Back at the porch, it seems. One more entrance. It looks to lead to the final unexplored part of the upstairs. And indeed it did. Well here we have another mess. Moving on to a lobby. And reaching room number 4. What a small room I found. Judging by the mattresses, this has been aContinue reading “The Final Moment Was An Unpleasant Surprise Part III”
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The Final Moment Was An Unpleasant Surprise Part I
Now this was something of an unexpected discovery. My urbex friend told me about a former school closed decades ago and converted into a hotel. During the winter of 2014-2015 there was a massive water leak, which closed the place down. In 2016 the owner applied for a demolition permit for the historically important buildingContinue reading “The Final Moment Was An Unpleasant Surprise Part I”
Built For The Russians, Went Down With The Russians
Welcome to yet another interesting piece of Finnish real estate history. This here is the Zsar Outlet Village built right next to the border with Russia and opened in 2018. Its aim was to serve rich Russian tourists, who were a mainstay in Southeastern Finland back then. It looks like a historical city, but itContinue reading “Built For The Russians, Went Down With The Russians”
Something Fishy Is Going On In Here
When my friend tipped me about the former border control troop garrison, which I unsuccessfully visited, they told me that the building had a twin. It was another border control troop garrison and its fate was almost similar. It had been closed and sold to a Russian owner and abandoned after that. However, my friendContinue reading “Something Fishy Is Going On In Here”
Still Chasing The Impossible
Here we are again. At the dairy processing plant, which I have been chasing since 2011, when it wasn’t even abandoned yet. But something has happened isnce the previous visit in 2022. Back then there was absolutely no graffiti on the facade. Now the entire place has been vandalized with large tags. In addition toContinue reading “Still Chasing The Impossible”
Very Sad To See this
Next my trip took me to a small rural village, where there is a large former prison. It was closed in 2011, and after that the place has hosted asylum seekers. I’ve been to the village several times to see if there is anything of interest. There hasn’t been yet. One of the buildings, whichContinue reading “Very Sad To See this”
Waiting For Its End
And welcome yet again to a familiar location. Here we have a sawmill factory workers’ apartment building, which has been empty for years and already has a demolition permit. I recently shared my previous photos from the same location to a local Facebook group and heard, that it had been converted to a clubhouse atContinue reading “Waiting For Its End”
God Had No Plans To Save It
Now we’re arriving to a special location, because this is a former church. Yes, it doesn’t look like one, but it is one. Built in 1954, it is actually technically not a church, as laws back then required an administrative decision to build one, and there was none. Yet it was used as a churchContinue reading “God Had No Plans To Save It”
Just Before It Was Gone
That year I had read news about the demolition of a market garden in Imatra, just by the Eastern border. It was stated, that the demolition would start during summer, so I wasn’t really sure what would be left when I’d arrive. The garden had existed since the 1950’s or the 1960’s according to aerialContinue reading “Just Before It Was Gone”
Spotted From Another Train
Here we have an interesting builing. It looks like an ordinary home, but its window layout is a bit strange. I believe two of the two doors downstairs lead to apartments and the third one to a stairway upstairs, where there is a lobby and more apartments. I originally spotted this building through a trainContinue reading “Spotted From Another Train”