New Malmi Hospital

The city is planning to build a new hospital in Malmi. The new building will be built next to the current Malmi Hospital, and it is intended to be completed in 2032.
An aerial view of the location of the New Malmi Hospital.

Picture: Martin Boyadgian

The new Malmi Hospital will be a rehabilitative hospital with a focus on geriatric acute care and rehabilitation and the further treatment of surgical patients.

Construction of the new Malmi Hospital is set to begin in 2029.

The project in brief

In the future, Malmi will be the second site of Helsinki Hospital. According to the 2030 hospital district vision for the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, the operations of the Helsinki Hospital will be divided between the Malmi and Meilahti–Laakso districts in the future.

The planning phase of the new Malmi Hospital will last until approximately 2028. The construction phase is planned to begin in 2029, and the premises are expected to be ready for use in 2032.

Architectural competition

The City of Helsinki organised an architectural competition for the design of the new Malmi Hospital. The architectural competition was held as a two-stage invitational competition.

The competition seeked fresh solutions for hospital design. The main goal of the competition is to design a good public space and a healing environment. 

12 architect groups were selected for the first stage of the competition, five of whom reached the second stage. The winner of the competition was Architect Group Reino Koivula Oy and Harris Kjisik Arkkitehdit Oy with their proposal, Puutarhat. Other prizes went to these proposals: Malmikko and Kylässä. In addition, the jury decided to award honourable mentions to Salvos and Verso.

More information on the competition can be found on the architectural competition website(Link leads to external service)

Construction schedule

The aim is to begin construction in 2029. The building and its surroundings are intended to be completed and operations to begin in 2032.

The schedules are preliminary and may be subject to changes during the project.

Contacts

Name
Jonna Taegen

Title
Project Director
Description
Urban Environment Division, Facility Service

Name
Päivi Wallenius

Title
Leading architect
Description
Social Services and Health Care Division