Fjordside Chalet with Annex & Sea Access in Kjeldebotn, Nordland – Vacation Home



Djupvik-FV819 253, 8543 Kjeldebotn, Norway, Kjeldebotn (Norway)
1 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 49m² Floor area
€225,001
Chalet
No parking
1 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
49m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
You wake up to the sound of nothing. Not silence exactly — there's the soft creak of the cabin settling, a gull calling somewhere over the water, and if you leave the bedroom window cracked overnight, the faint lap of the fjord against the rocks below. That's the morning at Djupvik. By the time the kettle boils, the light is already doing something extraordinary across the Tysfjord, turning the water from slate to silver to an almost luminous green depending on the clouds. This is a Norway that most people only see in photographs.
This 49-square-metre chalet sits just above the flood line on a generous freehold plot in Djupvik, a tiny coastal hamlet within the municipality of Kjeldebotn in Nordland county. It's compact and honest — one bedroom, one bathroom, a sleeping loft, an annex, a pavilion, a storage shed, and a terrace large enough to fit everyone you'd want to invite for midsummer. The plot gives you room to breathe, room to store a kayak or a small boat, and room to just sit in the grass and watch the mountains across the water do what Norwegian mountains do: look impossibly large and improbably close.
Inside, wood-panelled walls and ceilings do exactly what they should in a cabin this far north — they make the space feel warm even before you light anything. The wood-burning stove is set in stone at the centre of the main room, and on an October evening when the temperature drops fast and the fjord takes on a steel-grey colour, you'll be grateful for every log stored in the open bay beneath the cabin. The open-plan layout means the kitchen, dining area, and living room all flow together, and the large windows pull the landscape inside so completely that you almost forget you're indoors. Almost.
The kitchen is functional and properly equipped for real cooking. This isn't a weekend camp setup — there's genuine workspace here, decent storage, and a dining area positioned so you're looking out over the garden and the fjord while you eat. The main bedroom handles a bunk bed configuration, useful if you're bringing children or want the option of an extra sleeping spot. The loft above — reached by a ladder from the living room — adds another layer of sleeping capacity or doubles as a reading perch on rainy afternoons, of which Nordland has its share. The bathroom runs a Jets toilet system with a sealed collection tank, a 76-litre water heater installed in 2014, and plastic water and drainage piping updated in 2018. Everything works. This is a property that has been cared for.
The annex is built from solid timber planks with a pitched felt roof, giving guests or teenagers their own space separate from the main cabin. The pavilion — wooden-framed with windbreaks — means outdoor dining isn't weather-dependent, which matters enormously up here where a perfect fjord evening can shift in twenty minutes. The outdoor shed handles tools, gear, bikes, fishing rods, wetsuits — whatever your version of a Norwegian summer requires.
About Kjeldebotn and this stretch of the Nordland coast: it's not a resort, and that's the point. The Joker Kjeldebotn village store handles grocery runs, postal services, and is open on Sundays — a genuine convenience when you're out here. The fast-boat quay provides connections to Evenes and the broader regional network, so getting here without a car is genuinely possible. Harstad-Narvik Airport at Evenes is approximately an hour's drive, with direct flights from Oslo running regularly, making this more accessible than its remoteness might suggest for an international buyer flying in from London, Amsterdam, or Frankfurt.
What the area around Tjeldbergodden and Tysfjord delivers for outdoor life is hard to overhype. The Tysfjord is one of the deepest fjords in Norway — which means it's also one of the most significant locations in Europe for winter whale watching. Orca and humpback whales follow the herring into these waters between October and January, and seeing them from a small boat in the fjord near your own property is the kind of thing that makes Norway second home ownership feel genuinely unlike owning property anywhere else on the continent.
In summer, the midnight sun turns the whole equation upside down. Sunset doesn't happen. You're grilling on the terrace at 11pm in full daylight, there's a kayak on the water, and the mountain ridges of Hamarøy and Tysfjord are pink at the edges. Hiking routes start almost from the doorstep — the terrain around Djupvik is raw Nordic landscape, the kind with blueberry heath and lichen-covered rock and views that open up fast once you gain any elevation. Sea fishing from the plot or a small boat is a daily option, not an excursion.
For those looking at this as a vacation home investment in Norway, the market for recreational properties in Nordland has proven resilient. Norwegian cabin culture — hytte-livet — is embedded deeply enough in the national psyche that domestic demand for coastal leisure properties remains consistent. International buyers, particularly from the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands, have increasingly looked north as southern European markets have grown congested and expensive. A freehold plot with sea access at this price point, in this setting, in good condition — it doesn't turn up often.
For non-Norwegian buyers: Norway is outside the EU but offers relatively straightforward property purchase for foreign nationals. There are no restrictions on EU or EEA citizens purchasing leisure property, and non-EEA buyers should seek Norwegian legal advice early in the process. The costs associated with purchase — stamp duty, notarial fees, and registration — are generally modest by European standards. The property is listed in good condition and is move-in ready.
Key features at a glance:
- 1-bedroom chalet plus sleeping loft, 49 sqm, freehold plot in Djupvik, Kjeldebotn
- Panoramic Tysfjord views from the terrace, dining area, and main living space
- Wood-burning stone-clad stove, wood-panelled walls and ceilings throughout
- Separate annex with pitched roof for additional guest accommodation
- Sheltered outdoor pavilion with windbreaks for year-round outdoor dining
- Outdoor storage shed plus open storage bay under the main cabin
- Jets toilet system with sealed collection tank, updated plumbing (2018)
- Double-glazed windows throughout for energy efficiency
- Direct sea access suitable for kayak or small boat launch
- Freehold plot with lush garden, mature trees, and multiple seating areas
- Joker Kjeldebotn village store minutes away, open Sundays
- Fast-boat quay with connections to Evenes
- Harstad-Narvik Airport approx. 1 hour by car
- Prime location for winter whale watching in Tysfjord (October–January)
- Midnight sun summer experience; hiking, fishing, and kayaking from the plot
If you've been thinking about a second home in Scandinavia, this is the kind of property that answers the question cleanly. It's not oversized, it doesn't pretend to be something it isn't, and it's sitting in a stretch of Norwegian coastline that genuinely stops people in their tracks. Get in touch with the Homestra team today to arrange a viewing or to ask about the purchase process for international buyers — properties with freehold sea access in Nordland at this price move quickly, and this one deserves a serious look.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 1
- Size
- 49m²
- Price per m²
- €4,592
- Garden size
- 1532m²
- 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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