2-Bed Holiday Home on Södra Finnö with Private Jetty – Sankt Anna Archipelago, Sweden



Södra Finnö Norrmåla 5, 615 93 Sankt Anna, Söderköpings kommun, Sweden, Valdemarsvik (Sweden)
2 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 67m² Floor area
€549,500
Country home
No parking
2 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
67m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
At six in the morning, the water off Södra Finnö sits completely still. You walk the fifty metres from your front door down to the private jetty, coffee in hand, and the only sound is a common eider calling somewhere out toward Fyrudden. This is what people mean when they talk about the Swedish summer — and this two-bedroom country home in the heart of the Sankt Anna archipelago puts you right inside it.
Sankt Anna is one of those places that Swedes have quietly kept to themselves. Spread across more than six thousand islands and skerries east of Söderköping in Östergötland, the archipelago doesn't have the tourist crowds of Stockholm's outer islands or the Bohuslän coast. What it has instead is genuinely wild coastline, sheltered bays where the water warms up fast in July, and that particular quality of light in late afternoon that turns the granite pink. The nearest mainland town, Söderköping, is one of Sweden's most intact medieval towns — Saturday mornings there mean wandering the Storgatan, picking up fresh bread from the bakery, and stopping for a coffee before the short drive back through pine forest to the island.
The house itself was built in 1987 and sits on just over 2,000 square metres of land. Sixty-seven square metres inside, which sounds compact until you're actually in it — the open layout connecting the living room, dining area, and kitchen makes the space work hard, and the large windows along the sea-facing side mean the water is always present, even when you're cooking. On autumn evenings, when the temperature drops and the archipelago empties out, the wood-burning fireplace becomes the centre of gravity for the whole house. The geothermal heating system (bergvärme) backs it up, meaning this isn't just a July-to-August property — people use Sankt Anna year-round, and the infrastructure here supports that fully.
Two bedrooms handle family stays comfortably. The bathroom is clean and functional. What sets this property apart from most comparable listings in the archipelago is the separate guest cottage on the grounds, fitted with its own shower, toilet, and a wood-burning stove. Guests get genuine independence. It works equally well as a quiet writing room, a home office for remote weeks, or simply the extra sleeping space you need when the whole family descends in midsummer.
That private jetty deserves more than a passing mention. It comes with a legal servitude (servitut), so access is secured — not something to take for granted in Swedish archipelago real estate. There's also a servitude over the land strip between the house and the shoreline, locking in those sea views against any future development. You can moor your own boat here, fish straight off the planks in the evening, or step into a kayak and paddle out toward the nature reserves on the smaller outer islands. The water really is fifty metres away. On the hottest days of July, when the air temperature hits the mid-twenties, that distance matters enormously.
Practically speaking, the property is well set up for international ownership. Fiber internet is already installed — fast and reliable, which matters when you're working remotely from here or managing rental bookings. The well is drilled to ninety metres, giving a stable clean water supply independent of any shared infrastructure. A separate outbuilding handles storage for bikes, kayaks, and the general accumulation of outdoor life. The combination of geothermal heat, good insulation, and the wood stove means running costs stay reasonable even outside summer.
The immediate area gives you genuine options. Tyrislöt, a short boat or bike ride away, has a well-regarded archipelago restaurant that fills up on summer weekends — the fish soup is worth the trip alone. Fyrudden has a small marina and a shop. Lagnö offers hiking trails through coastal forest and some of the most accessible birdwatching in the region; white-tailed eagles are a regular sight over the outer islands. The E22 motorway gives you Norrköping in under an hour and Stockholm in roughly two and a half, making this a genuinely usable weekend property from most of Sweden's major cities. Norrköping Airport handles connections for those flying in.
For international buyers, Sweden's property purchasing process is straightforward — no restrictions on foreign ownership, transparent legal structures, and a stable market. The Sankt Anna archipelago has seen consistent interest from buyers precisely because supply of waterfront properties with private jetties is genuinely limited. A holiday home here with legal sea access, a guest cottage, and fibre internet sits in a category with very few direct competitors. Rental potential is strong through the Swedish summer season, with waterfront properties in established archipelago locations commanding solid nightly rates.
Key features at a glance:
- 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom across 67 sqm of living space
- Private jetty with legal servitude securing water access
- Servitude over the shoreline strip protecting sea views
- Separate guest cottage with shower, WC, and wood-burning stove
- Geothermal heating (bergvärme) plus wood-burning stove for year-round use
- 90-metre drilled well providing independent clean water supply
- High-speed fibre internet installed
- 2,013 sqm plot with mature garden and storage outbuilding
- 50 metres to the water's edge
- Central location in the Sankt Anna archipelago
- Easy access to Tyrislöt, Lagnö, and Fyrudden by boat or bike
- Söderköping town centre within 30 minutes by road
- Norrköping Airport approximately 45 minutes away
- No foreign ownership restrictions for international buyers
- Strong summer rental market in the Sankt Anna archipelago
This is a rare chance to own a properly functional waterfront holiday home in one of Sweden's most loved — and least overexposed — archipelagos. Properties here with private jetties and secured sea views don't stay available for long. Get in touch with the team at Homestra today to arrange a viewing, and see the Sankt Anna light for yourself.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 2
- Size
- 67m²
- Price per m²
- €8,201
- Garden size
- 2013m²
- 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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