Step outside on a July morning and the air smells of warm grass and lilac. The old barn casts a long shadow across the pasture, swallows dart in and out of the hayloft, and somewhere behind the wooded grove, a woodpecker is hard at work. This is Skrinningarud 3 — a 1909 country home sitting on 1.9 hectares of gathered land in the Töreboda countryside of Västra Götaland, Sweden. It's the kind of place that makes you wonder why you ever needed a city.
The house itself has been through a serious renovation cycle between 2020 and 2026, so the bones are old and the surfaces are fresh. Walking through the front door, you get 110 square meters of living space that feels both rooted in its era and completely livable right now. The tiled stove in the living area is original and fully functional — come November, when the birch trees drop their last leaves and the ground hardens overnight, that stove earns its keep. Light comes easily through the windows; the elevated position of the house means you catch the morning sun early and hold it late into those famously long Swedish summer evenings.
Two bedrooms, one bathroom, four rooms total. It's not a sprawling manor — it's the right size for a couple, a small family, or anyone who wants a second home in Sweden without the upkeep burden of something twice as large. The secondary area adds another 20 square meters, useful as a mudroom, a studio corner, or a practical transition space between outdoors and in, which matters when you've been out foraging chanterelles in wet grass.
Water comes from a drilled well, and the waste system is a modern three-chamber septic setup — both practical details that matter enormously for a rural property, and both already sorted. For international buyers especially, arriving to find infrastructure already handled is a genuine relief.
Now, the barn. It's approximately 200 square meters, which is a serious amount of space. Stables, a hayloft, a wagon shed, dedicated storage — the structure was built for agricultural life and still holds that potential. Equestrian buyers will clock this immediately. But even if horses aren't your thing, 200 square meters of outbuilding in this condition represents real flexibility: a workshop, a creative studio, a space for storing a boat over winter, or simply the kind of storage that makes a rural property actually functional. There's also a separate tool shed for the smaller daily kit.
The 1.9 hectares of land sits as a single parcel, which sounds technical but means something tangible: no fragmented lots, no shared boundaries to negotiate, just one continuous piece of land wrapping around the house and outbuildings. Part pasture, part small wooded grove. The garden has a lilac bower — heavy with purple bloom in late May and carrying that scent right through June — and a dedicated barbecue area that becomes the social center of the property from Midsommar through to the first frost.
Locally, the area around Töreboda moves at its own pace and is richer for it. The Göta Canal, one of Sweden's great engineering achievements and a major tourist draw, runs through the municipality — in summer, the canal-side paths fill with cyclists and walkers, and the old locks at Hajstorp are worth the 20-minute drive just to watch the boats work through. Lake Månsarudssjön is closer still and offers good freshwater fishing: perch, pike, and in the right seasons, crayfish. The crayfish parties in August are a genuine Swedish ritual, and having the kind of outdoor space that Skrinningarud 3 provides makes hosting one properly very straightforward.
There's a golf course about 3 kilometers away — the Töreboda Golfklubb — which is a useful detail if you're planning summer stays and want structured leisure close at hand. The surrounding nature reserves are excellent for hiking, and in autumn, the forests around here fill with elk, roe deer, and the kind of berry and mushroom abundance that keeps foragers busy for weeks. Lingonberries, blueberries, porcini, and golden chanterelles — it's all here, and it's all free under the Swedish concept of allemansrätten, the right to roam.
Töreboda town is roughly 10 kilometers from the property, with grocery stores, pharmacies, and the practical infrastructure of a small Swedish municipality. Skövde — a larger city with a hospital, wider retail options, and a train station connecting to Gothenburg in under an hour — is about 35 kilometers south. Gothenburg's Landvetter Airport brings international connections within reach, around 140 kilometers by car, while Stockholm Arlanda is roughly 330 kilometers north. The E20 motorway runs through the region and makes the drive manageable.
Swedish winters here are cold, real, and worth knowing about. Temperatures regularly drop below zero from December through February, and snow cover is common. The tiled stove and fireplace stop being decorative and become genuinely central to daily life. For buyers coming from milder climates, this is part of the appeal — Swedish winter has a quality of stillness and beauty that's difficult to describe but easy to fall into.
For the international buyer, Sweden is a straightforward country in which to purchase property. There are no restrictions on foreign ownership, the legal process is transparent, and the property registration system is reliable. The Lantmäteriet — Sweden's land registry — maintains clear title records. Legal and administrative costs at purchase are modest compared to much of Western Europe, typically in the range of 1.5-3% of the purchase price. Property tax on primary and secondary residences in Sweden is calculated based on assessed value and is generally low. Rental income from a vacation property is taxable in Sweden, but the tax framework is clear and manageable with proper accounting.
At a price of €164,500, this property is offering genuine value — 110 square meters of renovated living space, a 200-square-meter barn, 1.9 hectares of land, and a setting that would cost multiples of this figure in comparable rural markets in Germany, France, or the Netherlands. For a second home in Scandinavia, it's a strong entry point.
Key features at a glance:
- 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 110m² of living space plus 20m² secondary area
- Built 1909, renovated 2020–2026 with modern finishes throughout
- Functional original tiled stove and fireplace
- 200m² barn with stables, hayloft, wagon shed, and storage
- Separate tool shed for garden and maintenance equipment
- 1.9 hectares of land in a single parcel — pasture, grove, and garden
- Lilac bower and dedicated barbecue area in landscaped garden
- Drilled well and modern three-chamber septic system
- Elevated position with open countryside views
- 3km to Töreboda Golfklubb
- Close to Lake Månsarudssjön for fishing and waterside walks
- Access to Göta Canal trails and Hajstorp locks
- 35km to Skövde with mainline train to Gothenburg
- No foreign ownership restrictions — transparent Swedish purchase process
- Strong value for a Scandinavian second home or vacation property
This is a property with real scale and real character — not a weekend cottage but a proper piece of Swedish countryside that gives you room to breathe, space to do something, and enough quiet to actually hear yourself think. Get in touch with the Homestra team to arrange a viewing or request the full property documentation. Properties like this, at this price point, in this condition, don't sit on the market long.
