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ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY

We knew right away that it was meant to be,’ says interior architect, Ilkka Mälkiäinen, recalling his first visit to the farmhouse in western Finland that he and his partner, architect Janne Kupiainen, have been restoring since 2008.

The couple had been looking for a restoration project for several years without much success, but on arriving at the property, which dates back to 1800 and was converted into a house in

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