Homes These homes will inspire you—whatever your style: colorful, Scandinavian, or country-romantic. Read the stories behind these homes, and fall in love with the photos. Step inside! Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:15:49 +0000 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:51:39 +0000 Laminas_Feed_Writer 2 (https://getlaminas.org) https://www.kotona.com/themes/homes Susanna inherited her grandparents’ 19th-century house and turned it into a colorful summer retreat Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:15:49 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/colorful-19th-century-log-house-kannonkoski https://www.kotona.com/articles/colorful-19th-century-log-house-kannonkoski 0 “It’s amazing what elegance you can create on a small budget!”—Marion used all three of her professions to transform a 1970s townhouse Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:00:14 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/marion-ridal-1970s-townhouse-renovation https://www.kotona.com/articles/marion-ridal-1970s-townhouse-renovation 0 Heini and Ilkka spent longer designing their home than building it—step inside their townhouse with a backyard paradise Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:41:43 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/heini-and-ilkkas-townhouse-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/heini-and-ilkkas-townhouse-home 0 From a tiny studio to a modern barn home—with no building experience Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:11:33 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/from-a-tiny-studio-to-a-modern-barn-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/from-a-tiny-studio-to-a-modern-barn-home 0 Finnish couple had their too-small cabin burned down—and a black log retreat rose from the ashes Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:56:30 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/outi-and-jerrys-second-home-in-nauvo https://www.kotona.com/articles/outi-and-jerrys-second-home-in-nauvo 0 “Too much stuff steals energy; here, the eye can rest”—this island retreat is no hand-me-down hideaway Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:42:31 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/kati-and-kenneth-erikssons-aland-vacation-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/kati-and-kenneth-erikssons-aland-vacation-home 0 Inside flower studio owner’s Scandi-meets-India home: “A room only comes to life once the flowers are in place” Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:04:43 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/studio-fro-jenni-bergmans-old-wooden-house-in-koskela-helsinki https://www.kotona.com/articles/studio-fro-jenni-bergmans-old-wooden-house-in-koskela-helsinki 0 Sari gave up her newly bought city home for a cottage in “the Tuscany of Fiskars”—and found love along the way Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:08:25 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/sari-puustinen-cottage-in-fiskars https://www.kotona.com/articles/sari-puustinen-cottage-in-fiskars 0 Eira and Teemu restored a 1947 house into a second home: “Even if there were a hole in the floor, we’d hide it under a rug and put on some jazz” Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:01:12 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/eira-teemu-second-home-karkkila https://www.kotona.com/articles/eira-teemu-second-home-karkkila 0 Their own little piece of Finland—inside figure skater Adam Rippon and entrepreneur Jussi-Pekka Kajaala’s modern log cabin Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:49:24 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/adam-rippon-jussi-pekka-kajaala-finnish-log-cabin https://www.kotona.com/articles/adam-rippon-jussi-pekka-kajaala-finnish-log-cabin 0 Finnish family of five shares a remote island home with a host of animals—trips to the mainland are limited to a few times a week Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:00:17 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/anniina-jalkanen-island-log-house https://www.kotona.com/articles/anniina-jalkanen-island-log-house 0 “I could never live in an all-white home”—Fernanda and Nils-Johan filled an old wooden house in Åland with Brazilian color Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:30:16 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/fernanda-and-nils-johans-aland-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/fernanda-and-nils-johans-aland-home 0 12 inspiring homes, villas and cottages in the Finnish archipelago Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:00:26 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/12-inspiring-homes-villas-and-cottages-in-the-finnish-archipelago https://www.kotona.com/articles/12-inspiring-homes-villas-and-cottages-in-the-finnish-archipelago 0 “You could tell the house had the makings of something magnificent”—a neglected wooden house became a maritime dream home with a sofa reupholstered four times Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:00:21 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/home-in-uusikaupunki-wooden-house-district https://www.kotona.com/articles/home-in-uusikaupunki-wooden-house-district 0 Finnish family started a new life in a small town and a 100-year-old parsonage: “The nature is pristine, and life is good here” Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:52:14 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/home-in-old-parsonage-simpele https://www.kotona.com/articles/home-in-old-parsonage-simpele 0 From Marimekko to Moomin mugs: Finnish collectors turn everyday design into lifelong treasure hunts Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:17 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/finnish-collectors-turn-everyday-design-into-lifelong-treasure-hunts https://www.kotona.com/articles/finnish-collectors-turn-everyday-design-into-lifelong-treasure-hunts 0 Ullamari moved into an 1892 railroad workers’ wooden row house in Kerava: “I feel as if I’m back in the countryside” Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:30:08 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/ullamari-vuokkomaa-wooden-row-house-home-in-kerava https://www.kotona.com/articles/ullamari-vuokkomaa-wooden-row-house-home-in-kerava 0 Gold mirrors and faded luxury fill an opera costume designer’s fairy-tale tower apartment in Helsinki Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:30:14 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/erika-turunen-timo-raski-tower-apartment-helsinki https://www.kotona.com/articles/erika-turunen-timo-raski-tower-apartment-helsinki 0 Inside a spectacular riverside villa in Lapland: “I love stopping people in their tracks,” says architect Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:21:26 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/cliffhanger-riverside-villa https://www.kotona.com/articles/cliffhanger-riverside-villa 0 Emma’s new home stands on centuries-old family land—“A passerby asked whether our house had always been there” Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:44:29 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/new-traditional-house-in-purmo-finland https://www.kotona.com/articles/new-traditional-house-in-purmo-finland 0 This Finnish couple nearly halved their living space—and found an easier seaside way to live with friends Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:00:14 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/maiju-timo-seaside-community-home-oulu https://www.kotona.com/articles/maiju-timo-seaside-community-home-oulu 0 For 10 years, Laura and Sampo dreamed of Villa Vittreski from afar—then suddenly the lakeside fixer-upper was theirs Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:49:44 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/villa-vittreski https://www.kotona.com/articles/villa-vittreski 0 “You won’t find a single plastic kitchen utensil or decoration here!” Inside a Finnish entrepreneur couple’s old-fashioned second home Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:24:53 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/plastic-free-second-home-finnish-wooden-house-eura https://www.kotona.com/articles/plastic-free-second-home-finnish-wooden-house-eura 0 Touko and Viivi fell for a glass master’s Iittala home—with colors chosen by Timo Sarpaneva Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:40:00 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/iittala-glass-master-home-timo-sarpaneva-colors https://www.kotona.com/articles/iittala-glass-master-home-timo-sarpaneva-colors 0 This mansard-roofed home turned Minna’s minimalism into romantic abundance—“I realized I’m a romantic” Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:47:02 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/mansard-roofed-house-turku https://www.kotona.com/articles/mansard-roofed-house-turku 0 Riikka saved a real estate ad for years—then her dream farmhouse surfaced at the hardware store Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:51:28 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/dream-farmhouse-hyvinkaa https://www.kotona.com/articles/dream-farmhouse-hyvinkaa 0 Elina’s home is a real-life Moominhouse, drawing friends to its garden sauna: “When not everything is perfectly straight, the atmosphere feels more human” Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:00:18 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/125-year-old-wooden-villa https://www.kotona.com/articles/125-year-old-wooden-villa 0 This century-old house stole Elsi’s heart: “Home is an embrace where it’s easy to forget the pressures of work” Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:46:29 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/century-old-house-jamsa https://www.kotona.com/articles/century-old-house-jamsa 0 Saunas with a view: 8 Finnish steam rooms made for gazing out Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:37:39 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/8-saunas-with-a-view https://www.kotona.com/articles/8-saunas-with-a-view 0 Swept away by cottage life: Kathrin Deter’s Finnish happy place Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:32:30 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/kathrin-deter-swept-away-by-finnish-cottage-life https://www.kotona.com/articles/kathrin-deter-swept-away-by-finnish-cottage-life 0 Family home in a former school for the deaf dormitory—“I asked my spouse what on earth we would do with all this space” Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:37:00 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/former-school-for-the-deaf-dormitory-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/former-school-for-the-deaf-dormitory-home 0 “I never thought I’d get to live in a house like this”—Iivari and Irene bought his uncle’s mysterious 1940s home Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:26:28 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/iivari-and-irenes-1940s-house https://www.kotona.com/articles/iivari-and-irenes-1940s-house 0 “Every time we come home, it feels like a vacation”—inside an Åland seaside home with no garden or neighbors Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:31:07 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/tiina-tahvanainens-aland-seaside-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/tiina-tahvanainens-aland-seaside-home 0 “I like ‘wasted’ square footage”—inside Iina and Oskar’s colorful home Fri, 29 May 2026 10:35:09 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/iina-and-oskars-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/iina-and-oskars-home 0 “Brilliant inventions that should be used everywhere”: three families share what surprised them about Finnish homes Thu, 28 May 2026 12:20:14 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/three-families-share-what-surprised-them-about-finnish-homes https://www.kotona.com/articles/three-families-share-what-surprised-them-about-finnish-homes 0 After dozens of moves, Katariina made a 1960s atrium duplex her own with her daughters’ help Tue, 26 May 2026 09:01:28 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/katariina-salonens-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/katariina-salonens-home 0 Sofia’s home in Fiskars is full of recycled treasures—“I hauled the workbench on the roof of my Beetle” Mon, 25 May 2026 10:24:04 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/sofia-alanko-home-in-fiskars https://www.kotona.com/articles/sofia-alanko-home-in-fiskars 0 Inside Raija’s green oasis: “Plants are just as important as colors” Fri, 22 May 2026 12:42:09 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/colorful-houseplant-home-kellokoski https://www.kotona.com/articles/colorful-houseplant-home-kellokoski 0 Jannica and Jonathan turned an old beverage factory into a family home—“I knew this house was our destiny” Mon, 18 May 2026 13:57:11 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/home-in-an-old-beverage-factory https://www.kotona.com/articles/home-in-an-old-beverage-factory 0 “Something about this gave us butterflies”—the run-down 1930s home Auli and Ossi restored to look almost original Wed, 13 May 2026 13:59:18 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/auli-and-ossis-house-in-helsinki https://www.kotona.com/articles/auli-and-ossis-house-in-helsinki 0