When searching for locations to visit that summer, I ran across an article about the old sawmill power plant and chimney to be demolished for being in a too bad condition. That’s why the decision to demolish them had been made. And that’s why I decided to go and have a look. The sawmill wasContinue reading “A Little Too Late Again”
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An Unexpected Opening Part II
Approaching the older section of the building from this side. And that over there is a clear opening. One look back towards the power station to make sure that nobody sees me. And here we are. After the co-operative store and the hotel this was the third big catch in just a few days. WhatContinue reading “An Unexpected Opening Part II”
An Unexpected Opening Part I
Welcome to the peaceful town of Mikkeli. This building here is a market run by a large dairy co-operative. It sells products needed in milk production as well as dairy products for consumers. But this is not why I am here. And that there is my beautiful summer car, Alice. It is actually missing halfContinue reading “An Unexpected Opening Part I”
Breaking Ground Part II
Inside the tiny building, then. Lots of mold and bright, 1970’s walls. And a very old fire extinguisher. And an old newspaper from 1992. It’s about the municipal elections in the area, and I’ve really done a lot of censoring to hide the location of the mine. It includes the name of the paper. AlsoContinue reading “Breaking Ground Part II”
Instagram Tips Part I
Earlier that year I had a new Instagram follower from the area I was currently visiting. They had given me a few tips about abandoned places in their area, and of course I had to go take a look at them. And there is the first one. It’s an old mill, which has been abandonedContinue reading “Instagram Tips Part I”
A Mystery Solved
Here we are again, at the gates of a previously visited location, which I back then called the mystery factory. The yard of the place was growing weed. It looked almost as if nothing had happened since my previous visit. But since then I had actually managed to gather quite a bit of information aboutContinue reading “A Mystery Solved”
There’s Always Something Exciting Near Railroads
I have said several times, that there’s always something exciting near railroads. This is especially the case with railroad stations, which have been closed from traffic. Usually it’s shops and railroaders’ apartments, sometimes even old industry. This time it was definitely old industry. The old factory building was old and long. It extends all theContinue reading “There’s Always Something Exciting Near Railroads”
A Memorial To A Factory
Welcome to the doors of another discovery. The sign says, that it is dangerous. I don’t believe in signs. This is a former pulp mill, which was built in 1893. Or what remains of it. It was closed way back in 1975 and currently owned by a company providing energy and heating. I didn’t believeContinue reading “A Memorial To A Factory”
Involuntary Goodbyes
My final location of the evening was yet another location featured previously. This, of course, is the ruined cotton wool factory I visited the previous August and featured not so long ago on this blog. I didn’t expect to find a point of entry, but there had been talk about its demolition, so I hadContinue reading “Involuntary Goodbyes”
Unboxing A Factory Part VI
Wait a second, where are we now? Electrical devices with names of factories: one says sawmill and condensator, the other one brick factory and the third one box factory. Even more facilities in the following blocks. And all kinds of fairly strange devices. Behind the scenes. Doesn’t look very functional anymore. There were several electricalContinue reading “Unboxing A Factory Part VI”