Holiday homes in Sweden attract foreign buyers. Not only because of the weak crown, but also for the cooler climate.
Many foreign buyers have plans to move into their holiday homes full time, according to broker Ola Nyberg in Västerbotten.
– Some customers are asking for homes to have for the future when Europe gets warmer, says Ola Nyberg.
Can it be said that we are already seeing some climate immigration?
– Without a doubt, it is.
Sold the house in Germany
Andre Hamacher and Angelina Pril from Germany moved into their holiday home in Arvidsjaur in May and have just received the keys to their second holiday home on Näsholmen outside Storuman.
– Germany is full of people, that’s one reason, another is climate change, says Andre Hamacher.
They bought the holiday home in Arvidsjaur four years ago and had not planned to live there full time. But in the last year they decided to move.
– We sold our big house in Germany, says Andre Hamacher.
They also have plans to buy additional holiday homes to rent out to other Germans.
More Germans – fewer Norwegians
According to Statistics Norway (SCB), Norwegians are buying fewer holiday homes in Sweden every year, while Germans in particular are getting more.
– We have a lot of Germans by tradition, but now they have increased in number. And we also have from Estonia, Latvia, France and Switzerland. These are the most common. Then there are also a certain number of Italians who search around, says Ola Nyberg.
In the clip: Watch when Andre and Angelina get the keys to the holiday home in Storuman.