1-Bed Country Home with Guest Cottage on 2,359m² in Alunda, Sweden



Myssinge 264, 747 93 Alunda, Uppsala kommun, Sweden, Alunda (Sweden)
1 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 53m² Floor area
€70,000
Country home
No parking
1 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
53m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Picture this: a Saturday morning in late June, the Swedish sun already high at seven o'clock, coffee steam rising from your mug as you step out onto the covered terrace at Myssinge 264. The birch trees are doing that thing they do in midsummer — trembling slightly in a breeze you can't quite feel yet. No traffic. No neighbors in earshot. Just the low drone of bumblebees working through whatever's flowering in the garden and the faint knock of a woodpecker somewhere in the tree line. This is what you bought it for.
Set on an elevated plot of 2,359 square metres outside Alunda in Uppsala County, this one-bedroom country home is the kind of property that doesn't come up often. Compact without feeling small, practical without being clinical, and surrounded by the sort of quiet that you genuinely cannot manufacture. It's a holiday home and second residence in rural Sweden that earns its keep across every season, not just August.
The main house runs to 53 square metres — a figure that sounds modest until you're inside and realize how intelligently the space flows. The kitchen and living room open into each other, which means cooking isn't a solitary activity here. Whoever's at the stove is part of the conversation. The fireplace anchors the room; on a grey October afternoon when the leaves outside have turned amber and the temperature's dropped, lighting it takes roughly three minutes and changes the entire atmosphere of the place. Swedes have a word for that specific coziness — you'll start using it unironically within your first winter visit.
The bedroom is genuinely spacious for the size of the house, built around a double bed with storage that doesn't feel like an afterthought. The bathroom features a Separett composting toilet — a fixture common in Swedish summer houses that's both eco-conscious and entirely practical for a property that sits away from municipal water infrastructure. It's part of the honest, no-fuss character of the place.
Then there's the guest cottage, which changes the whole equation. Separate from the main house, it has its own bathroom with chemical toilet and shower, which means visitors aren't sharing your space. That distinction matters more than most people realize until they've had a houseguest for four days. The cottage also contains a workshop and tool shed, so the practical side of maintaining a 2,359-square-metre plot — the pruning, the stacking of wood, the general Scandinavian business of keeping things in order — has a dedicated home. A well-maintained gravel road runs straight up to it, accessible by car in all seasons.
The stone-paved terrace area on the plot is where summer evenings happen. Grilling, cold drinks, long Scandinavian twilight that stretches until ten or eleven at night — the elevated position means you're getting the last of the sun when lower gardens have already gone into shade.
Myssinge itself sits in a part of Sweden that international buyers are only beginning to notice. Uppsala, one of Scandinavia's great university cities and home to the country's oldest cathedral, is around 40 minutes by car. It's not a backup option — it's genuinely worth going to, regularly, for its Saturday market on Vaksalatorg, its medieval old town, and the kind of restaurant scene that punches well above a city of its size. The train connection between Uppsala and Stockholm takes under an hour, making this property plausible as a weekend base even for people arriving from abroad.
Closer in, the nearest sandy beach with a jetty is about 15 minutes away — a proper Swedish swimming spot, the kind with a little dock for jumping and a grassy bank for drying off afterward. Grocery shopping is roughly 25 minutes out. Hallstavik and the Roslagen coast, where Stockholm's archipelago begins to unfurl into Baltic waterways and small islands, is just over 30 minutes by car. In summer, you can spend a morning at the beach, an afternoon kayaking or cycling the flat coastal paths around Norrtälje, and be back in Myssinge in time to cook dinner with whatever you picked up at the farm stand on the way home.
Winter is underrated here. The area around Uppsala County gets reliable snow between December and March, and the birch forest that surrounds the property transforms into something worth waking up for. Cross-country ski trails connect much of the countryside around Alunda. The Uppsala Ice Hall is within easy reach for skating. And coming back to a fireplace after a cold afternoon outside is one of those simple pleasures that turns a holiday home into a place people genuinely want to return to.
For international buyers considering a second home in Sweden, the legal framework is refreshingly uncomplicated. EU and non-EU citizens alike can purchase property here without restriction. Swedish property law is transparent, transaction costs are among the lowest in Europe, and the process from offer to keys typically runs eight to twelve weeks. The property is in good condition — move-in ready, not a renovation project. That matters if you want to use it the summer after you buy it, not two years later.
Rental income potential is real and growing. Short-term holiday rentals in the Uppsala County countryside, particularly those with guest accommodation and large gardens, have seen consistent demand from Swedish city dwellers who want accessible summer retreats. Platforms targeting the Scandinavian domestic market generate solid seasonal bookings for properties like this one, which can offset ownership costs meaningfully if you're not using it year-round.
Key features at a glance:
- 53 sqm main house with open-plan kitchen and living room
- Wood-burning fireplace as the living room focal point
- One spacious double bedroom with generous storage
- Eco-friendly Separett composting toilet in the main bathroom
- Separate guest cottage with its own bathroom (chemical toilet and shower)
- Workshop and tool shed within the guest cottage structure
- Car-accessible gravel road running to the guest cottage
- Elevated 2,359 sqm plot with natural seclusion and mature trees
- Stone-paved outdoor terrace ideal for grilling and al fresco dining
- Covered entrance terrace extending the usable living space
- Private outdoor shower for post-garden or post-swim use
- Sandy beach with jetty approximately 15 minutes away
- Uppsala city centre around 40 minutes by car
- Roslagen coast and archipelago access within 35 minutes
- Good condition — ready to use from day one
This is a vacation home in Alunda that works as hard as you want it to, or does nothing at all — which is sometimes exactly the point. If you've been looking for a second home in Sweden where the pace actually slows down, where the land gives you room to breathe and the guest cottage means you don't have to choose between solitude and company, Myssinge 264 is worth a serious look.
Get in touch with the Homestra team today to arrange a viewing or request the full property documentation. Properties at this price point in Uppsala County, with this combination of space and outbuildings, move quickly once they're properly listed. Don't sit on it.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 1
- Size
- 53m²
- Price per m²
- €1,321
- Garden size
- 2359m²
- 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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