The other wall of the small office cubicle facing the pipes, which I featured in the previous post. The paint was peeling off the pipes. The pillows are about the only colorful thing in the otherwise dull and grey building. Wonder what’s behind that door. Well, not much. Heading back through the lobby. And headingContinue reading “Great Halls And Tire Marks Part VI”
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Great Halls And Tire Marks Part V
So, finally heading up. That looks like an old printer. And I think it was the kind of printer, which could print endlessly long sheets. There was a largish lobby and some office rooms upstairs. The light switches weren’t the easiest of systems. A small room with a window. The only thing behind it wereContinue reading “Great Halls And Tire Marks Part V”
Great Halls And Tire Marks Part IV
So, time to finally see what’s in the office wing. Although the stairs look tempting, I’ll start by exploring the downstairs. This seems like the main entrance of the plant. The view is to the back side of the receptionist’s desk. Time has stopped even here. The downstairs corridor was wide and dark. A toiletContinue reading “Great Halls And Tire Marks Part IV”
Great Halls And Tire Marks Part III
The main entrance and the receptionist’s desk. But let’s just not yet explore this part of the building. The local phone book from 1999. Let’s first see what’s upstairs in the cubicle. Getting closer. A look back towards the ventilation channels and machinery. The upstairs cubicle. There wasn’t much there. Just lots of broken pipes,Continue reading “Great Halls And Tire Marks Part III”
Great Halls And Tire Marks Part II
I wasn’t alone. There was some guy fatbiking in the halls. He left when he spotted me. A pity. We could have fit in together very well. Another hall it is then. They seemed endless. Luckily the roof had windows. Otherwise this would have been a really dark place. I wonder, what this cage hasContinue reading “Great Halls And Tire Marks Part II”
Great Halls And Tire Marks Part I
Right next to the motorway between Turku and Helsinki stood a large, building, which looked a lot like a logistics terminal. Even more, it looked very much like abandoned. As I was making my way home, I thought, that it would be a perfect day to have a closer look. Turns out, that it wasn’tContinue reading “Great Halls And Tire Marks Part I”
Crossing The Finish Line
It’s August 21st 2022, just after midnight. A large yellow ferry arrives at port in a pitch black late summer night in the beginning of the autumn’s first rainstorm. My epic Tour De Finland has ended in success. Since late May I’ve been attempting to visit all the 570+ current and former municipalities of FinlandContinue reading “Crossing The Finish Line”
At Least I Didn’t Have To Leave Empty Handed
It was late in the evening. There wasn’t much left of my Tour De Finland. I was driving from town to town, marking new conquests on my map almost sure, that I would finish this thing once and for all. That was when I spotted this beauty. It was large, it was lovely and itContinue reading “At Least I Didn’t Have To Leave Empty Handed”
A Hidden Gem Part II
Looking back to the direction I came from. There was a similar opening in both ends of the building meaning that the wood simply passed through it. A part of it could also be guided down to the basement, it seems. Back when working in factories was still hard work. Something has been operated fromContinue reading “A Hidden Gem Part II”
A Hidden Gem Part I
While travelling a road, which I had never driven before, my eye specialized in finding abandoned places spotted something. It looked like an abandoned industrial building of some sort. My guess would have been a sawmill, but it wasn’t marked down as a sawmill on old maps. The only way in was through the basement,Continue reading “A Hidden Gem Part I”