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”
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An Enemy Of The Environment
Ready for another history lesson? No? Good. Here it comes. Back in 1927 a new pulp mill was founded in the village of Lievestuore, Laukaa. The location was chosen, as there was timber available and it was cheap to raft it to the location. There was also a railroad running through the village, which madeContinue reading “An Enemy Of The Environment”
The Mill Is Open
The Southeastern part of Finland has a strong tradition in forest industry. Since the late 19th century around a dozen pulp mills and dozens of paper mills have cooked wealth to the Finnish society. In recent decades times have been hard. Paper machine after paper machine has been shut down, in the early 2000’s andContinue reading “The Mill Is Open”