For a price where in the Netherlands you only buy a terrace house in Helmond with black mold and bullet holes as the most authentic details, in Sweden you get a very private island. Or yes, the island. Is it time to immigrate to Sweden?

The Dutch housing market is only available to the happy few, but in Sweden anything is possible. For example, last week we showed that you can live like His Majesty in Malmö for €180,000. This week we dived again at Hemant, Sweden’s Funda, and hours later paddled to an island in southeastern Sweden. For 250 thousand euros we can stay there forever.

Immigration to Sweden: your private island

It’s important to know before you make an offer on a home on this island that it’s not just a romantic home. It’s also a bit impractical. For example, you have to bring your own sailboat to get there. If you live there, it’s bound to happen that after a trip to the supermarket you discover that you forgot your coffee capsules. Can you row again?

However, life on the island is not as isolated as you might think. The mainland is only about 100 meters away. From here you can reach Sweden’s largest city: Stockholm within fifteen minutes by bus. This is perhaps the best of both worlds: your own private island, but at the same time access to all the city facilities.

House in Stockholm: details

For 250 thousand euros you get an island of 1,150 square meters, with a house, a guest house and a garden shed. Together these three buildings contain a modest 58 square meters of living space. However, these square meters are in good condition. As a bonus, there is a small island ten meters away included in your purchase. Not that there’s much to do, but it’s a bonus.

If you want to take the lead, we refer you to related page On dominated.

Migration, but not to this extent?

The smart trick to avoiding the madness of the Dutch housing market is to live across the border in Germany. Here you can buy this charming villa near the Dutch border for the price of an average Dutch house.