2-Bed Holiday Home with Sauna, Hot Tub & Guest Cottages on Lake Mälaren, Eskilstuna



Ekorrstigen 5, Lövstavret-Solvik, Eskilstuna kommun, Sweden, Eskilstuna (Sweden)
2 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 72m² Floor area
€219,500
House
No parking
2 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
72m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Step outside on a Saturday morning in late June, coffee in hand, and the only sounds reaching you are birdsong, the faint rustle of wind through the birches, and the distant lap of Lake Mälaren somewhere beyond the tree line. That's the kind of quiet that takes a few days to settle into — and then becomes the thing you miss most when you leave.
Ekorrstigen 5 sits in the Lövstavret-Solvik area, a pocket of rural Sweden that most people outside the region haven't heard of, which is precisely why the people who know it guard it so closely. The plot covers 1,389 square metres of elevated, wooded ground, giving the property a sense of seclusion that you simply don't find on flat, open lots. Mature gardens press in on three sides, and a green buffer zone borders the property line, meaning no one is building next door anytime soon.
The main house was originally raised in 1958 — solid, unpretentious Swedish construction — then extended and reshaped by the current owners into something with considerably more personality. The additions brought open ceilings with exposed timber beams, which do two things simultaneously: they make the interior feel larger than 72 square metres on paper, and they give the living spaces that particular Nordic warmth that's hard to manufacture with new construction. Afternoon light pours through the kitchen windows and lands on the garden below. In winter, when the trees are bare, you catch glimpses of pale sky in every direction.
The living room is the gravitational centre of the house. The open fireplace here — recently inspected and in full working order — is not decorative. On a cold October evening, it does real work. The larger bedroom opens directly off this space, with ceiling height that surprises first-time visitors and a view over the surrounding landscape that shifts with every season: green canopy in summer, frost-silver branches in February, brief bursts of copper and amber through October. The second bedroom sits off the kitchen, which makes it practical for guests or young children who tend to be up before everyone else.
The kitchen itself has been arranged for actual cooking, not just the appearance of it. High ceilings keep the space from ever feeling cramped, and the garden-facing windows mean you're never entirely indoors, even when you're inside. Attached to the kitchen is a conservatory — large enough for a table that seats eight comfortably — that functions as the de facto dining room for most of the warmer months. Sheltered and south-facing, it earns its keep well into autumn.
Then there's the sauna. A separate outbuilding houses it, with its own shower, and just outside sits a traditional wood-fired hot tub. These aren't afterthoughts. In Sweden, the sauna is a social institution, and having a dedicated outbuilding for it means the ritual has proper space — heat the sauna, cool down outside, repeat, and don't hurry any of it. This same outbuilding also contains a workshop and a laundry room, keeping the practical realities of country living out of the main house.
Two guest cottages round out the compound. One was built in 2013. Both sleep multiple people and offer the kind of independence that makes extended-family visits actually enjoyable — your guests have their own front door, and so do you. A dedicated woodshed keeps the firewood dry and the fireplace running through January without any scrambling.
The garden itself is worth pausing over. It's not manicured in the formal sense — it moves between cultivated beds and natural woodland, with winding paths connecting the cottages, the sauna outbuilding, and the main house. It feels like a small estate rather than a suburban yard.
Lake Mälaren is Sweden's third-largest lake, and its shoreline near Solvik is exactly the kind of swimming and kayaking territory that Swedish families have been returning to for generations. The water is clean, the entry points are uncrowded, and the fishing — perch and pike, mainly — is serious enough to keep dedicated anglers occupied all summer. Torshälla, a compact and well-preserved medieval town just a few kilometres away, has its own festivals through the summer calendar, a handful of reliable cafés along the river, and an outdoor sculpture park that draws visitors from across Södermanland.
Eskilstuna itself, around 15 minutes by car, is a city of genuine substance. The Munktell Museum covers the area's industrial heritage, the Eskilstuna Zoo — Parken Zoo — is one of the more established in Sweden, and the restaurant scene along Rademachergatan has expanded considerably in recent years. For golf, Torshälla Golfklubb and Mälarbaden are both within easy reach. The E20 motorway connects the area westward to Örebro and east toward Stockholm, with the capital reachable in roughly 90 minutes. Stockholm Arlanda Airport is the main international hub, making this accessible for buyers arriving from across Europe.
Climatically, Eskilstuna sits in the Swedish interior, which means proper seasons. Summers are warm and long — genuinely long, with light until nearly eleven at night in June. Winters are cold and snowy, which, combined with the fireplace and sauna, makes the property arguably more atmospheric from November through February than it is in August. This is not a one-season property.
The house is sold fully furnished and equipped. Plates, pots, beds made up — everything included. For an international buyer purchasing a second home in Sweden, that's a significant practical advantage. The Swedish property market for holiday homes near Lake Mälaren has historically held its value well, and the area's popularity as a domestic holiday destination means rental potential for those interested in generating income during periods of non-use. Swedish property law is transparent and relatively straightforward for EU residents, and the country's double-taxation treaties with most European nations make ownership planning manageable with the right local legal advice.
Key features at a glance:
2 bedrooms in the main house plus two separate guest cottages sleeping multiple guests
72 sqm main house on a 1,389 sqm elevated, wooded plot
Open fireplace in the living room, recently inspected
Separate sauna outbuilding with shower and wood-fired outdoor hot tub
Conservatory dining space functioning through most of the year
High ceilings with exposed timber beams throughout extensions
Fully furnished and equipped — move-in ready
Workshop, laundry room, and dedicated woodshed on the property
Borders a protected green area for long-term privacy
5 minutes to Torshälla, 15 minutes to Eskilstuna city centre
Direct access to Lake Mälaren swimming, fishing, and kayaking
Close to Torshälla Golfklubb and Mälarbaden Golf
E20 motorway access; approximately 90 minutes from Stockholm
Strong domestic demand for Solvik-area holiday homes year-round
Sold fully furnished — all equipment included in the asking price of SEK 219,500
Properties like this — with a genuine compound feel, multiple outbuildings, and this kind of mature garden — rarely come to market in the Solvik area. When they do, they move quickly among buyers who already know the region. If you're seeing this without that local knowledge, consider this your introduction. Get in touch through Homestra to arrange a viewing or request the full property documentation. Seeing it in person, with the sauna already heated and the kettle on, will tell you everything you need to know.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 2
- Size
- 72m²
- Price per m²
- €3,049
- Garden size
- 1389m²
- 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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