2-Bed Timber House on 1,765m² in Björknäs – Roslagen Holiday Home Near Stockholm



Björknäs mossväg 22, 761 98 Norrtälje, Sweden, Norrtälje (Sweden)
2 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 48m² Floor area
€275,000
House
No parking
2 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
48m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Late afternoon on a July Saturday, the southwest sun pours through the glass-enclosed patio and turns the pine floorboards a deep amber. You've just come back from Björknäs's little beach — kids still sandy, everyone hungry — and the kitchen smells of whatever went into the cast-iron pan twenty minutes ago. That's the rhythm this house runs on. Easy, unhurried, genuinely Swedish.
Björknäs sits inside Roslagen, the long, ragged stretch of coastline northeast of Stockholm that locals have been quietly escaping to for generations. It's not the flashy archipelago of postcards — it's better. Unpretentious timber cottages tucked between birch stands, narrow lanes that end at sheltered coves, the smell of pine resin on a warm afternoon. The community here is tight enough to feel like a village but relaxed enough that nobody bothers you. The kind of place where your neighbours wave from their garden and then leave you alone.
The house itself was built in 1972 and sits on a 1,765 square metre plot — a genuinely generous footprint for this part of Roslagen. There's a real sense of privacy here. The garden mixes mown lawn with wilder natural patches that attract butterflies and the occasional hedgehog, and sunlight tracks across it for most of the day given the open southwest aspect. In June, when the Swedish light goes on until 10pm, evenings out here take on a quality that's hard to describe to anyone who hasn't sat in Scandinavian summer dusk with a cold drink and nowhere to be.
Inside, 48 square metres sounds compact on paper. In practice, the layout uses every centimetre thoughtfully. The kitchen was completely gutted and rebuilt in 2019 — new cabinets, new surfaces, proper appliances — and it connects directly to that glass patio, which blurs the line between inside and out for most of the warmer months. On a rainy August afternoon, the patio becomes almost the best room in the house: sheltered and bright, rain drumming on the glass, coffee going, totally comfortable. The living room anchors the ground floor with a wood-burning stove that does real work from October through April, backed up by an air-source heat pump that keeps running costs sensible. Mullioned windows, exposed timber beams, pine floors throughout — these aren't cosmetic additions, they're structural to what the house feels like. Warm. Grounded. Honest.
Upstairs are two sleeping lofts — exactly the right configuration for a family with young children or for hosting friends for a weekend. Storage sits between the lofts, practical and well-planned. The bathroom has a water-flushed toilet, full stop: modern sanitation without compromise. Beyond the main house, there's a proper insulated guest cabin, a woodshed stocked for winter, and a garden storage building. The guest cabin alone changes the calculus for visiting families — suddenly there's actual privacy for everyone.
Water comes year-round from a private drilled well, supplemented by the community association's summer supply. This matters if you're thinking about autumn and shoulder-season use, which is frankly when Roslagen is at its most cinematic — birches going gold, the bays flat and glassy, practically no one else around.
Norrtälje itself is fifteen minutes by car. It's a proper small town with a Saturday market, an independent bookshop on Lännagränd, a handful of decent restaurants around the old harbour, and everything else you'd need for a full-time life or a long weekend stay. The ICA Maxi on the edge of town handles the serious grocery runs. For something more urban, Stockholm's northern suburbs are reachable in under an hour by car — the E18 is fast and straightforward — and the drive itself is pleasant, cutting through pine forest and past lake views. Arlanda Airport sits roughly 45 minutes away, which matters considerably for international owners flying in from elsewhere in Europe.
Summer here means swimming at Björknäs's child-friendly beaches, afternoons at the community boules court or the football pitch just down the lane, and evenings when the air stays warm until midnight. Boat berths are available through the local association — securing one opens up the entire inner archipelago, and day trips to Grisslehamn or out to the outer skerries are genuinely achievable. Roslagen's cycling routes thread through the area; the Roslagsleden trail connects the communities along the coast and is worth doing in sections. In winter, the landscape shifts into something quieter and starker. Cross-country ski tracks are groomed at Norrtälje's Nordrona area, and the frozen bays draw ice fishers from Stockholm every clear weekend.
For international buyers, Sweden has a straightforward property purchase process with no restrictions on foreign ownership. Properties in Roslagen have seen steady appreciation over the past decade as Stockholm's professional class discovered that a genuine countryside escape within an hour of Arlanda is worth paying for. This particular house — in move-in condition, with a guest cabin, large plot, and strong seasonal rental appeal — sits at a price point that reflects current market realities rather than aspirational fantasy. Short-term rental platforms have strong demand for authentic Swedish countryside properties in the summer months; a Roslagen timber house with a private garden and guest accommodation rents consistently from midsummer through August.
Key features at a glance:
- 2-bedroom timber house, 48 sqm, built 1972, in good condition and ready to occupy
- Fully renovated kitchen (2019) with modern appliances and fittings
- Southwest-facing glass-enclosed patio — usable three seasons of the year
- Living room with wood-burning stove and air-source heat pump
- Two upstairs sleeping lofts plus dedicated storage
- Separate insulated guest cabin, woodshed, and garden storage building
- Private 1,765 sqm plot with lawn, natural garden areas, and all-day sun
- Year-round water from private drilled well; summer water via community association
- Walking distance to beaches, boules court, football pitch, and boat berth opportunities
- 15 minutes to Norrtälje town centre, 55 minutes to Stockholm by car
- Arlanda International Airport approximately 45 minutes away
- Mullioned windows, exposed timber beams, and pine floors throughout
- Priced at SEK 275,000 — strong value for the plot size and location in Roslagen
If you've been weighing up a Swedish holiday home or a quiet second residence within striking distance of Stockholm, this is a genuinely rare find: a house with real character, a workable layout, a big garden, and a location that actually delivers on what Roslagen promises. Get in touch with Homestra today to arrange a viewing — summer slots fill fast, and this one won't wait around.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 2
- Size
- 48m²
- Price per m²
- €5,729
- Garden size
- 1765m²
- 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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