The largest padlock?

These are padlocks on a fence of a bridge. Does the size of the lock represent something?

Taxi headquarters

...not exactly. This is an old rest house for taxi drivers. It's old, but still in use.

Almost flooding

It's been raining alot, so there is a lot of water in the river. Well ofcourse I should have another photo for comparison, but sorry I don't. Just trust me this is a lot. Kids say this is coca cola river. The water is so brown. There has been flooding in the neighbouring municipalities. Some bales had to be rescued from the water last week and some smaller roads have been under water.

Seinäjoki Vicarage

This is the Vicarage of Törnävä.It is told to be from the 1850's. I found from a history book that it was the first chaplain of the Seinäjoki parish, Salomon Hirvinen who lived there first. It is written that the foundation was largely rebuilt in 1898 and after this renovation the main building(int the back) has remained almost unchanged.

Seinäjoki River, Törnävä

This is a photo taken from the river in Törnävä. While I was standing there I could admire a mother duck teaching her children how to swim in the flowing water. Too bad I didn't have a tele objective with me, so I could not have a photo of them.

Pinkish house

This is the same house as presented here. There are two of them aligning side by side.

Törnävä Well

This well is located in the yard of Törnävä museum area. This museum area of Törnävä has 

a lot of old buildings like the one in the image. Törnävä is one of the oldest areas of Seinäjoki.

Törnävä bridge

This walking bridge crosses over the Seinäjoki river. In a month and a half tens of thousands people walk through it. That's because of the rock festival Provinssirock's main stage is on the other side of the river.

Family Picnic

"Östermyra days" is an event that takes place in Törnävä. There is a lot of program going on in the area. All the museums are open for free. This photo is taken from an organized family piknik.

Duck Pond

This pond used to have a lot of ducks before, wild and domestic(the white ones).  It was even called the duck pond. Now there are only few wild ones. I don't know who used to bring the white ducks but they do not seem to appear anymore. It was fun feeding them as a kid.

Not a lighthouse ...

 

...but another water tower. Sorry about no photoes in few days. I had to go back to work after a nice holiday(which is no excuse). Anyway here is a photo of a another old water tower that can be found in Seinäjoki.

G.A.W A.D 1826

Gustaw Adolf Wasastjerna was in time one of the wealthiest men in Finland. The initials in this building point to him. I like the architecture of this little house. I guess this was also a storage of some kind.

Old storage?

This pretty little house stands in Törnävä, Seinäjoki. I quess it somehow relates to the old mansion but I not even sure what it is. Somekind of storage?

Bullfinch houses

These two pinkish houses reside in the yard of the östermyra mansion. Among others the local blacksmiths used to live in those in the 1800's.

Lovebridge

This oldish wooden bridge crosses the river at Törnävä. It has been referred as a love bridge.  The bridge has wider sections with benches in the center so maybe the love bridge refers to couples sitting on them.

Törnävän kirkko

This one of the churches we have in Seinäjoki. It's called Törnävän kirkko. It is an old gunpowder warehouse. It was built in 1827 and remodelled to be a church in 1864.

Environmental art

These butterflies are also related to the major rock event, Provinssirock taking place in the end of next week

Temporary Bridge

This is a temporary bridge, built by the finnish defence forces. One of the oldest (and also one of the biggest) rock festivals in Finland, Provinssirock, is being built behind that bridge. Some of the main bands this year are: System of a down, Avenged Sevenfold and Volbeat. There are alltogether about 50 bands playing in four stages in the end of next week.

Ducks

These birds stand on the edge of a fountain in the large

garden of the local mental hospital.

Windmill

This old windmill is located near the Östermyra mansion which I posted before. It stands beside a busy road leading through the City.