3-Bed Golf Chalet at Sorknes with 99m² Terrace, Sauna & Ski Access – Holiday Home in Rena, Norway



Bjørsland 44, 2450 Rena, Rena (Norway)
3 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 129m² Floor area
€283,000
Chalet
No parking
3 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
129m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Step off the terrace on a September morning and the air hits you — cold, pine-sharp, and absolutely still. The fairways of Sorknes Golf Course are turning gold at the edges, mist sitting low in the valley, and you've got the whole day ahead of you with nothing on the agenda but a round of golf and whatever comes after. This is life at Bjørsland 44, and it has a way of recalibrating your sense of what matters.
Built in 2002 and kept in genuinely good condition throughout, this 129-square-metre chalet on a 1,622-square-metre freehold plot is the kind of property that works in every season. Not just summer. Not just winter. Every single season has something to offer here, and the cabin is set up to take full advantage of all of them.
The living room is the anchor of the whole place. A fireplace holds centre stage, and on a January evening after a long day on the cross-country trails, it earns its keep. Large windows pull in the light and look out over the terrace — all 99 square metres of it — which wraps around the south-facing side of the property and collects sun from mid-morning well into the evening. In summer, that terrace becomes an outdoor living room in its own right. Dinners out there stretch late, the sky over Østerdalen staying pale long after midnight.
Three bedrooms sleep family and guests comfortably. The layout is practical without feeling clinical — a proper hallway with real storage, a functional kitchen with modern appliances, a separate toilet room, and a bathroom fitted with underfloor heating that you will genuinely appreciate when you come in from the slopes in February. The private sauna is not a luxury afterthought; it is, frankly, essential to the Norwegian cabin experience and here it delivers exactly that. Post-ski, post-golf, post-anything — twenty minutes in the sauna and the day resets completely.
The 47-square-metre garage is an asset that grows in value every winter. Secure parking, yes, but also real storage for a family's worth of ski gear, golf bags, mountain bikes, fishing rods, and all the equipment that accumulates when you actually use a place. The previous owners have included the possibility of acquiring a golf cart and snow blower in the sale — two things that sound optional until you own a plot this size in Norway.
Sorknes Golf Course sits right on the doorstep. This 18-hole course runs through spruce forests and open meadows along the Glomma River, and it draws players from across Innlandet county through the season — typically late April through October, depending on snowmelt. The course has a reputation for being well-maintained and genuinely playable for a wide range of handicaps, without the stuffiness of some of the more prestigious clubs further south. You can park the car, walk to the first tee, and be back for lunch. That kind of access is rare.
When winter arrives — and in Rena it arrives properly — the landscape shifts entirely. Alpine skiing at Rena Alpin is eleven minutes by car, and the resort suits families and recreational skiers well. The cross-country network is another matter entirely. Marked and groomed trails begin just two kilometres from the cabin, feeding into hundreds of kilometres of terrain across Rendalen and the broader Østerdalen valley system. Norway takes its langrenn seriously, and the infrastructure here reflects that.
The rest of the year fills in naturally. The Rena River and surrounding lakes offer brown trout fishing from early June. The hiking terrain in Åmot municipality runs from easy forest paths to longer routes into the hills above the valley. In late summer, wild blueberries and mushrooms appear along the treelines — the kind of foraging that children remember for years. The annual Rena Races military competition in June transforms the town briefly, and the local market days along the Glomma attract visitors from across the region.
Rena town centre is a short seven-minute drive. There you'll find grocery stores, a pharmacy, cafés, and the basics you need for a comfortable stay without having to plan every supply run in advance. Hamar, the regional hub on Lake Mjøsa with its Viking ship museum and broader restaurant scene, is roughly an hour south. Oslo's Gardermoen Airport is around 1 hour 45 minutes by car — close enough that a Friday evening flight and a Saturday morning tee time is genuinely viable.
For international buyers, Norway's property market is notably open to foreign ownership, with no restrictions on purchasing leisure properties. The freehold ownership structure here means you own the land outright — the 1,622-square-metre plot is yours, not leased. Rental demand in this area follows the golf and ski seasons reliably, and properties with this combination of facilities, garage, and sauna at this price point are not common. At 283,000 euros, this represents solid value in a market where comparable properties in the Norwegian mountains regularly command significantly more.
The cabin is connected to public water and sewage systems — a practical detail that matters more than it sounds when you're comparing leisure properties across Norway, where many rely on private wells and septic systems. Electricity and all utilities are in place. This is a move-in-ready second home, not a project.
Key features at a glance:
- 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom with underfloor heating, separate toilet room
- 129m² living area on a 1,622m² freehold plot
- 99m² south-facing terrace with views over the golf course surroundings
- Private sauna
- Fireplace/wood-burning stove in living room
- 47m² private garage with gear storage capacity
- Direct proximity to Sorknes Golf Course (18 holes)
- Cross-country ski trails 2km away; alpine skiing 11 minutes by car
- Connected to public water and sewage systems
- Bus stop 4 minutes away, train station 7 minutes away
- Rena town centre 7 minutes by car
- Golf cart and snow blower available with the sale
- Built 2002, well maintained, good condition throughout
- Freehold ownership, open to international buyers
- Priced at 283,000 euros
If you've been looking for a second home in Norway that genuinely works across all four seasons — not just a summer cabin or a ski base, but both — this property at Bjørsland 44 is worth your full attention. Reach out through Homestra today to arrange a viewing or request the full property documentation. A call with one of our advisors can walk you through the practicalities of purchasing as an international buyer in Norway in plain, straightforward terms.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 129m²
- Price per m²
- €2,194
- Garden size
- 1622m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- Chalet
- Energy label
Unknown
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