2-Bed Summer Cottage on 2,400sqm Plot Near the Sea | Vacation Home in Östhammar, Sweden



Barkö 121, 742 92 Östhammar, Sweden, Östhammar (Sweden)
2 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 50m² Floor area
€99,500
Country home
No parking
2 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
50m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Step out onto the rear deck just after seven on a July morning. The meadows stretch out in every direction, still wet with dew, and the only sound is birdsong cutting through air that smells faintly of pine and grass. This is Barkö — a quiet hamlet tucked into the Swedish countryside outside Östhammar, where summer feels unhurried and deliberately slow in the best possible way.
Set on a generous 2,411 square metre plot along Barkö 121, this red-and-white Swedish country home from 1975 has spent its entire life in one family's hands. That kind of continuity shows. The garden is mature and deeply considered — not manicured to within an inch of its life, but layered: open lawn rolling into shade from established trees, with space carved out naturally for a kitchen garden if you want one, a greenhouse if you've been meaning to start one, or simply a hammock strung between two birches. The lot is large enough to feel private, small enough to manage on a weekend without it becoming a chore.
Inside, 50 square metres is used sensibly. The living room anchors the house around a wood-burning stove that does serious work on cool September evenings when the nights start turning. Large windows pull the outside in — you get a long view over meadows and pastures that changes character entirely depending on the light and the season. The kitchen connects without fuss, practical and well-positioned for someone cooking for a table of six after a day out on the water. Two bedrooms, one bathroom with shower and WC, and a covered entrance veranda where your morning coffee goes cold because you keep stopping to watch whatever is happening in the garden.
The sea is 3.2 kilometres away. That's a ten-minute bike ride on flat terrain, the kind of distance that makes you actually go rather than intending to. The Swedish archipelago coast in this part of Uppland is something genuinely different from the more-photographed stretches further south — less crowded, wilder, full of granite outcrops and sheltered coves where you can swim without fighting for space. Norrskedika gruvor, a former alum mine area, has a swimming spot that locals return to every summer. The water is clear and the setting is unlike anything you'd find on a more tourist-trodden coastline.
Öregrund is about fifteen minutes by car and worth the drive whenever you want a dose of actual town life. It's a small 18th-century coastal settlement with a working harbour, a handful of good restaurants, and a summer market scene that draws people from across the region. In late July, the town fills up with sailing boats and the kind of easy festival atmosphere that Sweden does particularly well — long evenings, outdoor seating, smoked fish and cold beer. In June, Midsommar celebrations in the surrounding villages follow traditions that have barely changed in generations. A maypole gets raised in a field, someone brings out the herring and the schnapps, and it gets light again at 11pm.
Östhammar itself, six kilometres from the property, covers the day-to-day practicalities — supermarket, pharmacy, healthcare, schools, a few local restaurants. A bus stop one kilometre from the front door connects to Öregrund, Östhammar, and Uppsala, which puts you within reach of a university city with an international airport at Arlanda roughly 75 kilometres south. For international buyers flying into Stockholm, the drive from Arlanda is under an hour and a half on straightforward roads.
The climate here is genuinely Nordic without being punishing. Summers run warm and long — June through August regularly sees temperatures in the low-to-mid twenties Celsius, with daylight that barely quits. Winters are cold and white, and the property, with its solid 1975 construction and wood-burning stove, is built for that. Some buyers use it year-round; most come for the summer months, lock up in September, and return to find the garden has been patiently waiting.
For international buyers, Sweden's property market is open and transparent. There are no restrictions on foreign ownership, and the legal process is clean and well-regulated. At 99,500 EUR — a price point that reflects honest value rather than inflated coastal premiums — this is a realistic entry into the Swedish vacation home market. The Uppland coast has seen steady interest from buyers priced out of the Stockholm archipelago, and properties with this much outdoor space at this price are increasingly scarce.
Key features at a glance:
- 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom with shower and WC
- 50 sqm interior on a 2,411 sqm freehold plot
- Wood-burning stove for heating in shoulder seasons
- Covered entrance veranda and sun-facing rear deck
- Views over open meadows and pasture from main living areas
- 3.2km from the sea, 1.3km from freshwater access
- 1km to nearest bus stop with links to Uppsala and coastal towns
- 15-minute drive to Öregrund harbour town
- 6km to Östhammar town centre with full amenities
- ~75km from Stockholm Arlanda International Airport
- Single-family ownership since built in 1975 — well-maintained throughout
- Large garden with mature trees, lawns, and space for kitchen garden or greenhouse
- Scope for outbuilding addition (guest cabin, workshop, storage)
- No foreign ownership restrictions for international buyers
- Strong seasonal rental potential on Sweden's increasingly sought-after Uppland coast
If you've been thinking about owning a piece of Swedish summer — real Swedish summer, not the version on a postcard — this is worth a serious look. Get in touch through Homestra to arrange a viewing or request the full property documentation. The garden is at its best right now, and some things are worth seeing in person.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 2
- Size
- 50m²
- Price per m²
- €1,990
- Garden size
- 2411m²
- 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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