2-Bed Swedish Country Home with Sauna & Garden, 5km from Fjällbacka Coast



Långedal 18, 457 41 Fjällbacka, Tanums kommun, Sweden, Fjällbacka (Sweden)
2 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 86m² Floor area
€262,000
Country home
No parking
2 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
86m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Picture this: it's a Tuesday morning in late June, and you're sitting on the south-facing patio at Långedal 18 with a cup of coffee going cold because you keep getting distracted by the way the light moves across the granite outcrops in the distance. No agenda. The nearest sound is birdsong and, faintly, the buzz of a lawnmower two plots over. The Swedish west coast has this particular quality of stillness that people who've experienced it never stop talking about — and this property sits right inside it.
Långedal 18 is a two-bedroom country home on a generous 1,981 square meter plot in Tanums kommun, roughly five and a half kilometers from the center of Fjällbacka. It's in good condition throughout and genuinely move-in ready, with a practical layout that makes sense for both short summer stays and longer stretches when you don't want to leave. The main house covers 86 square meters across three rooms and a kitchen — two proper bedrooms, an open living and dining space that pulls in light through wide windows, and a sleeping alcove off the living area that works brilliantly as overflow for guests, a reading corner, or a spot for kids who refuse to go to sleep before the midnight sun does.
The kitchen flows naturally into the dining and living space, which is the right call for a property like this. Summer on the Bohuslän coast is social. People drift in and out, someone's always cooking, someone else is opening wine. You want a space that handles that without feeling cramped, and this one does.
Outside is where Långedal 18 really earns its place. The plot is expansive by any standard — nearly 2,000 square meters of garden, with multiple patios positioned to catch the sun at different points through the day. Morning coffee on the east-facing terrace, late afternoon drinks where the warmth lingers longest, dinner outdoors until ten or eleven at night when the sky finally softens from pale gold to something close to dusk. There's a greenhouse already in place for anyone inclined toward growing their own tomatoes or dahlias, and an old root cellar that's part practical storage, part genuine character — the kind of detail that reminds you a property has a history.
The detached sauna house is not a luxury on the Swedish west coast. It's a necessity, or at least it feels that way after you've spent a day kayaking through the skerries near Kosterfjorden and your shoulders need convincing to unclench. Scandinavian sauna culture is its own ritual here — the heat, the cold rinse, the silence afterward. Having a private one means you're not waiting for a shared facility or timing it around anyone else's schedule.
A conservatory extends the usable outdoor season meaningfully into April and October, when the light is extraordinary but the temperature won't cooperate with al fresco dining. There's also a guest cottage and a small outbuilding, plus a carport and solid parking for when the family descends in convoy from Stockholm or Gothenburg. The sellers have arranged hidden defects insurance through Anticimex's Varudeklarerat program on the main residence — a proper inspection-backed warranty that gives international buyers meaningful reassurance before committing from across a border.
Fjällbacka itself sits at the foot of Vetteberget, a dramatic granite cliff face that locals climb in about twenty minutes for views that extend across the archipelago toward Norway. The village square around the harbor is the kind of place that makes you understand why Swedes guard their summer traditions so fiercely — the open-air fish market on weekend mornings, the boats coming in, the line outside Bryggan restaurant on a warm Saturday night. Räkmacka — the classic Swedish open-faced prawn sandwich — is practically a sacrament here, best consumed on a dock with your feet dangling over the water.
The archipelago around Fjällbacka counts hundreds of islands and skerries. Day-trippers rent motorboats or kayaks from the harbor; the more serious sailors keep vessels at Fjällbacka Gästhamn. Badholmen, the outdoor sea pool island just a short boat ride from the village, is a rite of summer. Seal safaris run regularly toward Kosteröarna. In winter the crowds vanish entirely, and the landscape shifts to something quieter and arguably more affecting — grey water, low skies, the occasional brave open-water swimmer.
Crime novel fans will recognize Fjällbacka as the setting for Camilla Läckberg's Fjällbacka Murders series, and the village embraces that literary identity warmly — there are guided tours, dedicated events each summer, and a running in-joke among locals about which café Erica Falck would have frequented. The Ingrid Bergman connection runs equally deep. The Hollywood icon spent much of her later life on nearby Dannholmen, and the village square bears her name. Every August, the Ingrid Bergman Film Festival screens classic films outdoors. Real, specific cultural texture — not a vague claim about heritage.
For practical access: Gothenburg Landvetter Airport is around 140 kilometers south, roughly 90 minutes by car. Oslo Gardermoen is approximately 170 kilometers north, under two hours. Grebbestad, with a larger grocery selection and marina facilities, is eight kilometers away. The E6 motorway runs within easy reach, making weekend arrivals from both cities genuinely stress-free.
Climate-wise, the Bohuslän coast runs warmer than you'd expect for this latitude. The Swedish west coast benefits from maritime influence that keeps winters milder than inland Sweden, and summer temperatures regularly sit in the mid-twenties Celsius through July and August. The shoulder seasons — late May, September — offer warm days, fewer visitors, and affordable flights from most European hubs.
For international buyers, Swedish property law is accessible and straightforward. There are no restrictions on foreign ownership. The property price of 2,620,000 SEK places this well within the range for a genuine second home purchase with meaningful rental potential during peak summer weeks — Fjällbacka commands strong short-term rental yields from Midsommar through early August, when the village is at full buzz and inventory is tight.
Key features at a glance:
- 2 bedrooms plus sleeping alcove in the main house, 86 sqm
- Spacious 1,981 sqm plot with multiple sun-oriented patios
- Detached sauna house for year-round use
- Conservatory extending the outdoor season into spring and autumn
- Greenhouse and old root cellar with genuine character
- Guest cottage providing separate accommodation for visitors
- Additional outbuilding suitable for hobbies or storage
- Carport and ample guest parking
- Hidden defects insurance (Varudeklarerat by Anticimex) on main residence
- 5.5 km to Fjällbacka harbor and village center
- 8 km to Grebbestad amenities and marina
- 90 minutes from Gothenburg, under 2 hours from Oslo
- Strong summer rental potential in one of Sweden's most visited coastal villages
- No restrictions on international ownership under Swedish property law
Långedal 18 is the kind of property that rewards a visit. The photos do their job, but the feeling of standing in that garden with the Bohuslän granite in the background and understanding, viscerally, why people build their summers around this coastline — that part you have to experience in person.
Get in touch through Homestra today to arrange a private viewing or to request the full inspection report and title documentation. Properties at this price point in Tanums kommun move faster than the summer does.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 2
- Size
- 86m²
- Price per m²
- €3,047
- Garden size
- 1981m²
- 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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