3-Bed Swedish Country Home with 6.3ha Farmland & Two Houses Near Norrtälje



Söderhenninge 5 och 3, 762 98 Edsbro, Norrtälje kommun, Sweden, Edsbro (Sweden)
3 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 99m² Floor area
€450,000
Country home
No parking
3 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
99m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Step outside on a Tuesday morning in late August and the fields at Söderhenninge are gold-green and dead quiet, except for the crows working the far edge of the meadow and the faint clatter of a tractor somewhere over the ridge toward Edsbro. That's the sound of this place. Not silence exactly, but the particular hush of countryside that hasn't been touched up for anyone.
This is a genuine Swedish farmstead — two residential houses, a cluster of solid outbuildings, and 6.3 hectares of mostly arable land sitting in Norrtälje municipality, about 90 minutes north of Stockholm by car. It's the kind of property that people in the city talk about wanting for years and rarely find at a price that makes actual sense. At 450,000 SEK for the full estate, the numbers are hard to argue with.
The main house was built in 1936 and covers 99 square meters, with four rooms arranged in the unhurried way that rural Swedish builders favored — a real kitchen with room to cook properly, a living room that gets afternoon light, and bedrooms that feel like bedrooms rather than closets with aspirations. The windows are large, which matters here because what you're looking at through them changes week by week: snow-dusted fields in January, wildflowers pushing up along the fence lines in May, the low copper light of a Swedish autumn stretching across the paddocks in October. There's an additional 50 square meters of secondary living space in the main structure too, which gives you genuine flexibility for a home office, a mudroom setup, or just extra storage without crowding the main living areas.
The second residential building is a real asset that most comparable properties don't offer. It functions independently, which means extended family can visit without anyone living on top of each other, or it can be rented out separately if you want to offset running costs. For international buyers considering this as a second home in Sweden, that rental optionality is worth thinking about seriously — demand for rural self-catering accommodation in the Stockholm archipelago region runs strong through the Swedish summer, and properties with this kind of setup can generate meaningful income during the weeks you're not here yourself.
The outbuildings deserve more than a mention. These aren't leaning corrugated sheds held together by optimism. They're built for a working farm — barns, storage buildings, utility structures — and they're in genuinely good condition. If you've ever priced building agricultural outbuildings from scratch in Sweden, you'll understand what that means for the total value of this package. They're equally ready for horses, workshop use, vehicle storage, or simple conversion to hobby spaces. The infrastructure is already there.
Edsbro itself is a small village, and that's the point. The nearest town of any size is Norrtälje, about 25 kilometers south, where you'll find a proper supermarket, the Saturday market on Lilla Brogatan, decent hardware shops, and a harbor waterfront that turns lively from June through August with visiting boats from the archipelago. Norrtälje has a reasonable medical center and good schools — practical considerations if you're thinking about this as a primary residence or a long-stay second home rather than a quick weekend retreat.
Frösjön lake is 1.7 kilometers from the property. In summer, Swedes around here treat it as their back garden — swimming from the early morning, pike fishing in the reedy margins, and the occasional kayak crossing on still evenings. Winter brings ice fishing, and the lake freezes reliably most years. The forests between Edsbro and the lake are proper mixed woodland, good for foraging chanterelles in July and lingonberries come September, and the hiking and cycling tracks through Uppland are quiet enough that you can go an entire morning without seeing another person.
For buyers coming from further afield, Stockholm Arlanda Airport is roughly 90 kilometers from the property — about an hour's drive on a good day, which makes this genuinely accessible for European owners flying in for extended stays. Stockholm itself, for all its cultural pull, is close enough for a day trip to the Fotografiska museum on Stadsgårdshamnen or dinner in Södermalm, but far enough that the city doesn't follow you home.
The Swedish property market for rural estates in Uppland has remained steady, and properties combining two residences with agricultural land at this price point are rare. International buyers purchasing property in Sweden do so under a relatively straightforward legal framework — EU and non-EU buyers can both own freehold property without restriction, and there's no requirement for permanent residency. It's worth engaging a Swedish property lawyer to handle the lagfart (title registration) process, which is standard practice and not complicated.
Winters here are real winters. Snow from December through March, temperatures that drop well below zero, and the particular blue-dark quality of Swedish winter light that photographers travel from across Europe to capture. The flip side is that summers are long and luminous — in June, it barely gets dark, and the countryside around Norrtälje glows in a way that's difficult to describe to someone who hasn't experienced it. This is a property for people who want four actual seasons, not a climate that irons them all into one.
Key features at a glance:
- Main house of 99 sqm built in 1936, with 4 rooms and additional 50 sqm secondary space
- Second independent residential building — ideal for guests, family, or rental income
- 6.3 hectares (63,000 sqm) of land, predominantly arable fields
- Multiple outbuildings in very good condition — barns, storage, utility structures
- Frösjön lake 1.7 km away for swimming, fishing, and kayaking
- 25 km from Norrtälje town center and harbor
- 90 km from Stockholm Arlanda Airport
- Suitable for horses, small-scale farming, or extensive hobby use
- Large windows throughout main house capturing countryside views across all seasons
- Freehold ownership available to international buyers without restriction
- Strong rental potential for Swedish summer holiday lettings
- Excellent foraging, hiking, and cycling access directly from the property
- Property in good, well-maintained condition — move-in ready
- Located in Norrtälje municipality, one of Sweden's most sought-after rural regions
This kind of farmstead doesn't come up often. Two houses, working outbuildings, real land, a lake within walking distance, and Stockholm an hour away — it's a combination that rural property hunters in Sweden spend years trying to find. If you're looking for a vacation home in Sweden, a second home in the Swedish countryside, or a genuine working farm that you can also live in, Söderhenninge 5 och 3 in Edsbro is worth a serious look.
Get in touch with the team at Homestra today to arrange a viewing or to request the full property documentation. Properties like this don't sit on the market long, and seeing it in person — ideally on one of those late-summer mornings when the fields are doing their thing — makes the decision considerably easier.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 99m²
- Price per m²
- €4,545
- Garden size
- 63000m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- Country home
- Energy label
Unknown
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