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An urban explorer has unearthed a gunpowder factory hidden in a labyrinth of tunnels that have been left abandoned since World War II.

The bloke behind the Urbex with Madsen Facebook page has been exploring abandoned places across Europe when he discovered the forgotten site among mountains in Sweden.

Once inside he found rusting lockers that had been eerily left wide open after the staff's final day.

Machines covered in black soot from the hard day's graft remain in the damp and dingy tunnels, showing just how hard the working conditions were.

Some of the machines are falling apart and a temperature gauge has even been rusted into a permanent position.

Describing his dark images, Madsen, from Denmark, wrote: "This gunpowder factory was hidden in the mountain and consisted of many small tunnels which led us to some larger spaces.

"Production started with the beginning of WW2 and ended when the war was over."

Fascinated military enthusiasts flocked to the comments to praise the amazing find.

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One user said: "Amazing what we do to survive our world? Looks like a cool place to visit but wouldn't want to work there myself."

Another added: "I would love to visit that place. I love anything to do with WW2."

But a third fan joked that "with the way things are looking we need to get this place running again" in reference to recent World War 3 fears have raised with Russian troops mass near the Ukrainian border.

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Although, it is unconfirmed where in Sweden this gunpowder factory is, there is an abandoned gunpowder factory in Tyfors, Western Sweden, according to TravelBlogEurope.

During its operations, it would replenish ammunition stocks if the threat of invasion became a reality.

The military decided it would be the perfect location to build it just over 60 miles from the Norwegian border as it had good road and railway access.

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The factory had one part above ground and one underground.

The underground was blasted out inside the nearby mountain and was big enough to fit a car through.

It's not clear when operations started from the factory but some claim that it began as early as 1938.

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But it is certain that it was in use throughout World War II and had up to 200 staff members sourced from the local population at its peak.

The news comes after an urban explorer has uncovered a collection of military vehicles believed to have been used during the Cold War by the British military.

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Posting a collection of images from an undisclosed location, the explorer, known as 'Outwiththebutler', fascinated fans with the vast collection of planes and vans that have been left to rust in the drizzly British weather for decades.

The paint has faded but the unmistakable aircraft insignia of the Royal Air Force can still be seen on the side, leading one fan to speculate that they were a series of 'Cold War veteran aircrafts.'

• Urban Explorers
• World War 2
• Military

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