Old Houses Old homes are filled with charm. Here on our theme page, you can peek inside charming wooden houses, log homes and lace-filled villas and be inspired by incredible renovation projects. Explore these homes and gather ideas! Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:52:14 +0000 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:39:30 +0000 Laminas_Feed_Writer 2 (https://getlaminas.org) https://www.kotona.com/themes/old-houses 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 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 “This place really does have a soul”—Ulla keeps her great-aunt’s log villa alive Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:00:08 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/family-log-villa-karkola https://www.kotona.com/articles/family-log-villa-karkola 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 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 At this log cottage, hauled-in water, wood heat, and an outhouse are part of the charm: “In winter, we’ve stayed here wearing four pairs of wool pants” Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:50:07 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/old-log-cottage-and-barn-in-poytya https://www.kotona.com/articles/old-log-cottage-and-barn-in-poytya 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 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 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 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 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 Cottage makeover inspiration from the Finnish archipelago: Tina knocked down a cottage wall for a sea view Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:31:17 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/villa-allunda-in-the-vaasa-archipelago https://www.kotona.com/articles/villa-allunda-in-the-vaasa-archipelago 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 Yellow done right: 3 Finnish houses painted in classic yellow Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:32:33 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/yellow-houses https://www.kotona.com/articles/yellow-houses 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 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 Kristiina’s family log cottage hasn’t been altered in nearly 70 years: “This is what these cottages are like if you leave them be” Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:55:36 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/kristiina-backberg-log-cottage-in-pornainen https://www.kotona.com/articles/kristiina-backberg-log-cottage-in-pornainen 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 5 Finnish houses that will make you fall for red ocher Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:19:54 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/red-ocher-painted-houses https://www.kotona.com/articles/red-ocher-painted-houses 0 Monster renovation: a dilapidated cottage cost ten times more than expected—“We think of this as a cultural act” Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:13:46 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/monster-renovation-dilapidated-cottage https://www.kotona.com/articles/monster-renovation-dilapidated-cottage 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 Eeva-Maija brought an abandoned forest ranger’s cottage back to life—“Everything here is still almost the same as before” Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:07:07 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/eeva-maija-lindqvist-crown-forest-rangers-cottage https://www.kotona.com/articles/eeva-maija-lindqvist-crown-forest-rangers-cottage 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 “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 What a tiny log cabin taught Finns Saara and Miika—“This place is great couples therapy for us” Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:42:45 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/saara-and-miika-old-log-cabin https://www.kotona.com/articles/saara-and-miika-old-log-cabin 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 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 Saila-Mari bought a 200-year-old log house—charming textiles, furniture and tableware included: “It felt like I was truly meant for this house” Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:57:04 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/author-saila-mari-kohtalas-second-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/author-saila-mari-kohtalas-second-home 0 This wooden villa was a treasure chest waiting to be saved—with the Finnish president next door Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:14:02 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/wooden-villa-in-helsinki https://www.kotona.com/articles/wooden-villa-in-helsinki 0 Old miller’s cottage lit by candles—Finnish getaway that feels almost like a museum Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:04:35 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/reuter-millers-cottage https://www.kotona.com/articles/reuter-millers-cottage 0 Alone in her 100-year-old Finnish cottage, Emmi learns carpentry from YouTube: “I believe you should always try” Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:16:56 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/emmi-hanhikoski-finnish-cottage 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