Another very familiar location. This is now my fifth visit to the area having previously been here in 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 and now 2023. This is a former co-operative store probably designed by the legend of Finnish co-operative functionalism, Erkki Huttunen. During these years the building has gone from bad to worse. Broken windowsContinue reading “Suspicions Confirmed”
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Charging Batteries Part II
The following location was pretty much next to the previous one. It was another old business building built in 1947. Again I wasn’t sure, if it was abandoned or not. It was just on the list of buildings to be demolished by the municipality. And according to the sign it was a resturant-café, a computerContinue reading “Charging Batteries Part II”
Charging Batteries Part I
Although I had found a hidden treasure in the old industrial village featured in the previous post, I had to leave quickly. It was starting to rain, my camera battery was starting to drain and I was hungry. I drove to the nearest town, went for a kebab and charged my battery. After a smallContinue reading “Charging Batteries Part I”
The Heart Of The New Village
After the second world war, a new village with a new steel factory was founded. Of course all the infrastructure with worker apartments, a school and business buildings was built. The steel factory became small, was closed and the village slowly started to die. This is the co-operative store and post office of the village.Continue reading “The Heart Of The New Village”
A Unique Location In A Sorry State
If you’ve read this blog for long enough, you already recognize what this is about. Yes, it’s a former co-operative store in a functionalistic style, designed by legendary architect Erkki Huttunen, who designed numerous similar buildings around the country. But there is one thing, which makes this location special. The wooden building to the leftContinue reading “A Unique Location In A Sorry State”
The Project Doesn’t Seem To Advance
My quest for entering several buildings originally spotted between 2020 and 2023 goes on. This time it’s a former business and apartment building. A detail plan allowing it to be demolished and replaced with a much larger block of flats had by now been in force for at least five years. Yet nothing much seemsContinue reading “The Project Doesn’t Seem To Advance”
Another Vanished Business Empire
I was again contacted by a friend. She told me, that there’s an abandoned hardware store in her small home village, in case I was interested. Of course I was interested. The village was so small, that it was a bit difficult to believe, that a hardware store had thrived there. Yet there it was.Continue reading “Another Vanished Business Empire”
Found The Wrong Store
The third location of the day was again one I had found through train windows. It was a former village store with such a bush growing in front of it, that it was only visible to the railroad during wintertime. Imagine my surprise, when I approached through the back, and noticed, that the building wasContinue reading “Found The Wrong Store”
Stores Come In Two Sizes Part I
This time I find myself by the old main road in a small regional town. My friend, who has tipped me about several locations in Finland was visiting her relatives in the area and told me about an old store, which sat abandoned. The main building and storefront were clearly abandoned, but there might haveContinue reading “Stores Come In Two Sizes Part I”
The Doors Would Never Open
The following location from my neverending Excel. It is the village store featured here for the first time in photos from 2022. According to the sign in the window, the place is still for sale. No buyers have appeared, though. It looks like even the for sale sign has lost its hope. This end ofContinue reading “The Doors Would Never Open”