The lobby and café upstairs was what life in Finland looked decades ago. This over here is a real time capsule. It was almost as if the 1960’s were still here. That is where people have chosen their sandwiches, buns and cold drinks from. Moving on to the hall, the heart of the activity inContinue reading “Bought By Mistake Part II”
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Bought By Mistake Part I
Just two houses away from the village store was the old association building of the village, which I had photographed from the outside back in 2021. Built by several associations to be used for their activities, the downstairs featured business premises. Originally there had at least been a bank, the last users were a kiosk,Continue reading “Bought By Mistake Part I”
Killed By Authorities
Already during my previous visits to this village, I’ve noticed this old store. Judging by some of the color choices still visible, it has belonged to a chain called Siwa. An old Google Maps picture from 2009 confirmed this. When I started searching for the store’s closing date, I ran into a surprising reason asContinue reading “Killed By Authorities”
Some Towns Are More Effective Than Others
I told you earlier about finding the list of property strategies of municipalities and towns and using them to find abandoned properties destined for demolition. Well, I had again encountered the list of a small regional town, which was losing people fast. I could determine, that some of the buildings had already been demolished, butContinue reading “Some Towns Are More Effective Than Others”
Still For Sale
The evening light brought me back to yet another familiar location – a regional hospital closed down in 2014. The previous time I had visited the place had been a year earlier, and that time I hadn’t been lucky in finding an entrance. I wasn’t very hopeful this time, either, but I was ready forContinue reading “Still For Sale”
Only A Decade Too Late
The following location was a new one for me. It was yet another former sawmill area, one of several ones scattered around Finland, which used to live from its forests. This one was founded in 1917 and became a rather large one. In its peak it employed 140 people, produced almost 60 000 m3 ofContinue reading “Only A Decade Too Late”
Too Guarded For Me
And here we have the first glimpses of what I really was looking for when entering the transformation station. This here is a former school of some kind. Back in the days when I first visited the place, I had no clue what it was. I’ve since figured it out, though. But figuring out orContinue reading “Too Guarded For Me”
A Good Cover
My following location was an old education building of some sort located in the middle of nowhere. I had discovered it by using old maps, but was extremely unsure what it was and what was its current status. As I never park my car in front of buildings I visit, always further away, I wasContinue reading “A Good Cover”
Still Scared Of The Criminal Minds
After the barbecue I continued my journey. And this here is another familiar location. It is the old block of flats built in the middle of nowhere for sawmill workers, which ended into the hands of organized crime. I’ve told its story before here. Despite now looking completely abandoned and overgrown, I still didn’t goContinue reading “Still Scared Of The Criminal Minds”
In Good Care Part VII
Moving behind the row houses to see if I could find a way in through a back door. There are hundreds of doors. Why can’t I find an open one? Somebody still cuts the grass here. Another house. Moving on to the area where the houses for higher ranking hospital staff were. This probably isContinue reading “In Good Care Part VII”