This is the upstairs corridor. It is very similar to the one downstairs. There was a window at the end of the corridor. The views are still spectacular. And just like downstairs there was a tiny kitchen. There was also a toilet and a shower. These were located a bit differently than downstairs. The firstContinue reading “Embraced By Fjelds Part III”
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Embraced By Fjelds Part II
Right next to the main entrance was this beautiful room with a fireplace. This probably was the common room of the institution. The fireplace was simple, yet stylish. A look backwards. The common room was followed by a short corridor. The kitchen of the institution was to the left of it. There was a smallContinue reading “Embraced By Fjelds Part II”
Embraced By Fjelds Part I
Some posts back I explained the concept of municipal homes and the fact that they usually are located in very remote places. This story is no different. The municipal home was actually built in 1927, but was destroyed by fire already back in 1929. The construction of a new building was started in 1948 onContinue reading “Embraced By Fjelds Part I”
I Prefer This Over Coffee Part II
“Welcome to Paavo’s cabin”, the sign says. This has probably been a ward for men. I wonder why they have left all these behind. They’re rather expensive. Paavo’s cabin was a full scale mess. Audiobooks from a time before audiobooks were cool. Old furniture. An interesting installation. I have no idea what this has been.Continue reading “I Prefer This Over Coffee Part II”
I Prefer This Over Coffee Part I
The small one day road trip with my friends continued. They told me about a new café in a beautifully renovated old mansion, which they wanted to visit. I agreed. But only after reaching its yard I realized, that it would have been our next location anyway. The mansion in question was an old farmContinue reading “I Prefer This Over Coffee Part I”
The Rumors Turned Out To Be True
Another familiar location. This time it’s a building, which I visited back in 2022 after hearing of it from my Tinder match. She told me, that it was a mental asylum, but in my previous post I figured, that it was a municipal home with a ward for the mentally ill. Turns out we bothContinue reading “The Rumors Turned Out To Be True”
The Oldest Was The Most Lasting
Another familiar looking sight: an old municipal home enlarged and turned into a nursing home, when a nearby mental asylum was completed and the mentally ill were moved there. As the area is full of active social and health care buildings, we start our tour from the back. The old part built in 1953 wasContinue reading “The Oldest Was The Most Lasting”
The Sleigh Rides Are Over
Back in February 2015 I was again covering winter holidays at a regional newspaper, when my boss asked me to cover an event. The inhabitants of a nursing home for old people had asked to be able to get a sleigh ride for one more time. So the nursing home arranged the event. The 40Continue reading “The Sleigh Rides Are Over”
Almost What It Was Sold As
After a few intensive days of dance practice in my former home town I headed eastwards with a friend. I know her through her sister, who was originally my friend. I was supposed to join them both at the summer cottage of their family, but my original friend got sick. I and the younger sisterContinue reading “Almost What It Was Sold As”
Miksi ovet ei aukene meille?
What is this? A Finnish title? Why? Well, that is actually the title of a Finnish Romani Song. A direct translation of the beginning of its lyrics would be something like “Why won’t the doors open for us, is our race to blame for this?” When I started writing this post, the song started playingContinue reading “Miksi ovet ei aukene meille?”