Another very familiar location. This is now my fifth visit to the area having previously been here in 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 and now 2023. This is a former co-operative store probably designed by the legend of Finnish co-operative functionalism, Erkki Huttunen. During these years the building has gone from bad to worse. Broken windowsContinue reading “Suspicions Confirmed”
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The Guard Is Up
This here is a former railway station. It was opened in the late 19th century and is the last remaining original station building on this stretch of track, which hasn’t seen passenger traffic since 1987. The building now belongs to a private owner. It isn’t in a very good condition, and I’ve never seen anyContinue reading “The Guard Is Up”
Another Forgotten Sawmill
Decades ago a small co-operative was founded in a small village. It started by extracting peat. Then it founded a mill, then the sawmill and finally a brickworks. It surprisingly grew into one the largest co-operative in the region. In the late 1960’s financers simply pulled the plug and the company went bankrupt. According toContinue reading “Another Forgotten Sawmill”
A Neglected Treasure Part II
A large window. And a chair. More chairs. The building had been abandoned for a long time and was in a very bad condition. Another room. And another kitchen. It seems, that there were three apartments downstairs. One in the former post office and two in the apartment section. The paint cans again indicate, thatContinue reading “A Neglected Treasure Part II”
A Neglected Treasure Part I
The first photo of this post is of a dilapidated wooden building. I first thought of it as a house, but it rather seems to be the auxiliary building to another one. Which is here. The building was completed in 1945 to be the home and office of the local rural police chief. The buildingContinue reading “A Neglected Treasure Part I”
Not Empty, Just Waiting
This beauty here is a former elementary school built in 1929. Behind it is the newer school built in 1955. The school was closed in 2009 and sold to a private owner in 2012. The new owner renovated and rescued this old beauty, but in 2021 they put it up for sale. Technically it isn’tContinue reading “Not Empty, Just Waiting”
Returning To The Factory Village Part II
Entering the second apartment seems to be through the kitchen. And here we are in the living room. The bathroom. This apartment seemed pretty modern when comparing with the collapsed ones. Again looking back towards the better preserved yellow one. The oven. This one looks like the 1980’s. A rather big canister. Looking towards theContinue reading “Returning To The Factory Village Part II”
Returning To The Factory Village Part I
After fully charging my camera and checking a couple of locations, I returned to the factory village, where I photographed the local store earlier that day. By now it was raining for real. This time my aim was to check on the old apartment buildings. The first two were yellow. And locked. It looked prettyContinue reading “Returning To The Factory Village Part I”
Still In Use But Beautiful Enough To Be Featured
Another one of my so beloved 1950’s old schools. I’ve spotted this a couple of times, and I haven’t really been sure of its status. But after this I am. If you look closer, there are cars parked on the parking lots. If you look even closer, there are lights in two of the windowsContinue reading “Still In Use But Beautiful Enough To Be Featured”
Like No Time Had Passed
The rain was getting more intense, when I returned to yet another familiar location. This here is the nursing home I first discovered in 2022. I’ve returned to see, if I could find access now. The building was extremely large but only mostly featured one floor except for one wing. I can’t remember that brokenContinue reading “Like No Time Had Passed”