1-Bed Country Cabin by Gunnarvattnet Lake – Ski, Fish & Snowmobile Holiday Home in Jämtland



Gunnarvattnet 5018, 835 67 Valsjöbyn, Krokoms kommun, Sweden, Valsjöbyn (Sweden)
1 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 52m² Floor area
€83,500
Country home
No parking
1 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
52m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Pull up to Gunnarvattnet 5018 on a Friday evening in February, step out of the car, and the silence hits you first. Not the uncomfortable urban kind—proper, deep Nordic silence, broken only by the creak of snow-weighted pine branches and the distant buzz of a snowmobile fading somewhere toward the Norwegian border. The thermometer reads minus twelve. The cabin's heat pump has been running since you switched it on remotely from the motorway, and when you push open the door, it's warm and smells faintly of pine and the wool blankets folded on the bunk. This is why you bought the place.
Valsjöbyn sits in Jämtland's far northwestern corner, in Krokoms kommun, about as far into the Swedish mountain wilderness as you can get while still reaching an ICA store within a reasonable drive. The village is small and unassuming—a cluster of red houses, a few hundred year-round residents, and a collective understanding that the real point of being here is what lies outside the front door. Gunnarvattnet, the lake that gives the address its name, is a short walk from the cabin. It's a proper fishing lake, too. Arctic char, brown trout, whitefish—the kind of stocks that take decades of clear, cold water to build. Come July, you can walk down before breakfast with a rod, and on a good morning you'll be back in time to fry something in the pan by eight.
The cabin itself covers 52 square metres, which sounds compact until you're inside. The layout is honest and functional in the way that Swedish mountain cabins have always been: nothing wasted, nothing missing. The kitchen was recently renovated and is genuinely well-equipped—this isn't a weekend getaway where you're hunting for a working tin opener. You can cook a proper meal here. The living room has a sofa that folds out for extra guests, and the bedroom holds double bunk beds, giving the place a social flexibility that suits both family groups and friends on a fishing trip.
The bathroom has a shower cabin and a Separett composting toilet—Swedish environmental thinking at its most practical, and completely odourless. There's also a traditional outdoor privy, which older visitors to Jämtland cabins will recognise as entirely normal. The whole property runs off a deep-drilled private well, so you're not dependent on a shared supply. Water pressure is consistent. The Mitsubishi air-source heat pump handles heating throughout the year and costs a fraction of what older electric resistance systems run to. You can control it from your phone. That matters more than you'd think when you're three hours away and a cold snap drops temperatures overnight.
The 745-square-metre plot has room to breathe. There's a small outbuilding that currently does storage duty but has obvious potential as a guesthouse—a second sleeping space for the overflow when family visits get ambitious. The cabin is being sold partially furnished, so the first weekend you arrive with keys in hand, you won't be sleeping on the floor.
Winter is when this part of Jämtland really earns its reputation. The snowmobile trails from Valsjöbyn connect into hundreds of kilometres of marked routes that wind through state forests, across frozen lakes, and up into the fells toward the Norwegian mountains. On a clear day in March, when the sun is already strong enough to warm your face through a helmet visor, you can ride out to a south-facing ravine, pack the snow into a rough bench, and sit there eating lunch while the rest of the world scrolls social media. It's a specific kind of freedom that's genuinely hard to find.
Spring in Jämtland is brief and fierce. The ice goes out on Gunnarvattnet in late April or early May, and the pike fishing picks up almost immediately. By June, the surrounding hills are covered in cloudberries and Arctic raspberries. The Ångermanälven river system, with tributaries running close to Valsjöbyn, offers serious sea-trout and grayling fishing for those who want to explore further. Åre, Sweden's most well-known ski resort, is roughly 90 kilometres southeast—close enough for a day trip in winter if you want groomers and après-ski, far enough away that this area feels entirely different in character.
Hiking from the cabin is straightforward. The Jämtland mountain range offers trails for every level, from half-day walks along the lake shore to multi-day routes into the Stekenjokk plateau, where the landscape is almost lunar in its openness. The Swedish Right of Public Access—allemansrätten—means the forest and fells around you are yours to roam without restriction. That's not a marketing phrase. It's an actual legal right and one of the best things about owning property in this country.
For international buyers, Sweden is a straightforward market. There are no restrictions on foreign nationals purchasing property, no complex ownership structures required, and the legal process is transparent. Property costs in this part of Jämtland remain significantly lower than comparable wilderness locations in Norway or Finland. At 83,500 EUR, this cabin is priced honestly for what it is: a move-in ready, privately serviced, well-maintained mountain retreat in good condition, on a generous plot, with one of the better fishing lakes in northern Sweden at the end of the road. Swedish property taxes on second homes are modest, and if you decide to rent the cabin out through a holiday letting platform during the periods you're not using it, demand for Jämtland wilderness accommodation has grown steadily over the past decade as international visitors discover the region.
Östersund, the regional capital of Jämtland, is around 130 kilometres east and has a domestic airport with connections to Stockholm Arlanda. From Arlanda, international connections are extensive. The drive from Östersund to Valsjöbyn takes roughly two hours through some of the most open, uncrowded landscape in northern Europe—a journey that quickly becomes part of the ritual of coming here.
Key features at a glance:
- 1 bedroom with double bunk beds, living room with sofa bed for additional guests
- 1 bathroom with shower cabin and Separett composting toilet
- Recently renovated, fully equipped kitchen
- 52 square metres of interior space on a 745 square metre plot
- Mitsubishi air-source heat pump, smartphone controlled
- Private deep-drilled well with independent water supply
- Partially furnished and ready to use immediately
- Small outbuilding with conversion potential for extra accommodation
- Walking distance to Gunnarvattnet lake (trout, Arctic char, whitefish)
- Extensive snowmobile trail network directly accessible from the property
- No foreign ownership restrictions for international buyers
- Low operating costs and good energy efficiency
- Approximately 90km from Åre ski resort
- Östersund Airport around 130km away with Stockholm connections
- Priced at 83,500 EUR in a growing Jämtland second-home market
If you've been thinking about a Scandinavian holiday home that actually puts you inside the wilderness rather than adjacent to it, this cabin at Gunnarvattnet delivers exactly that. Get in touch with the team at Homestra to arrange a viewing or request the full property details—and if you can visit in winter, do. There's no better way to understand what you'd be buying into.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 1
- Size
- 52m²
- Price per m²
- €1,606
- Garden size
- 745m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- Country home
- Energy label
Unknown
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