Ljungbo Sanatorium was built by Viva Lagerborg, one of Finland's first gynecologists. The building was designed by his cousin Signe Lagerborg-Stenius. Anna Wichmann bought and saved the building in 2020. The villa is now in private use.
Viva Sofia Lagerborg (1871-1941), one of the first female doctors in Finland, built the Ljungbo sanatorium with 19 patient beds for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in the years 1910-1913 on a plot rented by the city of Hanko. The building was designed by Lagerborg's cousin, Signe Lagerborg-Stenius (1870-1968), who was one of Finland's first female architects, and master builder KW Nyqvist carried out the construction work as a contractor.
The sanatorium was opened in January 1914 and Viva Lagerborg was its doctor in 1914-1916. As a result of the First World War, the sanatorium was closed in 1916. In 1918, the sanatorium was a convalescent home where some wounded German soldiers were cared for at the initiative of the Deaconess Institute. In 1920, the sanatorium building was sold to a Methodist association, which ran a children's home there. Later, the tuberculosis sanatorium operated by the city of Hanko operated in the building between 1927 and 1936, after which it was a municipal home (nursing home). Later, the sanatorium operated e.g. youth home, workshops and associations. There were still apartments in the building in the 1990s.
In the photo, the sanatorium's renovator and current owner. ?I put flower-keto wallpaper in my bedroom, because a home doesn't have to be a museum.? 
A beautiful pearl panel was found under the cardboard in the stairwell. Apparently, pinkocardboards had once been placed to prevent betting. The cardboard boxes were removed because they had gotten water and were partly torn. 
A larger group of patients has been able to gather in the day room. Today, the hall serves as a living room. 
As recently as March 2020, the sanatorium's facade was in poor condition. Facade repairs started in April 2020. 
The picture shows one of the seventeen rooms in the house. It is not known whether this room was a patient room or a nurse's apartment. 
The sanatorium's winch has probably dried hospital laundry. There are clotheslines hanging from the ceiling.
The sanatorium fell into disrepair due to lack of use, and the city moved it to the list of buildings to be demolished in 2009. Anna Wichmann (1982-), one of Finland's first female naval officers, told about her interest in buying and renovating the sanatorium. In 2020, the sanatorium changed owners and a major renovation began. Wichmann applied for protection for the sanatorium under the Building Heritage Act. Nowadays, the villa functions as a private residence. You can follow the life of the villa on the Instagram account @villalifefinland.