| Siilinmylly water mill & sawmill, Pieksämäki |
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Siilinmylly is an ancient milling place. Milling has actually given name to the location by a small stream. The existing buildings were constructed between 1909 and 1913, and are currently being renovated. The small-scale industrial facilities comprise of a sawmill, planing mill, flour mill and power generating station.
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Nice find near a boring and dull industrial area: old water mill by the stream! |
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The planing mill in front has been let into a terrible condition during past decades of no use. Now the place is finally being repaired like this shows. |
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No this is not the nearby house's shed, this is sawmill. |
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Sawmill as seen from the dam. |
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The flour mill is well painted, but it's roof would hardly bear a cat. |
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The dam bridge. |
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This shot was taken with 20 s shutter time, and look how still the water surface seems. And it's taken from the dam! |
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Brick wall forms an alley. Moss growing on the bricks in free air teel something about average air humidity here. |
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Looking out from generating room. |
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The one and only generator in the generating room. |
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Like in every decent old power generating room, the meter panels are marble. |
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The meters are ultra cool. Some of them are missing - it's highly possible they were stolen. |
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This "love room" is an attic above the generating room. Numerous teens have visited the place during past decades. Nowadays they can't gather here any more. There is a cottage next to the mill. Any trespassers will be evicted when encountered. |
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One of the wooden stone mills. |
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Millstone in the planing mill. |
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Power transmissions are mostly present. If the mill is fixed and restored, like the case seems to be, they will most probably be polished and lubricated again. |
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Milling room. The water duct's closing wheel is in front, and mills are at both sides of the door. |
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Sawmill from inside. Nothing large. |
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One circular saw and reelway, plus wooden beams to walk on. All equipment of the sawmill. |
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Wonders of autumn near the mill. |
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