2-Bed Swedish Countryside Cottage with Fireplace & Garden, 50 min from Stockholm



Vreta 17, 153 92 Hölö, Södertälje kommun, Sweden, Hölö (Sweden)
2 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 82m² Floor area
€269,500
House
No parking
2 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
82m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Picture this: it's a Saturday morning in late June, and you're standing barefoot on the covered patio at Vreta 17, coffee in hand, watching the midsummer light filter through birch leaves so green they almost hurt to look at. The garden smells of damp earth and wild strawberries. Somewhere across the field, a cuckoo is at it again. You're fifty minutes from Stockholm, but you might as well be on another planet.
That's the daily reality of owning this two-bedroom house in Hölö — a small, quietly compelling village in Södertälje municipality, south of the capital. This isn't a property that screams for attention. It earns it slowly, the way good places do.
The house was built in 1972 and sits on a generous 2,730 square meters of land. Eighty-two square meters of living space doesn't sound massive on paper, but the layout is thoughtful enough that nothing feels squeezed. You walk in through what's currently used as a dining room — a flexible space that could just as naturally become an entry hall or a quiet work-from-wherever corner. The kitchen follows: wooden cabinet fronts, the smell of old pine, a stove and oven setup that handles everything from quick pasta to a slow Sunday baking session. The extractor fan hums. Bread rises on the counter. It works the way a kitchen should.
The living room is the heart of this place, and the fireplace is the heart of the living room. Come October, when the birches outside turn amber and the nights close in fast, that fire becomes less of a feature and more of a necessity. Pull a chair close, crack a book, let the logs do their thing. A wooden staircase off the main room climbs up to a loft — not a grand space, but a genuinely useful one. An extra bed for a visiting friend, a reading nook, a place where kids will inevitably claim as their own territory. These small bonus spaces are what make a house feel lived-in rather than staged.
The two bedrooms are positioned on opposite sides of the house, which is a quietly clever bit of planning. One sits adjacent to the living room — easy access, good for younger guests or children — while the other sits apart, offering the kind of privacy that matters when you've got a full house in July. A bathroom and a separate WC handle the practical side without fuss.
Step outside and the property opens up properly. The covered patio keeps you outdoors even when the weather has other ideas — and in Sweden, weather always has other ideas. The garden itself is lush and private, the kind of outdoor space where an afternoon can simply dissolve. There are two storage sheds for bikes, kayaks, garden tools, whatever accumulates. And then there's the old dance floor. It's exactly what it sounds like: a weathered outdoor platform left over from an earlier era, now equally suited to summer dinner parties, a ping-pong table, or just watching the kids run circuits around it until they tire themselves out.
Hölö rewards the curious. Kyrksjön lake is practically on your doorstep — a short walk for a morning swim or an evening row. Åbynäsbadet swimming area, popular with locals all summer, is five minutes away by car. Take the bike out toward Oaxen or down to Tullgarn Castle, a royal estate with grounds that feel almost absurdly lovely in the afternoon light. The town of Trosa, nicknamed "the end of the world" by locals (affectionately), is close enough for a lunch stop at the harbor — pick up smoked fish, sit by the water, take your time.
The village of Hölö has its own rhythm. Saltåkvarn, a well-regarded organic bakery and mill in the area, is the kind of place you'll find yourself stopping at more often than you planned. Midsummer here is the real thing: maypoles, herring, aquavit, neighbors you actually know. Not a performance for tourists — just a community that still takes its traditions seriously.
For international buyers eyeing Sweden as a second home destination, the practical picture is straightforward. EU and non-EU citizens can purchase property in Sweden without restriction. The country's property market has historically shown steady long-term value, and the greater Stockholm commuter belt — which includes Södertälje municipality — benefits from consistent demand. At 269,500 in asking price, this property sits in accessible territory for a vacation home that's move-in ready and already in good condition. Rental income potential is real, particularly for summer weeks, given the proximity to the capital and the lake access that drives demand across this part of Södertälje.
Stockholm Arlanda Airport is roughly 90 minutes away by car. Stockholm Skavsta Airport, used heavily by budget European carriers, is under an hour. Central Stockholm itself — Södermalm, Gamla Stan, the whole dense, walkable city — sits less than 50 minutes up the E4 motorway. You can be in the city for a dinner reservation and back at the cottage before midnight without it feeling like a feat.
Climate here is proper Swedish: warm, bright summers with absurdly long days (think 10pm sunsets in June), crisp autumns with serious color, and winters that deliver real cold and real snow. The fireplace stops being decorative somewhere around November and earns its keep straight through to April.
Key features at a glance:
- 2-bedroom house plus loft, 82 sqm of indoor living space
- 2,730 sqm plot with private, secluded garden
- Working fireplace in the main living room
- Fully equipped kitchen with wood-front cabinetry
- Covered outdoor patio for year-round use
- Separate WC and bathroom
- Two storage sheds
- Original outdoor dance floor, versatile for gatherings and activities
- Kyrksjön lake within walking distance
- Åbynäsbadet swimming area 5 minutes by car
- Tullgarn Castle and Trosa accessible by bike or short drive
- Close to Saltåkvarn organic bakery and local village events
- Under 50 minutes to central Stockholm by car
- Stockholm Skavsta Airport under 60 minutes away
- Good structural condition, move-in ready
This is a vacation home in Sweden that gives you the genuine countryside experience without cutting you off from everything else. The quiet is real. The lake is real. The midsummer celebration down the road is very real. And Stockholm is close enough that you never feel marooned — just pleasantly far away.
If Vreta 17 sounds like the kind of place you've been looking for, reach out through Homestra today to arrange a viewing or request the full property details. Properties at this price point, with this much land and this kind of setting, don't sit on the market long in the Stockholm commuter belt.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 2
- Size
- 82m²
- Price per m²
- €3,287
- Garden size
- 2730m²
- 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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