3-Bed Archipelago House with Guest Cottage, Sauna & Boat Berth on Norra Finnö, Sweden



Uvmarö Knallen 5, Norra Finnö - Uvmarö, Söderköpings kommun, Sweden, Järfälla (Sweden)
3 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 115m² Floor area
€549,000
House
No parking
3 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
115m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Step out onto the deck just after seven in the morning, coffee in hand, and watch a cargo ship slide silently through the shipping lane below while a pair of eider ducks ride the wake. This is Uvmarö on Norra Finnö — a small island in the Sankt Anna archipelago where the Baltic light hits the water at an angle that photographers drive hours to catch, and where your boat berth sits waiting at the dock like a key to a hundred uninhabited islands.
The house itself was built in 2005 and sits elevated on a rocky knoll, which does two things: it keeps you above the tree line for uninterrupted views across Sanden toward Lagnö, and it gives the whole property a sense of arrival, a feeling that you've genuinely reached somewhere. Single-storey with a finished loft above, the layout is more generous than the 115 square metres suggests. Soaring ceilings in the main living area pull the eye upward while the oversized windows pull it outward — you're almost never not looking at water.
The open kitchen and living room is where this house earns its reputation as a gathering place. On a Friday evening in July, you'll have a pot of kräftor on the stove, the wood-burning stove crackling not because you need it but because it smells right, and eight people spilling between the kitchen island and the deck without anyone feeling crowded. The kitchen is modern and properly equipped — not the kind that looks good in photos but fails you when you're cooking a serious meal. The loft overhead adds a useful private bunk or reading retreat away from the noise below.
Three bedrooms handle a family or a group of friends with ease. The main bathroom is fully tiled, includes a laundry area, and — crucially for this latitude — has a proper sauna. After a day of paddling around Harstena or hiking the marked trail out to the eastern tip of the island, a sauna session followed by a cold plunge off the dock is not a luxury. It's just what you do here. The outdoor spa bath on the deck adds another dimension to the evenings, especially in September when the air is sharp but the water is still warm from summer.
The decking wraps generously around the house. There's space for a long table for outdoor dining, a couple of sun loungers facing the channel, and still room for the kids to run circuits without disturbing anyone. Below the decks, a wide flat lawn opens up — genuinely flat, which is unusual on an island of granite outcrops — and it functions equally well as a football pitch, a badminton court, or just a stretch of grass for lying in and doing nothing at all.
The guest cottage changes the maths of this property considerably. It has its own WC, which means visiting family or friends have genuine independence rather than just a folding bed in a corner. For international buyers who expect to rent during weeks they're not using the place, the separate cottage is a real asset — it adds sleeping capacity and privacy that many comparable island properties simply can't offer.
Getting here is straightforward. Car access runs all the way to the plot, which sounds unremarkable until you've tried to navigate a ferry-dependent archipelago property in November with a boot full of groceries and a broken outboard motor. Year-round accessibility makes this realistic as a second home rather than just a summer property. The drive from Stockholm takes roughly two and a half hours, or you can take the train to Norrköping and arrange onward transfer. Söderköping, the nearest town on the mainland, is a well-preserved medieval trading town with a good Saturday market, a canal system worth walking, and the kind of slow-food restaurant culture that makes an evening out feel like the point of the trip rather than a necessity.
By water, the world opens up. Harstena is fifteen minutes by boat and has the only shop in the outer archipelago, a harbour café that does the best kanelbullar in the region, and walking paths through a landscape that has barely changed in a century. Stegeborg castle ruins sit at the mouth of Slätbaken sound and make for a brilliant half-day trip. Arkösund has a fuel dock, a restaurant, and a lively guest harbour in summer. Tyrislöt and Fyrudden are quieter stops for swimming and picnicking on flat rocks that stay warm until late afternoon.
The Sankt Anna archipelago is one of Sweden's most protected natural areas, which means the water stays clean, the islands stay undeveloped, and the fishing stays good. Pike and perch in the inner bays, sea trout in spring along the outer skerries. In winter, when the ice is thick enough, locals drill holes and pull up Baltic herring with a patience that seems to come naturally to people who've grown up watching the seasons cycle through this landscape.
For international buyers, Sweden's property purchase process is transparent and relatively uncomplicated. There are no restrictions on foreign ownership, title transfers are handled through the Lantmäteriet land registry, and mortgage financing is accessible through Swedish banks for EU and non-EU buyers alike. The local property market in Söderköpings kommun has shown consistent demand for archipelago properties with car access — a distinction that meaningfully separates this listing from the majority of island properties in the region. Summer rental demand in Sankt Anna is strong, with direct-access archipelago houses regularly achieving eight to twelve weeks of paid occupancy during June through August alone.
Key features at a glance:
- 3 bedrooms plus finished loft, 1 bathroom across 115 sqm of living space
- Built in 2005, single-storey with high ceilings and large water-facing windows
- Open-plan kitchen and living area with wood-burning stove
- Fully tiled bathroom with integrated sauna and laundry area
- Outdoor spa bath on the wraparound wooden deck
- Separate guest cottage with its own WC
- Flat, maintained lawn — unusually generous for a rocky archipelago plot
- Included boat berth at the nearby dock
- Direct car access to the property, usable year-round
- Unobstructed views across the shipping lane, Sanden, and toward Lagnö
- Located in the protected Sankt Anna archipelago, Söderköpings kommun
- Boat access to Harstena, Stegeborg, Arkösund, Tyrislöt, and Fyrudden
- Strong summer rental potential; no foreign ownership restrictions in Sweden
- Approximately 2.5 hours by road from Stockholm
Properties with this combination — car access, guest accommodation, a sauna, a boat berth, and real views — come up rarely in Sankt Anna. The ones that do come up tend to move quickly, and for good reason. If you've been looking for a Swedish archipelago second home that works in February as well as it works in June, this is a serious contender.
Reach out through Homestra to arrange a viewing or request additional details. The island is best seen in person — no photograph does justice to that morning light on the water.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 115m²
- Price per m²
- €4,774
- Garden size
- 1754m²
- 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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