Scan Magazine

By Signe Hansen

Many visitors are taken aback by Finland’s astonishing nature and, just like Finnish expats, feel downhearted to leave after what they often experience as way too short a visit. But while getting their very own haven in the middle of it may seem like utopia to most, it is actually exactly what the Island of Strömsö offers.

Just an hour’s drive and ten minutes boat ride away from Helsinki, the 320 hectares island constitutes the perfect getaway for busy professionals and their families. Known for its virgin nature, the island offers plenty of opportunities to go fishing, hunting or berry and mushroom picking among the forests’ ospreys and deer.

“The main attraction here is of course the location; it is one of the most sought after and beautiful island communities in Finland,” says Jyrki Salminen, Sales and Marketing Director at Strömsö Property Development. “We are constructing 50 luxurious villas on the island over the next couple of years. The first 15 marina villas are finished and have been sold, and this summer we are completing the beach villas.”

The company also has 80 building plots sized around 8,000m2 for sale. When buying a plot, you are sure to get a uniquely beautiful holiday place. As all are different, you can choose just the type that pleases you most: rocky or grassy, on a slope or even ground and then build your dream holiday house. Some of the lots even include a fine beach and every lot has its own water area the length of the shoreline and 30 metres out to sea.

“The building sites are mainly placed directly on the shore, whereas the villas are placed more centrally on the island where all the restaurants and other facilities are, but they still have sea view,” says Salminen.

Strömsö has been inhabited since the 15^th century and has kept its original island culture, which is soon to be combined with modern leisure facilities such as golf ranges and tennis courts. Besides, every buyer of a plot or villa will also get a pier place in Strömsö’s home habour, Möviken, just as you can get your own pier at the island.

For more details visit: www.stromso.fi