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Location DB > Finland > Western Finland > Halikko > Wartsala Ångsågs Aktiebolag > 2002-2004 > 03(1).jpg 4 / 17   03(1).jpg Description Since there's no caption for this photograph... In mid-90s the ruined sawmill and power station, smoke stack and workers' barracks were still intact. I personally saw them, thanks to my dad who brought me there to see them. A glimpse of the ruined power station behind the trees, its smoke stack rising above the treetops and the barracks, which were, back then, the biggest abandoned houses I had ever seen. I climbed up the hill and saw "Access forbidden" and "Look out for falling objects"-signs in the wall of the barracks. Then I saw that another one of the buildings was being demolished. Later I also saw two smoke stacks in the forest, with stoves hanging in the air. In late-90s everything but the house factory was completely demolished. I forgot everything about the sawmill for several years, and when I saw news about the redevelopement of the old sawmill area of Vartsala in our local newspaper, I decided to take a look before it's too late. Now, after couple of years, the place still remains almost in the same condition as when I visited it for first time. The contaminated soil around the house factory has now been cleaned and new houses are being built in the area. Controls Return to Main Location Page Return to Gallery Overview Edit this Gallery Edit this Picture Un-Subscribe this Picture Comments Posted by Emperor Wang 12/3/2007 1:47 PM | remove   What sort of pollution would a sawmill produce? Posted by Tupsumato 12/3/2007 5:28 PM | remove   Most Finnish sawmills used KY5 wood preservative, which contained 2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenol. It's a nasty chemical that must be removed before the area can be redeveloped. Posted by Emperor Wang 12/4/2007 6:29 PM | remove   Yuck! Thanks for the clarification. If you'd like to add a comment, please login or register. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 375 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 741371930 pages have been generated.