Hullo border outpost Infrastructure

This outpost is situated in Hullo on the island of Vormsi. It was the last outpost to be built on Vormsi, completed in spring 1985. Characteristic of the confusion that reigned during the Soviet era, the Far North Outpost was constructed using stock building plans: most of the complex is under one roof. It was built by soon-to-be-demobbed conscripts, who were commonly put to such use. The completed building was home to the 17th Border Outpost of the 106th Red Banner Border Guard Squad. They did not have the use of it for long, however, as it was taken over by the Estonian Border Guard in late 1992. The outpost includes a full-sized basketball court and a cinema with balconies. It is also unique for having its sentry post on top of its heating plant chimney, with a staircase winding around it. The property was divided up and privatised by the Ministry of the Interior in 2008. Part of the former outpost site has since been turned into residential land.