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”
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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”
In Good Care Part VI
Welcome back to yet another familiar, yet so far unexplored location. The former mental asylum visited at least in 2021 and 2022. But as soon as I got to the yard, I noticed someone with a bike there. Thinking it was another urban explorer, I went and asked, if she had found a way in.Continue reading “In Good Care Part VI”
In Good Care Part V
The following morning I had breakfast with my friend’s family the long way. We sat in the morning sun on the terrace with no horry having coffee. But eventually it was time to head towards new adventures. This was my first photo, because here I noticed the first difference since my previous visit. Massive pilesContinue reading “In Good Care Part V”
In Good Care Part IV
Some of the pieces on the walls were fairly good. They were in a minority, though. Another look at the ruins. They were later demolished. More homes lurking behind trees. At this point it is impossible to determine, which buildings I’ve already photographed and which I haven’t. Some were in better condition than others. SignsContinue reading “In Good Care Part IV”
In Good Care Part III
My third location that evening was a residential area outside the city center. It had originally consisted of 14 blocks of flats and a sauna building. In 2020 a new detail plan was approved for the area. 10 of the houses were protected, four were allowed to be demolished and replaced with new buildings. TheContinue reading “In Good Care Part III”