Prior to the implementation phase, YIT was involved in the development phase of the project, which started in 2018. YIT’s respective news release was published on December 27, 2018.

The approximately 20,600 square meters of general hospital will house an accident and emergency facility, an operating and anesthesia department, an intensive care and control unit, a hospital pharmacy with manufacturing facilities, equipment maintenance, emergency care facilities and a logistics warehouse. Another building, about 6,000 square meters, will house a psychiatric hospital, the development phase of which will continue until September 2020. The entire project is scheduled to be completed in January 2023 and the total value for YIT is estimated to be over EUR 60 million.

In addition to YIT in the role of project supervisor, the alliance includes ARE as the party responsible for technical building systems, Verstas Architects Ltd and a special engineering group comprised of Granlund Group, WSP Finland and L2 Paloturvallisuus Ltd. Outside the alliance, Prodeco Oy Lappi, as part of the A-Insinöörit Group, is responsible for the construction consulting and supervisory.