This well-kept and pleasant apartment building with its enjoyable playground is located in a much-liked cohesive neighbourhood on the banks of Oulujoki river. Together with the adjoining buildings of similar age, the building forms a harmonious complex which well complements the older building stock in the surrounding areas. There are both rental units and part-ownership homes at this quiet building.

The units are bright and seem bigger than their size, as most have an open-plan kitchen adjoining the living room to make a comfortable family room. All units have balconies and ample storage space. The units have vinyl flooring and the bathrooms are fully tiled. The kitchens are equipped with a larder-fridge and freezer or larder-fridge plus space for a second cold appliance.

The 1950s Laanila neighbourhood is green, comfortable and popular. The apartment buildings, terraced houses and laundry building now in residential use designed by Alvar Aalto's office in the 1950s for Typpi Oy, the predecessor of Kemira, provide this neighbourhood with a unique character together with the wooden houses and new buildings. The banks of Oulujoki river offer beautiful walking routes, and there are also day care centres and schools as well as supermarkets nearby. The distance to the city centre and Myllyoja shopping centre is around 2.5 km.