Escaping to a cool, simple cabin in a rural corner is a long-held Swedish tradition. We’ve found two idyllic options in overlooked Gunnarsbyn, near the Arctic Circle

  • lambipapp
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    19 days ago

    Yeah, but also no.

    This cabin is about 40k euro outright with a lakeside property.

    https://www.booli.se/bostad/2988459

    This is what summer cabins is all about. I know you can find more expensive examples, but if you look in the correct places, you will afford a quiet place to call your own.

    They are not built in the same manner as an American country house, but rather as small wooden cabins with stoves and saunas.

    This cabin is just like any other in the area where I grew up

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      19 days ago

      Sure, but also

      I can’t afford to buy my first house.

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      19 days ago

      And that’s with a beach. And appears to have running water. I couldn’t find it on the map, how close it is to the big city, but I bet one could get sth significantly cheaper further north without waterfront.

      (Honestly for me 40k would be too much)