Pitkäniemi hospital properties go on sale for up to €15.6 million
Friday 4th September 2026 on 11:45 in
Finland
The sale of the historic Pitkäniemi hospital area in Nokia, on the shore of Lake Pyhäjärvi, is moving forward, Yle reports. The Pirkanmaa wellbeing services county plans to sell the properties in three stages.
The first property is a protected wooden house on the northern edge of the area. It contains four rented apartments and has a starting price of €150,000.
The second property is the “Castle”, the former chief physician’s residence near the Rajasalmi bridge on the shore of Lake Pyhäjärvi. The building is designated in the local detailed plan for service buildings. Its starting price is €300,000.
The third and largest sale covers all the other properties being offered. The package includes new building sites as well as protected historic buildings. It has approximately 30,500 square metres of new building rights and a starting price of €15,577,000.
“Our aim is to sell the area mainly as a single entity rather than divide it into small parts. We would like to find an operator that would take broader responsibility for developing the area,” property director Petri Laurikka said in a press release.
The development has been prepared in cooperation with the City of Nokia, which is planning to renew the road network in the area. The subdivision of plots has already begun.
Some services will continue on the site after the property sales, including disability services, a family support centre and Voimia operations, as well as some support services. A new residential unit for disability services is also planned.
An amendment to the local detailed plan became legally valid in October 2025. It allows the valuable environment and protected buildings to be preserved while transforming the hospital area into a district for housing and services.
The Pirkanmaa wellbeing services county will present the sales plans to its group and premises division on Tuesday.
A hospital with a long history
Pitkäniemi psychiatric hospital operated for just over 123 years. It closed in January 2024, and its activities were moved next to Tampere University Hospital.
The hospital’s history is explored in greater detail in Yle’s documentary “123 Years at Pitkäniemi”.