Salus Building
Donation to the Foundation
From hospital to a house for Foundations
The Salus sign at the building’s entrance serves as a reminder of its original purpose as a hospital. The hospital founded by Ida and Maria Rytkönen specialized in childbirth, surgery, and women’s diseases.
Ida and Maria Rytkönen spent a long time searching for a suitable plot for their hospital, which they eventually found in Helsinki’s Kaivopuisto district. From the outside, the building still closely resembles how it appears in this old archival photograph.