Outside town, in the woods was a small one family home. Its windows were broken and door unlocked. It was clear nobody had lived here in ages. Nobody had lived here since at least 2007, to be precise. Before that, there was an man living here. Let’s call him Ralph. After Ralph left, vandals hadContinue reading “Ralph’s House Part I”
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Under Surveillance
Another day, another friend, another adventure. I had managed to locate a couple of places from Kniexp’s old website, and was on my way to explore them further. They were located in pretty remote places outside town. On the way we found this. Of course I knew about this place earlier. It was a oneContinue reading “Under Surveillance”
A Friendly Home
My friends soon noticed, that the summer had made me a more active urbexer. They started sending me tips about locations and pleas about joining me. Already before midsummer it seemed, that this would be the most active exploration summer so far. One of the messages stood out from the mass. A friend thanked meContinue reading “A Friendly Home”
Using Faulty Exhaust as a Guiding Light
In June came the time to take my beloved car to its yearly checkup. Despite its rather high 14 year age, it was in a rather good shape. Or so I thought. Everything was well, until it was time to check the emissions. At that point the inspector said I had no chance of gettingContinue reading “Using Faulty Exhaust as a Guiding Light”
Life Left When the Ore ran out
The place featured in this week’s post is rather unusual, as it’s not really abandoned. We are talking about the village of Otanmäki, which is located in the former municipality of Vuolijoki, a part of Kajaani since 2007. The village was founded in the early 50’s, when iron ore was found nearby. A mine wasContinue reading “Life Left When the Ore ran out”
A Little Too Late
I indeed managed to buy a new camera, not a very good one, but then again, nothing could be worse than the one I had used to document my hometown previously. A while after my purchase, a new road was opened connecting the city center to a suburb previously separated by a railroad. When IContinue reading “A Little Too Late”
Keimola Motor Stadium
There is a saying, that you can get from any Wikipedia article to the article about Adolf Hitler in just seven clicks. I’ve never managed that. When I read something in Wikipedia, I always find ten interesting hyperlinks, open them and find ten new interesting hyperlinks. The result? I have a hundred interesting tabs openContinue reading “Keimola Motor Stadium”
Making My First Entries
More than a year had passed since I ran into the abandoned abattoir in my childhood village. I had tried entering it several times, but had always been unsuccessful. I was able to drive to the village, walk towards the place and get to its gates. After that I could only stand. Stand and lookContinue reading “Making My First Entries”