3-Bed Holiday Home on Bokenäs Hill with Gullmarn Fjord Views – Year-Round, Uddevalla



Hällebäck 642, 451 97 Uddevalla, Sweden, Uddevalla (Sweden)
3 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 108m² Floor area
€320,000
House
No parking
3 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
108m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Stand on the terrace at Hällebäck 642 on a clear September evening and you'll understand immediately why people fall so hard for this particular corner of the Swedish west coast. The Gullmarn fjord catches the last of the light below you, the Stångenäset peninsula stretches out in the middle distance, and the birch forest on the hillside has just started turning gold. It's quiet up here — genuinely quiet — apart from the occasional sound of water and wind moving through the trees.
This is a 108-square-metre house on the elevated terrain of Bokenäs, a peninsula jutting out between the fjord and the sea north of Uddevalla. Built in 1953 and carefully updated since, it sits on a 1,382-square-metre plot at a height that gives it uninterrupted westward views — the kind you normally only find on properties that cost three times as much. What makes this particular spot work so well is the way the hill opens up exactly where the house sits. Forest on three sides, open sky to the west. You get privacy and panorama at the same time, which in this part of Bohuslän is genuinely hard to find.
The interior has been laid out with real intelligence. The kitchen and living room share an open-plan space at the heart of the house, with large windows pulling that fjord view straight into your daily life. Morning coffee here is accompanied by whatever the water is doing that day — glassy and pale in early spring, dark and restless in November, blindingly bright on a July afternoon. The terrace comes off this main living space and feels, from certain angles, like it's floating above the canopy. Evenings out there with a bottle of something cold and the sun going down over the fjord are the kind of thing you'll describe to friends back home who ask why you bought a house in Sweden.
Three bedrooms give the property real versatility. A couple with two children fits comfortably; so do a group of friends arriving for a long midsummer weekend. The bathroom is modern and practical, and the building's insulation and heating systems have been updated to handle a Bohuslän winter without drama — which matters here, because this isn't just a summer house. The property is registered and equipped for year-round use, and the population of people who live on Bokenäs through the colder months is part of what gives the area its particular character. This isn't a ghost town in February.
The west coast of Sweden gets a different kind of visitor than most of Scandinavia, and Bokenäs draws people who know what they're looking for. The coastline here mixes sandy coves — Saltkällan beach is reachable in minutes — with the smooth granite outcrops that Bohuslän is famous for. In summer, those rocks warm up and hold the heat well into the evening. Locals swim from them in July and August; the braver ones keep going into September. Kayaking on the Gullmarn is a morning ritual for some residents, the fjord calm enough most days to paddle from the shore near Brastad or Lysekil. Fishing off the rocks for mackerel and sea bass is genuinely productive here — this stretch of the Swedish coast is one of the best for it.
Lysekil is about ten minutes by car, or you can take the ferry from the terminal near Skaftö — the crossing takes minutes and the ride across the fjord, with the town sitting on its granite headland on the far shore, is one of those small pleasures that never gets old. Lysekil's fish market on Saturday mornings is worth setting an alarm for: fresh crab, langoustine when they're in season, smoked eel if you know who to ask. There's also a genuinely good bakery on Kungsgatan that opens early. Grocery runs are easy — a smaller option at Rotan nearby, and the larger Torp Shopping Center at Uddevalla for bigger hauls, about 20 minutes down the E6.
Uddevalla itself is an underrated town. It sits at the end of the Bäveån river where it meets the fjord, and the town centre has a decent market, a well-regarded local food scene, and the Bohusläns Museum on Museigatan, which covers everything from Viking-age finds to 20th-century fishing industry history. In summer the harbour comes alive; in winter the town settles into a slower rhythm that suits the pace of life out here on the peninsula.
Seasonally, this property makes sense in every direction. Summer on the west coast is spectacular — long days, warm granite, the archipelago accessible by boat or kayak. Autumn brings the forests behind the house into their full colour, and mushroom picking (chanterelles grow in the birch and pine mix around Bokenäs) becomes a near-daily habit for those who know the spots. Winter is cold and stark and genuinely beautiful in a way that not everyone appreciates, but those who do tend to love it with a fierce devotion. Spring arrives tentatively — the first warm days in April feel earned.
For international buyers, Sweden's property ownership rules are straightforward — there are no restrictions on foreign nationals purchasing residential property, and the transaction process is clear and well-regulated. Properties in this part of Bohuslän have seen consistent demand from buyers in Germany, the Netherlands, and Denmark, as well as from Stockholm and Gothenburg residents looking for a reliable west coast retreat. Rental income potential is strong in summer; the area draws visitors throughout July and August and the fjord-view premium makes short-term let pricing competitive. Gothenburg Landvetter Airport is roughly an hour's drive south, making this genuinely accessible for European buyers flying in for long weekends.
The house is in good condition and move-in ready. No major renovation work is needed before your first summer here.
Key features at a glance:
- 3 bedrooms, 1 modern bathroom across 108 sqm of well-planned living space
- Registered and insulated for year-round occupation
- Panoramic westward views over Gullmarn fjord and Stångenäset peninsula
- Large terrace extending the main living space outdoors
- Open-plan kitchen and living room designed around the view
- 1,382 sqm private plot on elevated terrain with mature trees
- 10-minute drive to Lysekil ferry terminal and town centre
- Saltkällan beach and coastal swimming access within minutes
- Grocery shopping at Rotan nearby; Torp Shopping Center 20 minutes away
- Strong summer rental demand in the Bohuslän coastal market
- No restrictions on foreign property ownership in Sweden
- Gothenburg Landvetter Airport approximately 60 minutes by car
- Priced at SEK 320,000 — exceptional value for a fjord-view, year-round property in this location
If you want to see this property in person — and the view genuinely deserves to be seen in person — get in touch through Homestra to arrange a private viewing. The west coast doesn't stay still for long, and neither do the good ones.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 108m²
- Price per m²
- €2,963
- Garden size
- 1382m²
- 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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