3-Bed Swedish Country Home with Sauna & Guest House in Edsbro, Norrtälje



Norrhenninge 47, 762 98 Edsbro, Norrtälje kommun, Sweden, Edsbro (Sweden)
3 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 61m² Floor area
€164,000
Country home
No parking
3 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
61m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Close your eyes and picture this: it's a Saturday morning in late June, and golden light is already streaming through the conservatory glass at half past five. You're holding a mug of coffee, watching a roe deer pick its way across the meadow at the edge of the garden. The birch trees are doing that thing they do in a Swedish summer — practically glowing. This is Norrhenninge 47, a three-bedroom country home on a 2,566 square metre plot in Edsbro, and mornings like that one come with the keys.
Edsbro sits in Norrtälje municipality, deep in the Roslagen coastal region northeast of Stockholm — an area that Stockholmers have been escaping to for well over a century. And with good reason. The landscape here is classic uppland: rolling farmland, pine and birch forest stitched together, glittering lakes never more than a few kilometres away. It doesn't shout for attention. It just quietly holds you.
The house itself was built in 1977 and sits on elevated ground, which gives the whole property a sense of openness you don't often find at this price. Sixty-one square metres inside is compact but genuinely well-planned — the kind of layout where nothing feels wasted. A wood-burning stove anchors the living room, both practically and emotionally. Light a fire on a grey October evening, pour something from a local Roslagen brewery, and you'll understand immediately why Swedes talk about the concept of mys with such conviction. It's not hygge's Swedish cousin — it's its own thing entirely, and this house was built for it.
The conservatory is the real seasonal wildcard. Enclosed and glass-fronted, it extends the usable living space for a much longer stretch of the year than you'd expect. In May, when the mornings are still sharp but the sun is strong by midday, it becomes a breakfast room that doubles as a greenhouse. In late summer, it transforms into a dining space where dinners stretch into the long Nordic evenings, the light outside barely fading before ten o'clock. Step through the glass doors and you're on a generous wooden deck with views across the green of the plot and the treeline beyond — ideal for the kind of long, slow summer afternoons that this part of Sweden seems to specialise in.
Three bedrooms means genuine flexibility. Sleep the family comfortably, give guests their own room, or reclaim the third for a studio or workspace — serious remote workers have discovered that rural Sweden's fibre internet coverage is surprisingly robust, and Norrtälje municipality has invested steadily in connectivity. The one bathroom is functional and well-positioned, and the overall condition of the home is good, meaning you can arrive, unpack, and start living rather than immediately reaching for renovation schedules.
What gives this property real depth — both practically and in terms of character — are the outbuildings. There's a proper garage for storage and vehicles, which matters when you're keeping kayaks, cross-country skis, and a bike or two on the property year-round. The guest cottage is genuinely useful: visitors get their own space, you keep yours. For friends flying in from Amsterdam or Berlin for a July week, that separation makes a long stay feel comfortable rather than cramped. And then there's the sauna. Outdoor sauna culture in Sweden is not a trend or a wellness marketing concept — it's a practice with roots going back centuries, and in this corner of Uppland it's simply how you end a day of hiking or swimming. This one means you don't have to rent time at a facility or wish you'd built one.
Speaking of swimming: Edsbro is surrounded by lakes. Väddökanalen and its web of waterways are within easy reach for kayaking and fishing. Lake Erken to the west is one of the most ecologically rich lakes in Sweden and has a research station for aquatic biology — unusual, yes, but it tells you something about the quality of the water and landscape. The Roslagsleden hiking trail passes through the broader region, connecting communities and forests over hundreds of kilometres. In winter, groomed cross-country ski trails open up, and the frozen landscape takes on a quality that's hard to describe to someone who hasn't experienced a Swedish winter properly — still, pale blue, and very beautiful in its own austere way.
Norrtälje town is roughly a 25-minute drive south and serves as the cultural and commercial hub of the region. The market square comes alive on summer Saturdays, the old harbour area has decent restaurants and a proper fish counter where the catch comes in from the archipelago, and the Roslagenmuseet covers everything from Viking-era settlements to the maritime heritage of the Baltic coast. Stockholm is accessible in about 90 minutes by car or regional bus — close enough for an airport run or a day in the city, far enough that the city genuinely feels left behind when you're here.
For international buyers considering this as a vacation home or second home in Sweden, the practical picture is straightforward. EU citizens and non-EU buyers alike face no restrictions on purchasing property in Sweden. The ownership process is transparent and well-documented. At 164,000 euros, this sits at a realistic entry point for the Swedish rural market — the combination of plot size, habitable condition, sauna, garage, and guest house at this price point is not something you encounter in the Stockholm metropolitan area. Rental potential is real too: Roslagen is heavily searched as a summer holiday region by Swedish families, and properties with sauna and outdoor space command consistent bookings through platforms that cater to the domestic market.
Key features at a glance:
- 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 61 sqm of living space in good condition
- Large conservatory with glass doors opening to a wooden deck
- Wood-burning stove in the living room
- 2,566 sqm elevated plot with meadow and forest views
- Separate guest cottage for visitors or rental income
- Sauna on the property
- Large garage with ample storage for outdoor equipment
- Year-round habitation standard — heating, insulation, and infrastructure suitable for all seasons
- Located in Edsbro, Norrtälje municipality, in the sought-after Roslagen region
- Approximately 25 minutes to Norrtälje town, 90 minutes to Stockholm
- Close access to lakes, hiking trails, cycling routes, and kayaking waterways
- Strong rural broadband connectivity for remote working
- No restrictions on foreign ownership; transparent Swedish property purchase process
This is the kind of property that earns its place in a family's life over decades — the place where kids learn to pick mushrooms in the forest, where friends gather for midsommar, where the rhythm of the seasons becomes something you actually feel rather than just observe. If you've been considering a second home in Scandinavia, this is a serious, liveable option at a genuinely accessible price.
Get in touch through Homestra today to arrange a viewing or to request the full property documentation. Properties in this condition, with this combination of outbuildings and plot size in Roslagen, don't sit on the market for long.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 61m²
- Price per m²
- €2,689
- Garden size
- 2566m²
- 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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