Historic houses and rolling grain fields

4 enchanting Raasepori homes: see a family’s animal farm and a 200-year-old log house gem!

Raasepori is a seaside city in Uusimaa, western Finland, that brims with historical charm and an idyllic summer vibe! Take a look at three local homes plus one vacation home, each lovingly renovated with respect for the past.

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September 26, 2025Lue suomeksi

1. The City Manager’s red-ochre wooden house

“Arriving here immediately felt like coming home,” says Raasepori's City Manager Petra Theman about the cottage that won her heart. Having traveled the world, Petra put down roots in this red-ochre wooden haven. She felt confident tackling the 1930s home’s restoration on her own, as renovation has been a passion of hers for 25 years.

Petra loves the house’s original windows and steep puzzle-tile metal roof. While the bright red exterior may look like traditional red ochre paint, it’s actually an oil-based paint.

The bedroom’s varied ceiling panels were installed by the previous owner. Although they were put up a bit hastily, Petra decided to keep them because they were still in good condition.

Take a peek inside Petra’s renovated cottage here.

2. A lively animal farm

Alarm clocks stayed in the city! Helsinkians Maisa and Antti found their ideal homestead in Raasepori, brimming with life. The yard hosts their children and foster children, friends, travelers, ponies, and other animals. In their family home, daily life follows the rhythm of nature.

After deciding to swap Helsinki for rural living, they discovered the perfect place in Raasepori: a property where children can run freely, and horses graze in the meadow.

“Every time we came to see the house, we noticed something new to love,” Maisa says.

See photos of Maisa and Antti’s homestead here!

3. The 200-year-old Bollsta Farm

Bollsta Farm’s log-built main house stands proudly once again. Particleboard and plastic flooring from previous renovations were removed in a comprehensive upgrade to this more than 200-year-old home. Nina and Kalle Sointu are used to the quirks of an older home and find charm in its imperfections.

In Bollsta Farm’s 200-year-old house, time seems to stand still, and the rough edges remain: “We don’t want to modernize the place, but rather let it breathe its own life.”

Most walls are made of clay. They’ve been resurfaced and painted, leaving the original layers visible in each room.

Take a look inside this more than 200-year-old home here.

4. A summer home from grandma and grandpa’s cottage

Something good did come out of the pandemic: a furlough gave airline pilot Sanna Kari enough time to help turn her father’s childhood home into an enchanting summer getaway for generations to come. Grandma and grandpa’s memory lives on in Sanna’s family’s holiday retreat.

“I have childhood memories of this house and its yard, so it means a lot to me,” Sanna says.

Almost everything in the house has been reused. “We only bought the mattresses and fridge new; everything else is secondhand. The world is nearly complete when you can find everything used,” Sanna jokes.

See more photos of this summer home here.

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