Tallskär Island

Is Tallskär Island for sale, and how much does it cost?

Tallskär Island is a 1.3 acres private island in Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden. It is currently offered for sale: €1,900,000. Tenure is freehold. Foreign ownership is permitted subject to local approvals. This is an editorial profile drawn from public record, clearly attributed, not our listing.

Summary

A jewel-box homestead island in the Stockholm archipelago, Tallskär is offered at twenty-two million Swedish kronor, roughly one point nine million euros. Though the buildable land is small, the sale includes some forty-five hectares of surrounding private water rights and a beautifully complete late-nineteenth-century homestead: an 1891 main house, a harbour cottage, a newer house with a wine cellar, a boathouse and a luxury sauna complex. Just a two-minute boat ride from Älgö, with private berths and parking on the mainland, it is a rare turnkey archipelago retreat combining Scandinavian heritage with genuine day-to-day practicality.

Land & Waterfront

The island's built footprint is compact, a little over half a hectare of usable ground, but it is marketed with roughly forty-five hectares of surrounding private water rights that define its true reach across the archipelago. The homestead nestles among rock and pine in classic Baltic-skerry fashion, with a professionally built sheltered harbour protected by a stone-filled crib and rock breakwater. The setting is quintessential Stockholm archipelago: clear water, granite shore and quiet islands all around, ideal for swimming, boating and the calm seclusion for which these skerries are prized.

Access & Utilities

Access could hardly be easier for an island, a two-minute boat ride from Älgö, where the sale includes two private berths, two parking spaces and a mailbox; Stockholm and Arlanda airport lie beyond by road. Despite its island status the property is fully serviced, with high-capacity electricity, a water desalinationMaking fresh water from seawater — the standard supply on dry islands, priced in energy. system, heating across all three residences and the luxury sauna complex. A buyer therefore inherits a genuinely turnkey, year-capable home rather than a summer shell, though system capacities and the shoreline-protection position should be confirmed in diligence.

Ownership & Use

Sweden imposes no general restriction on foreign ownership, and EU capital-movement rules assist EEA buyers, so acquisition is straightforward. The property is ready for immediate use as a private archipelago residence, with the heritage buildings and sauna giving it strong lifestyle and rental appeal. The main constraint on change is Sweden's strandskydd shoreline protection, which limits new near-water building, so plans should be tested against it. For a buyer seeking a complete, accessible and characterful island close to Stockholm, Tallskär offers rare turnkey convenience at an attainable price.

Provenance

No ownership names are publicly recorded; the island has been a homestead since the 1720s, inhabited year-round until the 1930s, and its 1891 main house and later buildings have been restored into a turnkey retreat now offered for sale, with no earlier sale price publicly documented.

Specification

Status	Available
Offering	For sale
Region	Northern Europe · Stockholm Archipelago
Country	Sweden
Size	1.3 acres · 0.51 ha
Tenure	Freehold
Access	boat
Nearest airport	Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) via the mainland at Älgö
Power	connected
Water	desalination
Communications	broadband
Structures	main house (1891, 112 sq m), harbour cottage, 1999 house with cellar, boathouse, sauna complex
Foreign ownership	Permitted (see notes)

Price record

Documented public figures over time — asking prices, reported sales and reductions, each attributed. This record is maintained editorially and may lag the market.

The full traced record — ownership lineage and every dated event back to the earliest public mention — is in The Ledger, for members.

Legal & Ownership Notes

Sweden places no general bar on foreign ownership of real property; EU capital-movement rules apply

Zoning: Swedish shoreline protection (strandskydd) constrains new building near the water; extensive private water rights are included

• confirm strandskydd limits on further building
• verify scope of the ~45 ha private water rights
• check desalination and power capacity

Satellite reference: ESRI World Imagery / Google Earth — Tallskär, Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden.

Common questions

How much does Tallskär Island cost?

Tallskär Island is profiled at: €1,900,000. Figures reflect public record at time of writing and may change; the profile keeps a dated price record.

What tenure does Tallskär Island have?

Tallskär Island is held on freehold tenure. Always confirm the exact instrument and any remaining term on the title.

Can a foreigner buy Tallskär Island?

Foreign buyers may own property here subject to local approvals. Sweden places no general bar on foreign ownership of real property; EU capital-movement rules apply

How do you get to Tallskär Island?

Access is by boat. Nearest airport: Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) via the mainland at Älgö.

How big is Tallskär Island?

Tallskär Island is approximately 1.3 acres (0.51 hectares).