Suomieksotiikkaa SAATANA! - A Used to Gas Station

in #finland8 years ago (edited)

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On my way to Lieksa in Eastern-Finland I encountered this small ancient-looking gas station and I thought it would make a good inclusion for Suomeksotiikkaa SAATANA (Finnish exotica for fuck sakes!) series that @eveuncovered has created.

It is in an area called Rautavaara ("Iron Hill").

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The "tourist attractions" consist of nature and trails, huts and few accommodations.

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There was this building next to, saying "maatalous" (agriculture in English).

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I'm not sure what it is, but looking at the back it looked like someone might've been living there, because there was some stuff you'd see next to a front door of someone's house.

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Some kind of tanks that look like they've been there for a while.

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An active recycling spot though.

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"Ei käytössä". "Not in use". Yeah, it does look like it.

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Bike tries to sneak in.

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You hit a goldmine with this one for Suomieksotiikkaa STNA! This is exactly the kind of feel I wanted the series to have, the old and abandoned, places that were once in good use, saw a lot of people every day, but are now completely discarded.

Yeah, it was a peculiar find in the sense that it was right next to the main road I was cycling. Never seen that type of small station with dual pumps before irl.

Dang that thing is old. Hope you get lucky and stumble on more relics

I don't think I'll encounter such relics much more because there won't be too much "wasteland" on the way back.

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