Historic Schoolhouse with River Views - Explore The Beauty Of Scandinavian Living

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This week, we’re stepping into a home with history—one that once echoed with classroom chatter and now offers a peaceful life perched above the Torne River. With generous spaces, timeless character, and a timber sauna waiting in the garden, this former schoolhouse is more than just a renovation project—it’s a place to bring big dreams to life. Whether you're drawn to the charm, the views, or the potential, this is a one-of-a-kind property full of stories.

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Big Sky, River Views, and a Sauna That Smells Like Stories - $90,500

Perched above the Torne River, this former schoolhouse-turned-homestead is bursting with space, soul, and serious potential—from timber sauna nights to sunrise coffees in halls that once echoed with lessons. A place to build dreams, not just renovations.

• Living area: 400 m2

• Land size: 5 810 m2

• Country: Sweden

• Bedroom: 4

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• 🏡 Original listing

Translated listing description:

"With its elevated location overlooking the Torne River and close to the fishing-rich Matkakoski is the beautiful Harjugården. The farm consists of a main building, an old school, with two large halls on the lower floor and five rooms on the upper floor. In addition, there is a carpentry workshop, garage, storage room and a separate timber sauna.

A well-preserved dream with a lot of character and a lovely atmosphere, an idyll to build on. Main building of approximately 400 square meters of living space. On the entrance floor there is a welcoming spacious entrance with a nice enameled wood-burning stove, dining room with kitchen where the kitchen area has tiled floors and the rest of the floor is oak parquet, large hall that can be used as a living room, a toilet and a bathroom. Bright kitchen with appliances, renovated in 2014.

The upper floor consists of a living room with a pellet stove and air heat pump/AC, living room, four bedrooms and bathroom. In the basement there is a clothes care, boiler room and several storage rooms.

Kitchen

Stove, extractor hood, oven with integrated microwave, microwave, fridge and freezer

Bathroom/laundry room

Bathroom downstairs; WC, shower, washbasin. Bathroom upstairs; WC, shower, washbasin. Laundry room is in the basement in the form of a washing machine and drying cabinet.

Sauna

Located separately in the yard in the form of a traditional Tornedals sauna.

Farm shed

Garage, carpentry workshop and storage room."

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