My third location that evening was a residential area outside the city center. It had originally consisted of 14 blocks of flats and a sauna building. In 2020 a new detail plan was approved for the area. 10 of the houses were protected, four were allowed to be demolished and replaced with new buildings. TheContinue reading “In Good Care Part III”
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1,4 Kilometers Later
After finding the cottage with no windows, doors or floors, I jumped back to my car and continued my journey. 1,4 kilometers later by the same rural road, I spotted something, which made me stop again. Looks like the neighbors have moved out too. This cottage had windows, floors and doors. In the hall thereContinue reading “1,4 Kilometers Later”
Five Pushes And A Sigh
A couple of years ago I figured out a wisdom, which is funny, because it’s true. What’s in common between urban exploration and women? If you spot an opening, go for it. Next time the door may be closed. Which brings us to a small road in the middle of nowhere. There was a randomContinue reading “Five Pushes And A Sigh”
Looked Wrong, Turned Out Right Part II
While I was looking for the old copper plant staff apartment area, which was demolished, I stumbled upon these buildings. But pretty soon I noticed, that something was different. The copper plant staff apartment buildings were wooden, these were made of bricks. This was something different. And indeed, these were the staff apartments of aContinue reading “Looked Wrong, Turned Out Right Part II”
Looked Wrong, Turned Out Right Part I
My following location was also familiar from my previous tours. It was the residential area of a large copper plant built after World War 2. The start looked promising. I found the first buildings on the edge of the area, which looked like they could still partially be in use. And I next stumbled uponContinue reading “Looked Wrong, Turned Out Right Part I”
Helpful Lists
Because Finland is such a strong democracy, almost every decision taken in municipalities and towns goes through the town council and multiple boards. Most of their lists are public, unless there are some exceptions. These lists have proved to be incredibly helpful in this hobby. That’s where I find out about city planning projects, whichContinue reading “Helpful Lists”
Exploring With A Landlady Part V
The final location in this city. It was originally a small apartment building built in 1947, where workers of the nearby textile mill lived. It originally featured six apartments before being converted into an office building for the textile mill’s personnel department. Since 1993 it has provided working spaces for artists. In bad condition, aContinue reading “Exploring With A Landlady Part V”
A Doomed Area Part II
Going up the hill from the three row houses featured in the previous post were a house and a cottage. The house had originally housed higher ranking mine company staff. After that it had become a clubhouse for the local sports association. Their main field was right behind this hill. The place was in aContinue reading “A Doomed Area Part II”
A Doomed Area Part I
Once again my tireless news reading paid off. I had read about an old, 1940’s built residential area for miners, which the mining company wanted to demolish. The reasoning was, that the buildings, which had been abandoned since the late 1980’s or early 1990’s were lacking basic things like bathrooms, and protection regulations didn’t allowContinue reading “A Doomed Area Part I”
A Small Success
Back at a familiar location. This is the factory workers’ court featured earlier in photos from 2020 and 2022. This is basically what Tour de Finland 2023 was all about. Visiting a lot of familiar places trying to see, if there were possible entries. There were a total of three buildings. In the first pictureContinue reading “A Small Success”