A few days after the weekend trip I was on another date – with another girl. It was our first one, but she said she wanted to go out and look for abandoned houses. Miraculously the car started on the first attempt, but fuel was low. Or I thought it was low, as the gaugeContinue reading “The Summer Car Never Saw The Summer”
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A Weekend Exploration Date Part VII
The final location on my list was an old elementary school for Swedish speaking kids. It was closed in 2022, when the kids moved to a larger school in the village. It was abandoned for more than a year before somebody bought it. But that doesn’t mean anything really. Old schools owned by private personsContinue reading “A Weekend Exploration Date Part VII”
A Weekend Exploration Date Part VI
The following location. I discovered it way back in 2020, when I was on my first Tour De Finland. This is the first time that I photographed it, however. There are two old large wooden buildings on the same lot. According to a sales brochure this one here is an old school from the 1920’s.Continue reading “A Weekend Exploration Date Part VI”
A Weekend Exploration Date Part V
Next we went looking for mines. There were three former ones located in a small former municipality. The issue with the area is, that the ground is unstable and there have been several collapses. That’s why there also are several restricted areas. The first mine was in operation between 1948 and 1961, and until theContinue reading “A Weekend Exploration Date Part V”
A Weekend Exploration Date Part IV
We camped in the rural area and woke up fairly early. We got going as soon as we got the car to start. It was getting increasingly difficult each time, but eventually the car would start every time. We hadn’t driven for more than a few kilometers, when we spotted something by the roadside. AContinue reading “A Weekend Exploration Date Part IV”
A Weekend Exploration Date Part III
The day hadn’t been the most successful one. We had found no new locations, apart from the few ones on my list. And they were well closed. The sun was already setting, when we reached a regional town and another location on my list. This old co-operative mill was built in 1935 and the bigContinue reading “A Weekend Exploration Date Part III”
A Weekend Exploration Date Part II
Another previously visited location and very similar to the previous one. This one is the earlier featured ironworks staff apartment garrison. As the town owning it didn’t receive permission to tear it down, they decided to fix the worst damage and send the bill to the owner. The law allows that. If you look atContinue reading “A Weekend Exploration Date Part II”
A Weekend Exploration Date Part I
Surprisingly enough I was still dating the same person I did in the previous December. Despite living several hours away, we managed to meet around once a month. As I now had a summer car and would spend the weekends roadtripping, she asked to accompany me. It was easy to say yes. We left westwardsContinue reading “A Weekend Exploration Date Part I”
Unwanted Assistance
A school built in 1964 and closed in 2022 after temporary use ended.
Still Rotting Away
Another familiar location, which I last photographed to a gallery in 2021. These two farm houses are some of the oldest in the town. They have been empty for long and the city is looking for someone to renovate them into business use. So far there have been no volunteers. Maybe because of the badContinue reading “Still Rotting Away”