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”
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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”
A Selection From The Past Part IV
A broken record? Lovely vintage shelf paper. There was one more apartment at the end of the corridor. This one was smaller than the previous one, just one room and a kitchen. The card was addressed to the same person, whose English notebook I found in the earlier post. The small kitchen was quite aContinue reading “A Selection From The Past Part IV”
A Selection From The Past Part I
Another quiet rural village street somwhere in Finland. And the old village store called Talvikin Valinta (Talvikki’s Selection). This is one of the best known urbex locations in Finland. If you live in the South and have never visited this one, you’re really not an urbexer. Prices of meat and prepared food products. The pricesContinue reading “A Selection From The Past Part I”
Promised A Lot, Provided A Little
When I was doing my previous, large Tour De Finland in 2020, I visited almost all former mental asylums in Finland, which I knew about. Almost. There were some, which I had missed. The decision to close this hospital was made in 2015 and the last patients moved out in 2019. Some of the buildingsContinue reading “Promised A Lot, Provided A Little”
Involuntary Goodbyes
My final location of the evening was yet another location featured previously. This, of course, is the ruined cotton wool factory I visited the previous August and featured not so long ago on this blog. I didn’t expect to find a point of entry, but there had been talk about its demolition, so I hadContinue reading “Involuntary Goodbyes”
Unboxing A Factory Part VI
Wait a second, where are we now? Electrical devices with names of factories: one says sawmill and condensator, the other one brick factory and the third one box factory. Even more facilities in the following blocks. And all kinds of fairly strange devices. Behind the scenes. Doesn’t look very functional anymore. There were several electricalContinue reading “Unboxing A Factory Part VI”
Unboxing A Factory Part V
The closest look at the old factory, which indeed was in a seemingly good condition. I didn’t approach further, as I really wasn’t sure if it was abandoned or not. Later that year I was contacted by a group of film students. They were filming this documentary and asked me for some help in findingContinue reading “Unboxing A Factory Part V”