Why are fridges in cold climate countries not mounted into the wall of a house so the ambient air could cool the inside?

Question

Why are fridges in cold climate countries not mounted into the wall of a house so the ambient air could cool the inside?

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Answer 1

That’s an Alaska refrigerator. I have a friend who lived there, the fridge was an insulated cabinet against the kitchen’s exterior wall, with a hole drilled through the wall behind/inside the cabinet.