And now for the third point of interest at the gas station that had the bear totems and the train:

This saloonwagon of a train was made famous by a known Finnish Marchal and President Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, who met Adolf Hitler in this wagon.



Later on, the wagon was transformed into a restaurant and a small museum exhibition. Unfortunately, I was unable to visit inside the wagon, as it was closed for restoration at the moment. But I will take some pictures and/or video inside later on if I get the chance.

Nice shots.
And interesting to see some Finnish

Oh wow,   I had no idea this had been preserved.  

Nice work

Montfrooij Posted at 10-16 21:53
Nice shots.
And interesting to see some Finnish

Thanks. :-)

HGDC84 Posted at 10-17 02:12
Thanks. :-)

You're welcome!

DAFlys Posted at 10-16 22:46
Oh wow,   I had no idea this had been preserved.

Yes it has. Though if I have understood right, there are multiple restored wagons used by Mannerheim on various locations in Finland.

Blériot53 Posted at 10-17 02:05
Nice work

Thanks :-)

Wow, quite the history behind that particular rail car.    Good to see that it has been repurposed into something very useful now.

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-17 02:18
Wow, quite the history behind that particular rail car.    Good to see that it has been repurposed into something very useful now.

Yes, it sure has. I think it is being taken good care of now, as I said earlier on the interior is being restored and I think the owner of the gas station is motivated to keep it in good shape, generally speaking. :-)

HGDC84 Posted at 10-17 02:14
Thanks :-)

My pleasure

HGDC84 Posted at 10-17 02:23
Yes, it sure has. I think it is being taken good care of now, as I said earlier on the interior is being restored and I think the owner of the gas station is motivated to keep it in good shape, generally speaking. :-)

Will be interesting to see the interior once he gets it redone.  

HGDC84 Posted at 10-17 02:13
Yes it has. Though if I have understood right, there are multiple restored wagons used by Mannerheim on various locations in Finland.

Are these the same ones they hid in tunnels during the war?

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-17 03:43
Will be interesting to see the interior once he gets it redone.

Yes. I have visited inside sometime before the restoration took place and even then it did look pretty nice.

DAFlys Posted at 10-17 08:21
Are these the same ones they hid in tunnels during the war?

Unfortunately I'm not sure, shame to admit it but my knowledge of history is not that great considering this topic

HGDC84 Posted at 10-17 08:28
Unfortunately I'm not sure, shame to admit it but my knowledge of history is not that great considering this topic

No worries,  there was a lot to happen in that war.   If you like WW2 stuff and you get the chance definitely go to auschwitz.   It's an incredible experience.  

HGDC84 Posted at 10-17 08:26
Yes. I have visited inside sometime before the restoration took place and even then it did look pretty nice.

At least it sounds like somebody is interested in making it even better on the interior.

DAFlys Posted at 10-17 08:35
No worries,  there was a lot to happen in that war.   If you like WW2 stuff and you get the chance definitely go to auschwitz.   It's an incredible experience.

I can believe that. It is an important reminder of our history, and we must remeber not to allow the same mistakes again.

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-17 15:39
At least it sounds like somebody is interested in making it even better on the interior.

Yes, I do believe so. Can't think of a reason why they would close it and give that reason if they didn't.

HGDC84 Posted at 10-18 03:00
Yes, I do believe so. Can't think of a reason why they would close it and give that reason if they didn't.

Yeah, that certainly makes sense.  Maybe in the future you can make it back to that location and see how the interior update went.

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-18 03:06
Yeah, that certainly makes sense.  Maybe in the future you can make it back to that location and see how the interior update went.

I'll have to see when they will open it up again. :-)

HGDC84 Posted at 10-18 03:12
I'll have to see when they will open it up again. :-)

Thanks.   Hope you are having a great week.

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-18 03:23
Thanks.   Hope you are having a great week.

Thanks, you too! :-)

HGDC84 Posted at 10-18 03:25
Thanks, you too! :-)

Thanks.  Doing my best to have an outstanding week.  Just got to see how it plays out.  

Nice shot

Dominik__W Posted at 10-18 09:27
Nice shot

Thank you :-)