The following location is a former town hall of the municipality of Värtsilä. The birthplace of what now is the global corporation Wärtsilä, it was seriously affected by the second world war, when its most important areas had to be ceded to the Soviet union. The remaining Finnish municipality of Värtsilä was always a veryContinue reading “The Last Bits Of Independence”
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I’ll Be Back After The Sauna Part IV
I didn’t bother taking any outside photos of the doctor’s office building. This one is from the small wooden annex in the back. Clearly even it has served as an office. The office opened up to a small corridor. And along the corridor were of course more office rooms. As a new health care centerContinue reading “I’ll Be Back After The Sauna Part IV”
I’ll Be Back After The Sauna Part III
The top of the stairs. There seemed to even be an attic. The sign says that this is the closed ward. This must be some work place humour, as this has been an office building, not a hospital. The parking lot of the store next door seen through the windows. This was the main reasonContinue reading “I’ll Be Back After The Sauna Part III”
I’ll Be Back After The Sauna Part II
My former boss has a Midsummer tradition. Yearly their family and a family they know go to my boss’ summerplace to eat, bath sauna, swim and chill. And in the past years we have had an even stranger tradition: I crash in the middle of this tradition. After visiting the town hall, I called themContinue reading “I’ll Be Back After The Sauna Part II”
The Town Hall Still In Waiting
Yet another old friend of mine, which I’ve come to visit again hoping for better successes than the previous time. This is the former town hall, which I found two years earlier. It had stood empty for years waiting for demolition, but not much seemed to happen. And unfortunately the buildings seemed as closed asContinue reading “The Town Hall Still In Waiting”
Exploring With A High School Friend Part I
Having lived in several cities and being a social creature, I’ve developed quite a network of friends around the country. After saying goodbye to my childhood friend, I travelled to another town nearby to visit my high school friend. She said she knew some locations, I was happy to have her as a guide. ButContinue reading “Exploring With A High School Friend Part I”
Town Hall In Waiting
When roaming around countless small municipalities, finding abandoned places was more about being in the right place in the right time than actually knowing where they were. And once again I managed to find a closed building with no idea what it was about. Having travelled around Finland a lot and also knowing a bitContinue reading “Town Hall In Waiting”