Eira Hospital ( fi, Eiran sairaala, sv, Eira sjukhus) is a
private hospital in southern part of
Helsinki,
Finland. It has given its name to the adjacent
Eira district of Helsinki.
The architectural landmark is located at
Tehtaankatu and
Laivurinkatu cross, with address at Tehtaankatu 30 in Helsinki. The building was designed by
Lars Sonck and its construction was completed in June 1905. It is named Eira after similar Eira-named hospital in
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
. In
Icelandic
Poetic Edda ''Eir'' was the art-of-medicine goddess.
Eira hospital, history
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Eira Hospital
Hospital buildings completed in 1905
Hospitals established in 1905
Hospitals in Helsinki
Ullanlinna
Lars Sonck buildings
National Romantic architecture in Finland
Art Nouveau architecture in Helsinki
Art Nouveau hospital buildings
1905 establishments in Finland
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