4-Bed Architect-Built Holiday Home with Pool & Guest House Near the Sea in Burgsvik, Gotland



Öja Olovs 421F, 623 35 Burgsvik, Gotlands kommun, Sweden, Burgsvik (Sweden)
4 Bedrooms · 2 Bathrooms · 70m² Floor area
€590,000
House
No parking
4 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
70m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Close your eyes and picture this: it's a July evening in southern Gotland, the sun still hanging stubbornly above the horizon at nine o'clock, the smell of sun-warmed limestone drifting in through the open terrace doors while someone's grilling on the pergola. That's the baseline here. Not the exception — the everyday reality of owning this architect-designed property in Burgsvik, one of the quieter, more atmospheric corners of Sweden's most beloved island.
Built in 2023 and designed by Leif Carlsson, an architect with serious roots in the Gotland region, the compound consists of two separate buildings — a main house of 70 square meters and a fully independent guest house of 50 square meters — sitting on a southwest-facing plot of 1,352 square meters. Together they give you 120 square meters of thoughtfully constructed living space, and the separation between the two structures is what makes this property genuinely interesting for families or groups. Grandparents can have their own kitchen and bathroom. Teenagers too. Visiting friends don't have to share a hallway with anyone. The privacy architecture here is just as considered as the visual one.
And the visual architecture is worth talking about properly. Carlsson's approach leans into what Gotland does naturally — light, stone, openness — and strips everything back. Raw concrete in the outdoor areas. Clean, uncluttered lines. Large glass sections on all four sides of the main house, with glazed terrace doors off every single room. You never feel like you're inside looking out; you feel like you're somewhere between the two. On a bright August morning, the light moves through this house in a way that changes almost by the hour. A fireplace anchors the main living space for the shoulder seasons, when evenings cool quickly and you want something more than a radiator to gather around.
The outdoor space deserves its own conversation. There's a swimming pool set against raw concrete surrounds, a pergola with climbing plants already establishing themselves, and a garden that tips its hat to southern European sensibilities — not in a forced or costume-y way, but in the sense that it's warm, lush, and built for long afternoons outside. A generous storage building on the plot handles bikes, wetsuits, paddleboards, and all the practical paraphernalia of an active coastal life. Both houses are fitted with full kitchens and laundry facilities, both bathrooms have underfloor heating, and the insulation spec on both buildings is built for year-round Swedish use — which in practical terms means you can be here in February without racking up heating bills that make you regret the trip.
Burgsvik sits at the southern tip of Gotland, roughly an hour's drive from Visby along roads that wind past raukar — those extraordinary limestone sea stacks that jut out of the Baltic like ancient sentinels. The village itself has a small boat harbour, a handful of local spots for fika and lunch, and that particular low-key energy that southern Gotland seems to specialise in. People come here specifically to avoid the more tourist-heavy northern coast. The beaches near Burgsvik, including the long sandy stretch at Holmhällar, are the kind that feel like a discovery even when you've been coming for years.
Gotland's food scene has shifted considerably in the past decade. The island now has producers, chefs, and restaurants that people travel specifically to experience — Cratère in Visby draws serious food enthusiasts from Stockholm and Copenhagen, and the local lamb, saffron pancakes, and Baltic herring are things you eat here in context, not approximation. Markets run through the summer, local vineyards have started making noise, and the Gotland cheese tradition is older than most Swedish institutions. Owning a property here means becoming a regular rather than a visitor, which is a genuinely different experience of all of it.
The island runs the famous Medeltidsveckan medieval festival each August in Visby — one of Europe's largest medieval events, drawing tens of thousands of people to a UNESCO World Heritage walled city — and while Burgsvik stays relatively calm during that week, it's forty minutes away if you want the spectacle. In winter, Gotland has a quiet that's almost cinematic. Fog over the limestone fields. Almost no one at the beaches. Bakeries and harbourside spots that turn into local gathering places rather than tourist attractions.
Getting to Gotland is straightforward. Visby Airport receives direct flights from Stockholm Arlanda, Stockholm Bromma, and Gothenburg, with the journey from Arlanda taking under an hour. Car ferries run from Nynäshamn and Oskarshamn year-round, operated by Destination Gotland, and the crossing from Nynäshamn takes around three hours — often used as part of the journey rather than an obstacle to it. From Visby, Burgsvik is about 65 kilometres south, an easy drive through some of the island's most characteristic landscapes.
For international buyers, Swedish property law is relatively accessible — EU citizens face no restrictions on ownership, and non-EU buyers can also purchase freely. Property taxes in Sweden are capped at modest levels, and the rental market for well-designed, architect-built holiday homes in Gotland is active, particularly July and August, when the island reaches capacity. A property of this specification — new build, two separate units, pool, architect-designed — sits in a distinct tier of the Gotland holiday home market, where demand consistently outpaces supply. At 590,000 EUR, it offers meaningful value relative to comparable properties on the Swedish west coast or in the Danish summer house belt.
The condition is excellent. New construction means no deferred maintenance, no aging systems to budget around, no surprises. Move in, unlock the terrace doors, and get on with the summer.
Key features at a glance:
- Architect-designed by Leif Carlsson, built 2023, move-in ready condition
- Two separate fully independent buildings: 70 sqm main house + 50 sqm guest house
- 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms across both structures
- Southwest-facing plot of 1,352 sqm near the sea in southern Gotland
- Private swimming pool with raw concrete surround and pergola
- Glazed terrace doors from every room, large glass sections on all four sides
- Fireplace in main house for year-round use
- Both buildings fully winterized with high-performance insulation
- Underfloor heating in all bathrooms
- Fully fitted kitchens and laundry in both houses
- Generous on-plot storage building
- Short walk to the Baltic coast and Burgsvik harbour
- 65 km from Visby (UNESCO World Heritage City) and Visby Airport
- Strong short-term rental market in Gotland's premium holiday home segment
- No purchase restrictions for EU or non-EU international buyers
Reach out through Homestra today to arrange a private viewing or to request the full architectural drawings and specification sheets. Properties at this level of finish in Burgsvik don't sit on the market long — and once you've seen the evening light through those terrace doors, you'll understand why.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 4
- Size
- 70m²
- Price per m²
- €8,429
- Garden size
- 1352m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 2
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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