As the patients spent a long time — typically several years — in the sanatorium, there was a distinct community atmosphere among both staff and patients; something which Aalto had taken into account in his designs, with various communal facilities, a chapel, as well as staff housing, and even specially laid out promenade routes through the surrounding forest landscape.
Då patienterna lade ner en lång tid - vanligen flera år - i sanatoriet, fanns en tydlig gemenskapsatmosfär bland både personal och patienter; något som Aalto hade lagt in i sina ritningar, med olika gemenskapsfaciliteter, ett kapell, såväl som personalbostäder, och även särskilt lagt ut promenadrutter genom det omgivande skogslandskapet.