I bought what I needed to. Before heading home I decided to drive out to check on a location, which had looked interesting, when I had passed it on my previous adventure with a friend. Interesting? Indeed. Promising? Most definitely. But it never fulfilled its promise. I check these locations around once a year, andContinue reading “When Tiktok Came To Town Part V”
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When Tiktok Came To Town Part IV
After exploring the two waterworks’ staff houses, I headed west. I needed to buy something for my car and all the most accessible places to do that were outside Helsinki. On my way to the store I decided to check, whether anything had happened with this old and long since abandoned farm I had discoveredContinue reading “When Tiktok Came To Town Part IV”
When Tiktok Came To Town Part III
My cousin had only told me about the row house. The information I had gotten didn’t include the block of flats next to it. Their location was so strange and their architecture so identical, that it was almost immediately certain, that even these had something to do with the water purification plant. Vandalism was extensive,Continue reading “When Tiktok Came To Town Part III”
When Tiktok Came To Town Part II
The cupboard contained different solutions to treating wood. Apparently the resident had a hobby – or just wanted to keep their terrace in shape. I think the answer is more on the hobby side. A second bathroom. What luxury! The apartments really were large for being staff apartments. The small cloakroom. And so I amContinue reading “When Tiktok Came To Town Part II”
When Tiktok Came To Town Part I
In the early 2020’s Tiktok became popular in Finland. I’m such a boomer, that I have stuck to Instagram and haven’t even become a Snapchat native. Many of my friends, however became active tiktokers. Whenever they encountered urbex-related content in the app, they often started giving me tips. This one came from my cousin, whoContinue reading “When Tiktok Came To Town Part I”
Driving A Lot But Getting Nowhere Part VI
Entering the first apartment. The use of wood reminds me of the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. A room with more gym equipment and a bookshelf. A box of 11 cheese blocks. Although I am an avid cheese lover myself, this seems a bit too much. The bookshelf. A lot of nonfiction, it seems. AnContinue reading “Driving A Lot But Getting Nowhere Part VI”
Driving A Lot But Getting Nowhere Part V
A meat guide to using different parts of pork in different recipes. There has been a meat counter in this tiny store back in the days. A view towards the loading dock. Shelves inside the dairy product counter. The price tag of a 2004 Fiat Ducato. More spaces behind the area meant for customers. There’sContinue reading “Driving A Lot But Getting Nowhere Part V”
Driving A Lot But Getting Nowhere Part IV
The final location of the day was this beautiful, functionalistic old co-operative store designed by architect Erkki Huttunen. I had already discovered it the previous autumn, but back then there was no way in. As you can see, there now is a gap between the fence and the broken window. But let’s first see whatContinue reading “Driving A Lot But Getting Nowhere Part IV”
Driving A Lot But Getting Nowhere Part II
We only managed to visit one location that night. We planned on waking up early and trekking through a forest to a particularly interesting place with an angry neighbour, but as we slept pretty late and it was raining, we decided to go somewhere else instead. After having breakfast we headed to a nearby townContinue reading “Driving A Lot But Getting Nowhere Part II”
Driving A Lot But Getting Nowhere Part I
As May was heading towards warmer nights, we decided to go on a weekend tour with one of my friends, whom I had met during my years at the university. We hadn’t seen eachother in ages until we decided to have a weekend roadtrip back in 2022. Back then we successfully explored this sawmill workers’Continue reading “Driving A Lot But Getting Nowhere Part I”