About Medieva
A university hospital built on the idea that excellent medicine and genuine kindness are not a trade-off.
Our story
Founded on teaching, built for care
Medieva began in 1946 as a single teaching ward attached to the regional medical school. Today it is a full university hospital across three campuses, treating over 92,000 patients a year while training the region's next generation of doctors, nurses and therapists.
We believe a teaching hospital should feel like the opposite of a lecture hall to the person on the bed: unhurried, plainly explained, and led by whoever is best placed to help — consultant, nurse, midwife or therapist.
What guides us
Our values in practice
Explain everything
Every patient leaves a consultation understanding their diagnosis, their options, and their next step — in plain language, not jargon.
Treat the whole person
Care plans account for family, work and daily life, not just the condition on the chart.
Keep improving
As a teaching and research hospital, today's clinical trial is often tomorrow's standard treatment.
Milestones
Medieva through the years
A single teaching ward opens
Medieva begins as a 40-bed teaching ward attached to the regional medical school.
Central Campus opens
A purpose-built hospital replaces the original ward, introducing the region's first intensive care unit.
Women & Children campus founded
A dedicated maternity and paediatric hospital opens, including a level-3 neonatal intensive care unit.
Hyper-acute stroke unit launches
A regional first: stroke patients receive clot-busting treatment within a 20-minute door-to-needle target.
Medieva today
Three campuses, 12 departments and 340+ consultants treat more than 92,000 patients a year.
Leadership
Our clinical leadership team
Dr. Elina Virtanen
20 years in cardiology & hospital leadership
Marcus Lindqvist
Leads clinical standards across all three campuses
Dr. Aino Koskinen
Oversees 40+ active clinical trials