Cottage cheese and apples

This article is about the small house or dwelling. Cottage cheese and apples Savonia is one of the largest summer cottage regions in Finland, with more than 50,000 holiday homes.

The picture was taken in Mäntyharju. Cottages may be detached houses, or terraced, such as those built to house workers in mining villages. The holiday cottage exists in many cultures under different names. In American English, “cottage” is one term for such holiday homes, although they may also be called a “cabin”, “chalet”, or even “camp”. In Australia, the term “cabin” is common, cottage usually referring to a smaller pre-modern period dwelling. A typical cottage in Devon, with walls built of cob and a thatched roof. 19th century coal miners’ cottages rebuilt at the Beamish Museum.