The door was indeed ajar. It led to a very dark basement, which could best be described as being a maze. We went through it carefully using our phones and flashlights, but the trek did remind me of why I usually never enter basements when being in abandoned buildings. The first staircase we found wasContinue reading “The Sorry State of the Mastodon Part II”
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The Sorry State of the Mastodon Part I
The final location of our midsummer tour was perhaps the largest, most beautiful and saddest abandoned building in Finland ever. It was a large tuberculosis sanatorium located in a beautiful cape near a large lake. It was around a hundred metres long, nine storeys high and built in a wonderful 1930’s functionalistic style. It isContinue reading “The Sorry State of the Mastodon Part I”
The Trapped Village
Let the sign speak for itself: As you can see, we are in a small village between Finland and Russia. In the 1850’s it was situated on the shores of a large lake and otherwise surrounded by fields. First they built a channel, not a very large one, but important for the economy. It ranContinue reading “The Trapped Village”
The Final Disposal for the Unwanted
My midsummer tour had now advanced to my destination, a town, the name of which I won’t disclose here. I spent the midsummer night grilling, chilling and in the sauna with friends, we even did some midsummer spells and went to the karaoke. We had a great time. I was up early the following day,Continue reading “The Final Disposal for the Unwanted”
Children Are Healthy When They Play Part III
The main attraction was indeed a castle. And like the kiosk featured in an earlier post, this one was also made of real stone. The castle had attracted all kinds of visitors, some of which hadn’t been nearly as kind as we were. It had definitely seen better days. I don’t know, who’s behind these,Continue reading “Children Are Healthy When They Play Part III”
Children Are Healthy When They Play Part II
This had been one of the main attractions, the home of Hilarius Hiiri (Hilarius the Mouse). He was a fictional character developed to teach children good Christian values like respecting other people. He moved away five years before the park’s closure. The park was located in a very strange corner of wasteland between tower blocks,Continue reading “Children Are Healthy When They Play Part II”
The Cottage by the Closed Road
A beautiful summer day was turning towards the evening, the sun was setting, and the shadows were getting longer. I had found out that a small abandoned house lay in a very remote location, and decided to go have a look, if it was still around. Not only was the location very remote, it wasContinue reading “The Cottage by the Closed Road”
Same Old Villa, Different Colours Part III
The upstairs was a maze, and now that its windows had been boarded shut, it was a dark maze. As I had been here before, I actually knew what to expect. It was the details I was after. The dialogue between the taggers continued. “Please keep up just a little more”, one begs. “Fuck no”,Continue reading “Same Old Villa, Different Colours Part III”
Same Old Villa, Different Colours Part II
Moving around the villa had been easy and quiet during my previous explorations. Now it was quite the opposite. Vandals had destroyed places so badly, that you had to constantly mind your step. There was rubble from the smashed floor tiles everywhere. There was wood, ther was glass. And we were equipped with just lightContinue reading “Same Old Villa, Different Colours Part II”
Same Old Villa, Different Colours Part I
Leaving town meant also saying goodbye to all the familiar urbex locations I had explored during the past few years. One which I was especially fond of was the modernist villa in Toppila. Since my previous visit the surroundings of the villa had changed a lot. A new temoprary service road had been punctuated inContinue reading “Same Old Villa, Different Colours Part I”