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! Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:56:01 +0000 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:27:16 +0000 Laminas_Feed_Writer 2 (https://getlaminas.org) https://www.kotona.com/themes/old-houses Riikka now lives in her great-aunt’s house—“I had secretly dreamed of living here someday” Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:56:01 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/mansard-roof-house-in-harjavalta https://www.kotona.com/articles/mansard-roof-house-in-harjavalta 0 Taina and Chris saved Billnäs Gård—not a single wall in this grand log mansion is white Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:10:19 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/billnas-gard https://www.kotona.com/articles/billnas-gard 0 Restoring an old door is worth it—here’s how to strip the old paint and create a beautiful new finish Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:55:26 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/restoring-an-old-door https://www.kotona.com/articles/restoring-an-old-door 0 Their mother began saving the old family cottage—Elina and her siblings finished the job Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:39:28 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/siblings-family-cottage https://www.kotona.com/articles/siblings-family-cottage 0 Old-fashioned in the best way: 7 charming rocking chair ideas Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:15:28 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/7-rocking-chair-ideas https://www.kotona.com/articles/7-rocking-chair-ideas 0 A Helsinki couple bought an old village store in rural Finland—and started putting down roots Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:09:24 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/wahlstroms-home-in-an-old-village-store https://www.kotona.com/articles/wahlstroms-home-in-an-old-village-store 0 Author Eva Frantz wanted a tiny cottage for writing crime novels—what she found was even better Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:39:17 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/eva-frantz-red-house-writing-retreat https://www.kotona.com/articles/eva-frantz-red-house-writing-retreat 0 Hilma found her 100-year-old mansard-roofed dream home—“A modest way of life can be beautiful and good” Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:10:50 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/100-year-old-mansard-roofed-house-karjaa https://www.kotona.com/articles/100-year-old-mansard-roofed-house-karjaa 0 Abandoned 100-year-old wooden villa comes back to life—“The grand old lady isn’t a project; she’s a personality” Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:58:32 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/100-year-old-villa-sipoo-archipelago https://www.kotona.com/articles/100-year-old-villa-sipoo-archipelago 0 Pastor Helena burst into tears when she saw this old farm—now its barn loft hosts 11 weddings a year Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:13:30 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/villa-ketvele-taipalsaari https://www.kotona.com/articles/villa-ketvele-taipalsaari 0 Ulriikka is the sixth generation to cherish this 19th-century family croft: “My great-grandmother lived here all her life” Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:30:38 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/19th-century-family-croft-jurva https://www.kotona.com/articles/19th-century-family-croft-jurva 0 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 Grandma’s old log house was brought back to life: “At least five generations have lived on this hill, and I’m part of that continuum” Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:11:56 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/riikka-niko-grandmothers-old-log-house-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/riikka-niko-grandmothers-old-log-house-home 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 A rental home in the archipelago brought happiness and peace: “It was like balm for my weary body and mind” Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:38:40 +0000 https://www.kotona.com/articles/minna-komulainen-archipelago-rental-home https://www.kotona.com/articles/minna-komulainen-archipelago-rental-home 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 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