That summer the mother of my godson turned 30. That’s why I travelled to my former home town to attend the party. But the trip would have been nothing without a couple of explorations. This here is the power station of a former sawmill, which I first discovered earlier that spring. As it was partiallyContinue reading “Celebrating 30’s And Checking On Locations Part I”
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But How Do You Get There?
I’ve mentioned before, that Finland is full of old sawmill ruins. The forest industry created the modern welfare state, as we know it today, but as time started favouring bigger units, smaller local sawmills were abandoned. This happened between the 1960’s and 1980’s. The early 1990’s recession killed the last ones. And here is oneContinue reading “But How Do You Get There?”
Finishing The Job Part II
It looks like I’ve entered some sort of a break room. I wonder, what the point in ripping off ceiling boards has been. Can’t understand vandalism. A dark photo of the toilet. Entering production premises. Just like the old side of the factory, this side is pretty primitive, too. The machinery here looks more modern,Continue reading “Finishing The Job Part II”
Finishing The Job Part I
Looming behind the ever growing bushes is yet another familiar location. The old sawmill, which I explored way back in 2020, when my Tour de Finlands started. The reason why I am back, is that I managed to explore the old part of the complex visible in this picture. But there was a newer building,Continue reading “Finishing The Job Part I”
Only A Decade Too Late
The following location was a new one for me. It was yet another former sawmill area, one of several ones scattered around Finland, which used to live from its forests. This one was founded in 1917 and became a rather large one. In its peak it employed 140 people, produced almost 60 000 m3 ofContinue reading “Only A Decade Too Late”
Greeting My Godson Part III
The following location was completely new for me despite having grown up and lived most of my childhood just some kilometers from it. And I found it thanks to my friend and I getting a bit lost in translation. My family spoke Finnish, but I went to school in Swedish all the way from kindergartenContinue reading “Greeting My Godson Part III”
A Hidden Gem Part II
Looking back to the direction I came from. There was a similar opening in both ends of the building meaning that the wood simply passed through it. A part of it could also be guided down to the basement, it seems. Back when working in factories was still hard work. Something has been operated fromContinue reading “A Hidden Gem Part II”
A Hidden Gem Part I
While travelling a road, which I had never driven before, my eye specialized in finding abandoned places spotted something. It looked like an abandoned industrial building of some sort. My guess would have been a sawmill, but it wasn’t marked down as a sawmill on old maps. The only way in was through the basement,Continue reading “A Hidden Gem Part I”
A Little Reminder Left
When preparing for my trip, I scrolled through old maps in order to find interesting locations. As they are based on a terrain map, high structures, such as chimneys, are marked on it. This was especially helpful with old sawmills and other factories. If the chimney was left and connected to a building, there wasContinue reading “A Little Reminder Left”
This One Needed A Bit Of Detective Work
Again one of the beautiful old post-war-era buildings, I so admire. At first I thought it was a residential building, but I found its current state rather strange. It wasn’t too far from the center of a village and it was close to a largish factory. A look around the corner revealed a rather differentContinue reading “This One Needed A Bit Of Detective Work”