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! Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:31:07 +0000 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:57:35 +0000 Laminas_Feed_Writer 2 (https://getlaminas.org) https://www.kotona.com/themes/homes “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 What stays with you after moving back home? Three Finns reflect on life abroad Tue, 12 May 2026 13:32:10 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/three-finns-reflect-on-life-abroad https://www.kotona.com/articles/three-finns-reflect-on-life-abroad 0 A second chance turned this old elementary school into a dream family home—“Reason didn’t get a say” Mon, 11 May 2026 13:31:44 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/ammala-old-elementary-school https://www.kotona.com/articles/ammala-old-elementary-school 0 Villa Mairea home tour: rare new photos of the Aalto-designed dream house that became world-famous Thu, 07 May 2026 11:32:08 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/villa-mairea https://www.kotona.com/articles/villa-mairea 0 Heikki collects vintage toys and Hilkka loves snap-closure handbags: “Things just find their way to us” Tue, 05 May 2026 09:52:40 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/heikki-and-hilkka-collectors-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/heikki-and-hilkka-collectors-home 0 A Finnish family of six fell for a 1930s wooden house under the apple trees—then came an unwelcome surprise Mon, 04 May 2026 13:17:52 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/wooden-house-in-lahti https://www.kotona.com/articles/wooden-house-in-lahti 0 This Helsinki home used to be a coffee roastery—now it’s pure Nordic style Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:57:13 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/janne-naakka-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/janne-naakka-home 0 How a Finnish family restored an abandoned house into a charming home—straight out of a Nordic storybook Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:23:04 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/19th-century-abandoned-house https://www.kotona.com/articles/19th-century-abandoned-house 0 “So beautiful I could hardly believe it at first”: British ambassador Laura Davies on her pink Helsinki residence Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:45:34 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/british-ambassadors-residence https://www.kotona.com/articles/british-ambassadors-residence 0 Juuli and Niko swapped an urban loft for their dream house in the Finnish countryside Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:47:59 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/juuli-and-niko-country-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/juuli-and-niko-country-home 0 In this 1850s house, even the wallpaper gets painted—Finnish artist Vilhelmiina Mustajärvi hears color like music Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:19:52 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/home-of-artist-vilhelmiina-mustajarvi https://www.kotona.com/articles/home-of-artist-vilhelmiina-mustajarvi 0 Scandi calm by the lake—inside Maikki’s modern home on her grandparents’ land Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:29:54 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/maikki-hevari-house https://www.kotona.com/articles/maikki-hevari-house 0 How the most beautiful house in town became Marianne’s: “I knew this glass-veranda house was my home” Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:20:16 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/glass-veranda-house-in-aanekoski https://www.kotona.com/articles/glass-veranda-house-in-aanekoski 0 From one-bedroom to two: you wouldn’t guess this loft home is only 650 square feet Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:27:10 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/lilli-and-valtteri-loft-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/lilli-and-valtteri-loft-home 0 “It wasn’t really our dream”—moving back downtown brought a burst of color to Matilda and Aki’s family home Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:39:19 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/colorful-family-home-in-downtown-tampere https://www.kotona.com/articles/colorful-family-home-in-downtown-tampere 0 From concrete cube to color: Jenni and Milla’s loft makeover—“From ceiling to floor, it was nothing but gray and bleak” Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:34:09 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/colorful-loft-home-in-helsinki https://www.kotona.com/articles/colorful-loft-home-in-helsinki 0 This idyllic “granny cottage” bursts with colorful wallpaper and flea-market finds Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:20:50 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/pia-lohikoski-granny-cottage https://www.kotona.com/articles/pia-lohikoski-granny-cottage 0 Satu had her dream house built on her great-aunt’s lot: “Every day I savor having a home that’s sound and feels like my own” Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:46:39 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/satus-pale-pink-house https://www.kotona.com/articles/satus-pale-pink-house 0 It looks like a designer home—built on Tanja’s thrifted finds and Jussi’s custom built-ins Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:12:10 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/tanja-and-jussi-nikunen-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/tanja-and-jussi-nikunen-home 0 “You should only buy furniture once in your life”: Jarkko and Iris love beauty, not decorating Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:17:49 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/jarkko-and-iris-vintage-one-bedroom https://www.kotona.com/articles/jarkko-and-iris-vintage-one-bedroom 0 Not a single white wall in Antti and Lauri’s home: “The result is far better than we imagined!” Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:36:08 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/antti-and-lauri-apartment-in-taka-toolo-helsinki https://www.kotona.com/articles/antti-and-lauri-apartment-in-taka-toolo-helsinki 0 “The more color, the better”—books, art and William Morris wallpapers are at the heart of Anu and Kenneth’s home Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:42:22 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/anu-and-kenneths-apartment-in-hietaniemi https://www.kotona.com/articles/anu-and-kenneths-apartment-in-hietaniemi 0 Anna Puu's dream cabin in Levi: “Homes can change—but this place in Lapland won’t” Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:48:52 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/anna-puu-lapland-cabin https://www.kotona.com/articles/anna-puu-lapland-cabin 0 A soulful home under a sloped roof: Nadja and Aki transformed a granary loft once full of junk and animal carcasses Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:57:01 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/home-in-the-granary-loft https://www.kotona.com/articles/home-in-the-granary-loft 0 From teardown to treasure—a crumbling atelier home stole Finnish family’s hearts Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:18:43 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/anna-and-vesa-atelier-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/anna-and-vesa-atelier-home 0 An 1880s wooden-house block changed Milla and Aleksi’s lives: “Location influences life more than a home’s interiors” Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:38:10 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/milla-and-aleksi-home-in-ruoholahden-villat https://www.kotona.com/articles/milla-and-aleksi-home-in-ruoholahden-villat 0 Very Finnish Problems’ Joel jokes about Finnish clichés online, but in real life he’s just like one of us—“The cheese slicer is a brilliant invention!” Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:12:47 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/very-finnish-problems-joel-willans-feels-at-home-in-finland https://www.kotona.com/articles/very-finnish-problems-joel-willans-feels-at-home-in-finland 0 “From cognac, it was only natural to continue into red wine”—a 1960s rowhouse brought back to life by interior designer Anna-Kaisa Melvas Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:38:41 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/rowhouse-home-in-espoo-finland https://www.kotona.com/articles/rowhouse-home-in-espoo-finland 0 “The roof looks straight and I don’t smell mold,” Satu reasoned—then bought an abandoned house to make it her home Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:49:37 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/satu-tolvanen-renovates-an-abandoned-house-into-a-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/satu-tolvanen-renovates-an-abandoned-house-into-a-home 0 In their 1920s wooden home, Anna and Pasi let the floors creak: “These days people chase a perfect result by over-renovating” Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:31:37 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/anna-and-pasis-1920s-wooden-house https://www.kotona.com/articles/anna-and-pasis-1920s-wooden-house 0 Old bank’s swinging doors stole Emma’s heart: “We renovated for four years” Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:33:44 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/home-in-the-old-bank https://www.kotona.com/articles/home-in-the-old-bank 0 Inside Iina and Iiro’s colorful retro home full of charming thrift finds—“I want home to be a place that brings joy” Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:39:00 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/iina-and-iiro-retro-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/iina-and-iiro-retro-home 0 This gingerbread villa was supposed to need only minor cosmetic work: “At times it has pushed our financial and mental resources almost to the limit” Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:30:09 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/villa-tallbo-gingerbread-villa https://www.kotona.com/articles/villa-tallbo-gingerbread-villa 0