You know, abandoned places are all around us. You just have to know where to look.
Some abandoned places are the kind of places that one just has to wonder why they are abandoned. This sidetrack leads to an old factory site. A formerly abandoned place where there are lots of activity nowadays and big plans to renovate old buildings and built new ones. Actually a whole new district is being planned and built there. As well as a tramline through that district. They just have to dig these tracks up first and perhaps tear this bridge also apart so that they can built tracks for a tramline that goes through the old factory site...
So again I'm ranting about this commuter train thing. Or the lack of it to certain directions here in Tampere. I guess I have a problem with people tearing down old and building new things to the same place that do the exact same thing that the old ones could have done. Only if someone would just update those old things and do some maintenance. But nooooooo... rolling eyes
Progress says "Shake, rattle and tear apart."
Moving on.
This is an old sauna. Yeah, I know, horrible, right? But then again it is about 2 to 5 times bigger than modern day saunas Finns have in their apartments. I've seen saunas that are so tiny that you better plan well where you are going to step before you enter the sauna. And also decide do you wanna go ass first and come out nose first. Or vice versa. 'Cause there's no room to even turn if you don't want to risk landing on to the sauna stove = kiuas that usually has few hotter than hot stones on top of it. And I'm not even exaggerating about the lack of space!
This is a shed or a sauna. Not sure. Abandoned.
This is a gem! Oh, you're not seeing what I see? The gemminess of it? (Yep, it is true. I'm making these words up as I go. Just bear with me, You'll get use to it.)
Well, first of all this is not abandoned, but it sure is in poor condition so I guess you could call it half abandoned. There is an educational establishment near and this is a sauna for students and personnel. You can see the small pier from which one can jump into the water after sauna. The water is as clear as a brown water lake can be, comes from a small river (ditch) and has a small dam that makes this serine and beautiful lake. Or a big pond. After the dam the river continues flowing towards an old mill.
The building was built in 1938 and looks like it has never been renovated after that. The lake was made for swimming and training log running and other kind of useful skills that a lumberjack needs.
Now I'm not saying that this place should be some sort of a tourist lure when the students and the personnel aren't using it, but what I am saying is that it wouldn't be a bad thing at all if this would be open for public during the school holidays. A proper renovation so that this would be in good condition but it would still feel like a 30's or 40's lumberjack cottage. Old place with hidden modern facilities. Sauna for a fee, some log running for dummies and of course a small but exceptional cafeteria with warm buns and freshly baked rolls. This place has an extremely easy access to it although it's kind of in the middle of nowhere (as everything in Finland is) there is a larger road near and you could practically drive your car right next to the lake.
So again, if you my dear reader, are in the position to decide what to do with this kind of old places, feel free to use my idea and call it your own. And remember to invite me when you open the Log Run for Dummies, Sauna for Cool Guys and Cafeteria for Vintage Lovers place.