quite some time. The place was actually a complete ruin with advertisements from the motel. According to the motel’sContinue reading “It Seems To Have Been Gone Before The Fire Broke Out”