Villa Ensi

Villa Ensi is a service house (palvelutalo) and assisted-living residence located on Merikatu in the Eira district of Helsinki, Finland. The building was designed by architect Selim A. Lindqvist and constructed between 1910 and 1912 by Uno Staudinger as a maternity hospital for the Rytkönen sisters, Ida and Maria. Staudinger's daughter Ensi was born at the sisters' maternity facility, and the building was named after her. The building served as a hospital only briefly; by the 1930s it had been converted into a residential building. Ensi Karasuo, Staudinger's daughter, lived in the building and later owned it, selling it in 1987. Today Villa Ensi operates as a service house for elderly residents. The current Villa Ensi offers 16 individually designed apartments in a homelike setting. The building sits on its own 1,080 m² leafy lot on Merikatu. Services are provided by a multi-professional staff that listens to residents, with a janitor service available as needed. Staff are present from 7:30 to 20:00, and an ADD Secure emergency call system provides nighttime coverage. A nurse is generally available on weekdays and sometimes on weekends. Each apartment has a security phone and wristband, a door buzzer, and fire alarms; the basement and first floor have burglar alarms. Housekeeping includes a weekly cleaning and weekly linen and towel changes, with linens provided by the house. Windows are washed once a year. The service package includes sauna or shower assistance once a week. A living room and dining room are available for residents and can be rented for private events. Villa Ensi is a culturally and historically valuable building in Helsinki. It is operated as a service house, with contact available by phone at 010 338 8260, by email at toimisto@villaensi.fi, or through the website's contact form. The website also mentions apartments available and becoming available, encouraging interested parties to get in touch.

Villa Ensi was built between 1910 and 1912 by Uno Staudinger as a maternity hospital for Ida and Maria Rytkönen. The building was designed by architect Selim A. Lindqvist. Staudinger's and his wife Johanna's daughter Ensi had been born at a maternity facility owned by the Rytkönen sisters, and Staudinger wanted to build a new and better hospital building for them. The building did not function as a hospital for long: during the 1930s it became a residential building. Staudinger's daughter Ensi Karasuo was one of the building's residents and at the same time its owner. She sold the building in 1987. Villa Ensi now functions as a service house. The building is considered culturally and historically valuable and is located in the Eira district of Helsinki on Havsgatan (Merikatu).

• 1987

  Ensi Karasuo sells the building.

• 1930

  The building is converted into a residential building.

• 1912

  Villa Ensi is completed as a maternity hospital for Ida and Maria Rytkönen.

• 1910

  Construction of Villa Ensi begins.

• Villa Ensi operates as a service house.

A homelike, individually tailored assisted-living service house in a historically valuable building in central Helsinki.

• Assisted-living apartments

  16 individually designed apartments in a homelike setting.

• Elderly care services

  Multi-professional staff available from 7:30 to 20:00, with nighttime emergency call coverage.

• Sauna and shower assistance

  Included once a week in the service package.

• Housekeeping and linen service

  Weekly cleaning and weekly linen and towel changes.

1. 1Villa Ensi official websitevillaensi.fi
2. 2Villa Ensi - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Villa Ensi - Swedish Wikipediasv.wikipedia.org