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”
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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?”
Hidden In The Woods Part II
One of the few better pieces in the building. One thing I have to wonder, is the amount of rust. I’ve never seen such rusty ovens in abandoned buildings. Different shades of green here. Another, even rustier oven. Strange. Really strange. And actually some furniture. There was really little left here, so this one isContinue reading “Hidden In The Woods Part II”
Hidden In The Woods Part I
When preparing for the tour of 2022, I researched old maps of Finland thoroughly. I looked for specific types of old buildings, and tried to find out, what their status today was. I managed to locate an old municipal home, a place for the elderly, disabled and poor, which existed before social apartment production, mentalContinue reading “Hidden In The Woods Part I”
Something Is Definitely Happening, But I Don’t Know What It Is
Welcome to another familiar location. I’ve been invited by my friend to bath in their sauna and outside tub, but before going there, We went together to another location, which I’ve spotted earlier. The courtyard of the original municipal home. Since our previous visit, the 1960’s row house had been demolished, and most of theContinue reading “Something Is Definitely Happening, But I Don’t Know What It Is”
There Are Two Kinds Of Adventures Part XVI
As I promised, this will be the final post from this location and this adventure overall. We found a second kitchen. This one was blueish with a red floor. Moving further along the corridor. A second kitchen. The stove doesn’t look very healthy. The black thing on the roof is most likely mold. There areContinue reading “There Are Two Kinds Of Adventures Part XVI”
There Are Two Kinds Of Adventures Part XV
A photo of the main building from the courtyard. As you can see, the old, wooden municpal home was built on a hill. The new main building was built on the side of the hill and the ground floor is partially underground. There was even a small upstairs in the old main building, but weContinue reading “There Are Two Kinds Of Adventures Part XV”