This beauty here is the former hospital of the town of Vammala. Built in 1938, it was a notable example of pre-war functionalistic architecture. It was a key building in the history of the town, considered an important landmark and was on a very visible spot in the town. So naturally they wanted to demolishContinue reading “They Still Wanted To Waste It”
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Who Would Want A Rural Hospital Part I
Time to visit a hospital. Don’t worry, I am fine. This is a former regional hospital, which was built in 1952 and enlarged in the late 1960’s or early 1970’s. The old part can be seen up ahead, the newer expansion is to the left. There is still one more wing from the 1990’s. AfterContinue reading “Who Would Want A Rural Hospital Part I”
The Yearly Check Up Led To Nothing
As I’ve said several times, whenever I can’t enter a location, I mark it up and return to it the following year. And that’s exactly why I’m here. These are the former staff apartments of a former mental asylum featured earlier in here. Sometimes, if nothing has changed since my previous visit, I don’t evenContinue reading “The Yearly Check Up Led To Nothing”
First Signs Of Vandalism Part II
The third building is also from the 1950’s I believe that it has originally been a staff apartment building. Moving around, checking doors. But finding nothing. The back of the 1980’s part. And the building I believe to be an apartment building. The facade of the main building. There were broken windows even in theContinue reading “First Signs Of Vandalism Part II”
New Life Found
The first location the following morning was a mental asylum area, which I had already visited the previous summer. It was abandoned in 2016, when the facility closed. There were plans to demolish the buildings, but a local investor bought them in 2020. To my surprise he had managed to blow new life to theContinue reading “New Life Found”
A Midsummer Date Part XI
The first discovery upstairs. A box with 5 LP discs. I again start the exploration from the large apartment at the front end of the building. The green looks surprisingly beautiful from here. The usual living room with balcony access. And the very old fashioned kitchen with a surprisingly modern stove. Nice dolphins in theContinue reading “A Midsummer Date Part XI”
A Midsummer Date Part VII
More than an hour after waking up we finally reached our first intended destination. The biggest crime against architecture in Finland in the 21th century. This is the tuberculosis sanatorium I photographed way back in 2019. In three years things had gone from bad to worse. Heating had been off for years. There were noContinue reading “A Midsummer Date Part VII”
A Midsummer Date Part VI
The old mental asylum area contained a second abandoned building. This one originally hosted the wards of people, who stayed in for the longest. The building was protected, but it had been owned for years by a property investor, who was undergoing severe financial difficulties and was involved in many court battles. Compared to theContinue reading “A Midsummer Date Part VI”
A Midsummer Date Part V
The morning of Midsummer day dawned, and we were still not in our planned date location. After visiting the border control station, we found a bar literally in the middle of nowhere. There was a huge party going on with live music and stand up, and we stayed a while there. Eventually we camped onContinue reading “A Midsummer Date Part V”
Wandering In Darkness Part VII
Before moving to the dormitory side, let’s feature a few close ups on things in the apartment, such as this old beauty. And this shelf with all kinds of random magazines and guides from the late 1990’s or early 2000’s. The wallpaper looks a bit strange to me. And so does this cage. The kitchenContinue reading “Wandering In Darkness Part VII”