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This is the view from the large window in the main staircase. The road is small, but there was constant traffic, so we had to stay away from windows. Of course there were skis in a nursing home. This is Finland. The instruction booklet of a dishwasher. There was a third floor in only oneContinue reading “There Are Two Kinds Of Adventures Part IX”

Ok, so the ground floor had zero showers, the first floor had two. But I just have a small question here: How were the sick and elderly moved from their rooms to the showers, as the building had no elevator? And how were they moved from the house outside, as all the doors had stairsContinue reading “There Are Two Kinds Of Adventures Part VIII”

First thing found on the first floor: a room with a bed. How original. But then there was this small lobby, which had probably served as the main entrance to the building after the 1950’s annex was built. There was a similar corridor to the one a floor below also on this floor. The BMWContinue reading “There Are Two Kinds Of Adventures Part VI”

So this is room 105. If this is what the song is about, I’ll reject the invitation. Better sleep in my car. The size layout in every room was pretty much the same. You can actually only tell them apart by furniture. This one is to the other side and it is slightly larger. AlsoContinue reading “There Are Two Kinds Of Adventures Part VI”

After a long evening of driving and two former petrol stations explored during the journey, we finally reached our main location of the trip. There it is behind an overgrown garden of apple trees and flowers. This is the former municipal home of a small former municipality. The old, wooden main building was completed inContinue reading “There Are Two Kinds Of Adventures Part V”

Already tired of my never ending stories about bizarre and failed business ideas and real estate businesses? No? Good! Here’s another one. This here is a former nursing home. It was originally built in the 1940’s as a municipal home and enlarged in the 1960’s to a new use. The building visible in this pictureContinue reading “Around We Go”

In the previous post I called the main building a complex, and that’s what it really was. It was a low, very long and narrow building in many different parts and colors. Here you can see the shape a bit better. I started walking along the walls looking for open doors, but it seemed thatContinue reading “Don’t Forget To Lock Up Part II”

As an active reader of news about soon to be demolished buildings, I had managed to locate a former nursing home on the outskirts of the town Hämeenlinna. It had been emptied and was destined for demolition. But I reckoned, it would still be there. It was an early Sunday afternoon. I was tired ofContinue reading “Don’t Forget To Lock Up Part I”

When my friend realized where I was driving, she sent me a message about an abandoned nursing home nearby. Built in the early 1930’s as a municipal home, it was enlarged in the 50’s and again in the 80’s. The latter years of the building were a bit more turbulent. After being closed down itContinue reading “Wild Turns for the Nursing Home”