Roaming strange roads and small villages in the attempt to visit every single current and former municipality in Finland proved to be a gold mine in finding abandoned buildings. This was yet another village, and yet another fascinating looking old abandoned building. The fences around the building weren’t related to its fate. There was aContinue reading “Sawmill Workers’ Garrison”
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The 80’s Called And Wanted Their Luxury Back
Welcome to a strech of former road leading from a highway to the small town of Karjaa, or Karis in Swedish. Decades ago the road was rerouted, and finally this small part of it has been reduced to the parking lot of a terrain running track. There, neatly parked next to a forest, we foundContinue reading “The 80’s Called And Wanted Their Luxury Back”
More Visitors Than Information
Another village, another municipality colored on my old map of Finland. And yet another interesting discovery. This building surely has been a beauty before being covered with the ugly tiles. It surely looks larger than just an ordinary one family house, but who knows. Even the several entrances and the loading dock looking door suggest,Continue reading “More Visitors Than Information”
There’s More To Some Than Others
Another random roadside find, which looks like a former village store in a very bad condition. Well, very bad was pretty much of an understatement. It looks like the frame of the building has collapsed near the door. The facade is so twisted, that the window has fallen off the frame. Surely this building can’tContinue reading “There’s More To Some Than Others”
Approach Number Two
The yellow house I spotted on one of my last adventures the previous autumn. Here it is seen from another angle. I began by walking around the building from the back. Here is the garage, which is completely full of random scrap. The chimney and ovens of the building are probably located above that concreteContinue reading “Approach Number Two”
The Villa By The Playground
Another random find by the roadside: an old villa, which has been expanded in the 1950’s or 1960’s. The original part of the building was from the 1910’s. It has served as a kindergarten and as apartments. The door was open. Tempting. This space seems like one of the apartments. The kitchen had a 1990’sContinue reading “The Villa By The Playground”
No More Alone Part II
And suddenly we are in a different kitchen. The old farm house actually contained two apartments. A local paper from 2002. Judging by all the stuff inside this might actually be close to the date of abandonment. Another vintage stove and a small closet. Even a vintage TV could be found. This apartment seemed smaller.Continue reading “No More Alone Part II”
The Photographer’s House Part II
A closer look at the typewriter in the living room. I nowadays have a Remington from around the same era in my closet. A portable radio. The fact that this is one of the less advanced electronic devices in this house, is something quite notable. The sauna stove and a second stove used to heatContinue reading “The Photographer’s House Part II”
The Photographer’s House Part I
I know you are already tired of my date stories, but amazingly enough I was once again on a date with a new girl. We had already met once, but I told her about my attempt to visit all current and former municipalities of Finland during one summer, and she was interested in the adventure.Continue reading “The Photographer’s House Part I”
The Beauty In The Woods
Once upon a time there was a big mansion with lots and lots of farmland. And farming the big fields needed a lot of staff. That’s why there also was a need for staff apartments. The mansion was so big, that even a block of flats was built for them, although the location was fairlyContinue reading “The Beauty In The Woods”