sairastuvan
Sairastuva is a Finnish term referring to a ward or infirmary within a hospital or municipal sickhouse, intended for the accommodation and care of sick people. The word is a compound from sickness-related roots and conveys the idea of a room or house for ill persons. The genitive form sairastuvan is used to show possession, for example in phrases describing the facilities of a particular sairastuva.
In modern Finnish healthcare, the term sairastuva is largely historical; current inpatient facilities more commonly use
Historically, a sairastuva typically consisted of dormitory-style patient rooms, with a central nurses’ station and shared
Today, sairastuva is primarily encountered in historical descriptions, archival records, or discussions of old hospital architecture