1-Bed House with Pool & Guest Houses on the Stockholm Archipelago – Grisslehamn Holiday Home



Matrosvägen 8, 764 56 Grisslehamn, Norrtälje kommun, Sweden, Grisslehamn (Sweden)
1 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 80m² Floor area
€249,500
House
No parking
1 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
80m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Stand at the kitchen window on a Tuesday morning in July, coffee in hand, and the only sounds reaching you are birdsong and the distant knock of a wooden hull against a dock. That's Matrosvägen 8. It sits at the very end of a quiet cul-de-sac, three kilometres south of Grisslehamn village, on a natural plot that feels far wilder and more private than 2,727 square metres should feel. This is a proper Swedish coastal property — year-round insulated, intelligently laid out, and set up for a lifestyle that moves between the pool, the sea, and the archipelago in easy, unhurried steps.
The main house runs to 80 square metres, and it earns every one of them. The living room centres on a wood-burning stove that pulls the whole room together — on October evenings when the birch trees outside have gone amber and the temperature drops fast, this becomes the most important piece of furniture in the house. Large windows look out directly onto the garden, and in spring, when the wild cherries flower along the boundary, the view through that glass is genuinely something to stop and look at. The kitchen is generous enough to seat people around a table while something is cooking — a proper sociable kitchen, not a galley you have to take turns standing in. The bedroom is calm and well-proportioned, and the tiled bathroom with shower and WC is clean, modern, and functional. Nothing overcomplicated. The whole house is designed to be easy.
What makes this property genuinely unusual for the area is the garden setup. In the middle of the plot sits a large insulated swimming pool with a retractable roof. In practice, this means you're swimming in May and still swimming in September, which in the Stockholm archipelago is not something to take lightly. The retractable roof handles the unpredictable Swedish summer weather — you don't lose a swim day because a cloud rolls in from the Åland Sea. The pool sits within a private garden of open lawn and mature trees, giving it a sheltered, enclosed feel that a property this close to the coast doesn't always manage to achieve.
Then there are the two guest houses. One is approximately 40 square metres, the other around 25. Both give you real flexibility that a single-building property simply can't offer. Visiting family doesn't have to share a bathroom with you. A teenager needs their own space. You want a proper home studio, a workshop, a place to store kayaks and wetsuits and fishing gear — the outbuildings absorb all of it without turning the main house into a storage unit. These are solid, usable structures, not decorative sheds.
Eight hundred metres down the path to Väddöviken bay is the local bathing spot and boat dock. The water there in the bay is calmer than the open sea side — good for swimming with children, good for a morning dip before breakfast. The property comes with access to its own boat berth, which in the Stockholm archipelago is the kind of detail that can quietly define your entire summer. Having your own berth means a spontaneous afternoon out to Björkskär or Kapellskär isn't a logistics exercise. You just go.
Grisslehamn itself is a working coastal village, not a manicured resort. The ICA grocery store handles the daily practical side of things. There are cafés and restaurants that fill up in summer and stay open past the tourist season. The fish market is worth the walk. Havsbaden Spa Hotel sits right on the water and has one of the better spa facilities on this stretch of coastline — handy to have five minutes away without needing to host it yourself. The Eckerö Line ferry runs daily to Mariehamn in Åland, which opens up a whole additional island to explore. Norrtälje, the nearest proper town with a full range of shops, restaurants, and a lively summer arts scene including the annual Norrtälje Festivalen, is well within reach by the SL bus that stops near the property — or by car in around 25 minutes.
For those travelling from further afield, Stockholm Arlanda Airport sits roughly 90 minutes by road — manageable enough to make this work as a long-weekend destination, not just a summer base. Stockholm's Tekniska Museet, the Vasa Museum, the Gamla Stan old town — none of them are so far that a day trip feels like a commitment.
Seasonally, this property earns its year-round insulation. Winter on the Uppland coast brings a particular kind of quiet — frozen bays, snow on the dock, ski tracks through the woods at Norrtälje's Grinduga area. Spring arrives with migratory birds and the smell of thawing pine resin. Summers here run warm and long-dayed, with the kind of soft Nordic light at 10pm that photographers travel across the world to find. Autumn brings mushroom season in the forests immediately surrounding the property — chanterelles along the mossy paths, afternoon light that turns everything gold.
For international buyers, Sweden's property market is open and transparent. There are no restrictions on foreign ownership, and the legal process is straightforward with the support of a Swedish estate agent and notary. Norrtälje kommun has seen consistent interest from Stockholm-based second-home buyers driving up values along this coastline — supply of properties with private pools, multiple outbuildings, and sea access at this price point is genuinely limited. Rental income potential is strong through the peak June–August window, with archipelago holiday homes in this area attracting consistent demand on platforms serving the Scandinavian market.
Key features at a glance:
- 80 sqm year-round insulated main house on a 2,727 sqm natural plot
- Wood-burning stove in the living room, large windows with garden views
- Spacious social kitchen with room for dining
- One bedroom and one fully tiled bathroom with shower and WC
- Large private insulated swimming pool with retractable roof
- Two guest houses (approx. 40 sqm and 25 sqm) for guests, hobbies, or workspace
- Private boat berth access at Väddöviken bay, 800 metres away
- Swimming and bathing area within easy walking distance
- SL bus stop nearby with connections to Norrtälje and Stockholm
- Grisslehamn village 3km away: ICA, cafés, fish market, Havsbaden Spa Hotel, Eckerö Line ferry
- Stockholm Arlanda Airport approx. 90 minutes by road
- No restrictions on international ownership in Sweden
- Strong second-home rental demand in the Stockholm archipelago
- End-of-cul-de-sac position for maximum privacy
This is a rare configuration along this stretch of coastline — the pool, the outbuildings, the boat berth access, and the private setting don't often arrive in the same package at this price point. If you've been thinking about a Swedish archipelago base, get in touch with the Homestra team today to arrange a viewing or request the full property documentation. Properties at Matrosvägen 8's price-to-feature ratio in Norrtälje kommun don't stay on the market long.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 1
- Size
- 80m²
- Price per m²
- €3,119
- Garden size
- 2727m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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