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Jokela was a remarkable brick manufacturing location for 130 years, at best times with four operating brick works in the village. The oldest factory started burning bricks in 1874. Production continued till 1959. The factory still exists and it has new use, it's now a storage of the municipal technical department. They also arrange some events there. The old buildings are now taken care of by a society, whose dedication is to preserve brick industry heritage in Jokela.

	Voluntary workers of the heritage society have done a big job in maintaining the place. Sheet metal roof shines even on a rainy day, and walls are covered by a good paint layer.
	The brick made extension was built in 1953, just a few years before the factory was closed.
	This end looks towards the railroad. Jokela is the scene of one of the worst train accidents in Finnish railroad history. The accident took place on a foggy spring morning in 1996 and commissed to a major change in signalling systems of our railroad network. Totally off this topic: exactly 116 years before the Jokela train accident, on April 21st 1880, another traffic accident occurred. A small clipper ship crashed into rocks out on the waters by Spivey Point in Antonio Bay, CA, taking tens of men down with her! Think about it and whimp....
	This small and well taken care of house has been a repair shop. Now it seems to be a private residence, so we didn't inspect the place very closely.
	Inside the factory. Road signs and other municipal stuff fill the interior.
	Climbing frames, yesss!
	A brand new birdie and other Lappset products awaiting installation.
	Okay, the factory is the stuff that we came to see.. It's not very much in this case. Interior of the factory is typical for older brick works. Soil floor, kiln and wooden beams supporting the roof, not much else.
	A few efficient lamps were laying in the kiln. We plugged one... and there was light!
	An old wagon for brick transportation has been preserved.
	What has been going on here??
	Of course, it was "Tuomaasta Nuuttiin", an all family's happening just before Christmas 2003. I couldn't think of a more atmospheric place than a former brick kiln with candles. Must be a great place to take your kids to, really.
	Some "Tuomaasta Nuuttiin" participants.
	Above the kiln there's an attic with mostly usless empty space.
	Special light switch in the room above drying chambers, which have been added to the building later.
	Cables, which have operated drying chambers' doors and heating hatches criss cross in the attic room above the chambers.
	Artificial light was available also here, and it was needful.
	Drying chambers.
	Chamber 13..
	Maintenance crawlspace with all dust one can breathe.
	Bonus target: this former box factory is a rock-throw away of the brick works.
	This building has been some sort of drying house.
	Ventilation has been efficient.
	Locked, and the reason is that..
	The main factory is active by a new user. Open doors, but uninvited visitors better stay away from that building.
	Chinese? Nope, the box factory's original name points strongly to our capitol's notorious districts. Sörnäinen is the place.

Voluntary workers of the heritage society have done a big job in maintaining the place. Sheet metal roof shines even on a rainy day, and walls are covered by a good paint layer.

The brick made extension was built in 1953, just a few years before the factory was closed.

This end looks towards the railroad. Jokela is the scene of one of the worst train accidents in Finnish railroad history. The accident took place on a foggy spring morning in 1996 and commissed to a major change in signalling systems of our railroad network.

Totally off this topic: exactly 116 years before the Jokela train accident, on April 21st 1880, another traffic accident occurred. A small clipper ship crashed into rocks out on the waters by Spivey Point in Antonio Bay, CA, taking tens of men down with her! Think about it and whimp....

This small and well taken care of house has been a repair shop. Now it seems to be a private residence, so we didn't inspect the place very closely.

Inside the factory. Road signs and other municipal stuff fill the interior.

Climbing frames, yesss!

A brand new birdie and other Lappset products awaiting installation.

Okay, the factory is the stuff that we came to see.. It's not very much in this case. Interior of the factory is typical for older brick works. Soil floor, kiln and wooden beams supporting the roof, not much else.

A few efficient lamps were laying in the kiln. We plugged one... and there was light!

An old wagon for brick transportation has been preserved.

What has been going on here??

Of course, it was "Tuomaasta Nuuttiin", an all family's happening just before Christmas 2003. I couldn't think of a more atmospheric place than a former brick kiln with candles. Must be a great place to take your kids to, really.

Some "Tuomaasta Nuuttiin" participants.

Above the kiln there's an attic with mostly usless empty space.

Special light switch in the room above drying chambers, which have been added to the building later.

Cables, which have operated drying chambers' doors and heating hatches criss cross in the attic room above the chambers.

Artificial light was available also here, and it was needful.

Drying chambers.

Chamber 13..

Maintenance crawlspace with all dust one can breathe.

Bonus target: this former box factory is a rock-throw away of the brick works.

This building has been some sort of drying house.

Ventilation has been efficient.

Locked, and the reason is that..

The main factory is active by a new user. Open doors, but uninvited visitors better stay away from that building.

Chinese? Nope, the box factory's original name points strongly to our capitol's notorious districts. Sörnäinen is the place.

REFERENCES:

Rakennettu kulttuuriympäristö, Museovirasto/Ympäristöministeriö, Museoviraston rakennushistorian osasto, 1993
Jokelan Tiilitehdasperinne r.y., official registered society web page

SITES WITH NOTEWORTHY CONTENT CONCERNING JOKELAN TIILITEHDAS:

Silent Wall