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Thank you for the informative answer. Perhaps the traditional paint Falu rödfärg has also antiseptic properties? It is very hard it is based on wooden structures. Russian wooden buildings have not traditionally painted, and if the paint is used, then a short time served.
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Well, the traditional paint actually have some antiseptic properties since it contains some amount of copper. It reduces the growth in mold and other things. However, I think that the original paint was better in this regard since newer paint is forced to have less copper in it because of enviromental issues.
Also, the more humid winters during the last ten years have been a problem for many types of paint since the more humid condtions favor mold growing so paint last a shorter time.
If you are modeling Swedish houses you should perhaps know that even if this red colour with white corners is the traditional Swedish colours for small houses and barns they are not the most common colours used today. The most common house colour is actually yellow today. Also note that older red houses often had black corners and not white.
Btw - most Swedish houses wasn't painted either before the 19th century. Barns that stood on the fields was frequently not painted even as late as in the 1950's (now many of these are removed or derelict since they aren't used anymore). It wasn't until the 20th century that most building become painted. This was because paint was expensive and Swedes was quite poor until after the war.