A friend of mine told me about one of the strangest villages in Finland. It was an extremely long one located by the sides of an almost straight road and continued for dozens of kilometers. The center of the village was 30-40 kilometers from the nearest towns. It had been a rural village and likeContinue reading “A Neverending Village Part I”
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Trainspotting Failed
You already know the story, as I’ve told it so many times. I travel a lot by train, and I mean a lot. Until the spring of 2023 I did it weekly, and I accumulated around 60 000 kilometers on the tracks yearly. After that the mileage dramatically decreased, as I stopped going to myContinue reading “Trainspotting Failed”
Yet Again Unchanged
Moving on to the next location, which I have already previously documented. This time it’s about the railway station residential area, I photographed in 2022. Since then two houses have been demolished and several renovated, the one I managed to enter still stands empty. Along with the one abandoned one still standing, which I didn’tContinue reading “Yet Again Unchanged”
The Crime Scene Has Been Cleared
And on we go to yet another already familiar location. This here is the former railroaders’ apartment house, which was featured for the first time in 2021. Back then there was quite a surprise on the porch. The building’s status seems pretty unchanged. The doors to the porch were open as they were the previousContinue reading “The Crime Scene Has Been Cleared”
The Unusual Guides Are Back Part III
The following location was by the same small road where the previous one was located. My friend told me that a clocksmith had lived and worked there. I was a bit sceptical at first. It was actually just a shed. But my friend’s father, who has lived his entire life in the village, confirmed, thatContinue reading “The Unusual Guides Are Back Part III”
The Unusual Guides Are Back Part II
Another van standing in the grass. I can’t recognize its marque or model. But what I can recognize is the car tax sticker from 1996. Back in the 1990’s for a couple of years it was mandatory to wear a sticker indicating that you had paid your annual car tax. It was also mandatory toContinue reading “The Unusual Guides Are Back Part II”
The Unusual Guides Are Back Part I
At this point my summer tour had taken me to the small rural village, where my friend from high school lived. We had lunch together with their family and after that set sail to new locations they had found for me during the winter. When entering the area, we were first greeted with a lateContinue reading “The Unusual Guides Are Back Part I”
Revealing Something
Once I was able to drive the car again, I headed towards a location, which I discovered during my first 2020 great Tour De Finland. It was the old sawmill area, which remained a mystery to me during the previous visit. The brick built power station had been demolished, but the more mysterious building wasContinue reading “Revealing Something”
A Day After Part II
The original ovens were still in the house. These are sought after nowadays. Somebody has tried practising the alphabet. So much for the downstairs. Time to head up. Hopefully there’s more light there. The house has probably been built after the war. Back then there was a shortage of everything, and all spare wood wasContinue reading “A Day After Part II”
A Day After Part I
An old one family house abandoned for at least 10 years.