And back at yet another familiar location. This time it’s the municipal home I also discovered back in 2022, but failed to gain an entry. I’ve now come to see if I would be more lucky this time. At least the birches have grown since last year. And if nothing has changed, I will prettyContinue reading “Trying In Vain”
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Opening The Mail
Back at another familiar location. This here is the former post and telegram office of a small municipality, which was originally built by a pharmacist in 1925 and served as a pharmacy. It has been featured earlier in here. The building is located in a very central location, but is covered by bushes. As usualContinue reading “Opening The Mail”
The Rain Refused To Give Up, So I Did
It was almost 9pm, and that is the magical time after which alcohol may no longer be sold in stores. Despite having a great day of exploration with several new locations, I was tired and soaking wet. It was so wet and dark, that I had absolutely no hope of photographing anything more that night.Continue reading “The Rain Refused To Give Up, So I Did”
Suspicions Confirmed
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”
The Guard Is Up
This here is a former railway station. It was opened in the late 19th century and is the last remaining original station building on this stretch of track, which hasn’t seen passenger traffic since 1987. The building now belongs to a private owner. It isn’t in a very good condition, and I’ve never seen anyContinue reading “The Guard Is Up”
Another Forgotten Sawmill
Decades ago a small co-operative was founded in a small village. It started by extracting peat. Then it founded a mill, then the sawmill and finally a brickworks. It surprisingly grew into one the largest co-operative in the region. In the late 1960’s financers simply pulled the plug and the company went bankrupt. According toContinue reading “Another Forgotten Sawmill”
A Neglected Treasure Part II
A large window. And a chair. More chairs. The building had been abandoned for a long time and was in a very bad condition. Another room. And another kitchen. It seems, that there were three apartments downstairs. One in the former post office and two in the apartment section. The paint cans again indicate, thatContinue reading “A Neglected Treasure Part II”
A Neglected Treasure Part I
The first photo of this post is of a dilapidated wooden building. I first thought of it as a house, but it rather seems to be the auxiliary building to another one. Which is here. The building was completed in 1945 to be the home and office of the local rural police chief. The buildingContinue reading “A Neglected Treasure Part I”
Not Empty, Just Waiting
This beauty here is a former elementary school built in 1929. Behind it is the newer school built in 1955. The school was closed in 2009 and sold to a private owner in 2012. The new owner renovated and rescued this old beauty, but in 2021 they put it up for sale. Technically it isn’tContinue reading “Not Empty, Just Waiting”
Returning To The Factory Village Part II
Entering the second apartment seems to be through the kitchen. And here we are in the living room. The bathroom. This apartment seemed pretty modern when comparing with the collapsed ones. Again looking back towards the better preserved yellow one. The oven. This one looks like the 1980’s. A rather big canister. Looking towards theContinue reading “Returning To The Factory Village Part II”