Laakso Hospital

The hill covered in a pine forest was seen as ideal for recovery of patients with lung diseases.

However, the area was located in the Central Park reserved by the city council, which could not be seen as being compacted any more.

[1] The architect Eino Forsman made a design for two hospital pavilions and for one administrative and residential building.

Because treatment generally lasted long, there was work therapy and hobbies available for the patients: handicrafts, book binding and carpenter and painting work and from 1946 also instruction in the Finnish, Swedish, English and Russian languages, accounting and typing.

[1] During World War II, the Laakso Hospital also treated wounded soldiers and those with tuberculosis.

During the bombing of Helsinki in World War II, the western pavilion was hit, breaking thousands of windows and leading to many departments being closed.

With the introduction of the folk health law in 1972, the hospital has served at the healthcare centre hospital of the western major district in Helsinki, also providing special healthcare for the inhabitants of the entire city.

The administrative building of the Laakso Hospital.
The Laakso Hospital.
The Helsinki Tuberculosis Hospital, now known as the Laakso Hospital, nearing completion in 1929.
The Helsinki Tuberculosis Hospital, now known as the Laakso Hospital, in 1934. Terraces for outside air care, known as "halls", were located in both pavilions, the terraces on the upper floors were 55 metres long.
Building 4 at the Laakso Hospital. The P door can be seen at the front left. For example the Laakso healthcare station was located on the first floor of the background part of the building (R door).
Guidance map of the Laakso Hospital area in 2018.