Foreign ownership and expatriate Swedes’ ownership of holiday homes in Sweden 2021
Norwegian ownership of Swedish holiday homes largest
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2022-03-24 8.00
In Sweden, there were 38 152 holiday homes with foreign owners in 2021, which is a marginal increase compared with 2020. Norwegians account for the largest share (33 percent) of foreign ownership followed by Germans and Danes with 28 and 26 percent respectively.
Foreign owners mostly from Norway, Germany and Denmark
Foreign owners come primarily from Norway (12 598 holiday homes), Germany (10 508) and Denmark (10 076).
Large differences among counties
Regional variation in foreign ownership of holiday homes in relation to the total stock of holiday homes is considerable. The percentage of foreign ownership is by far the greatest in Kronoberg County at 38 percent and in Värmland at 24 percent. In Stockholm, Uppsala, Södermanland, Gotland and Västmanland counties, foreign ownership is less than 1 percent of the stock.
The largest numbers of foreign-owned holiday homes are located in Västra Götaland (7 846), Värmland (6 549), Kronoberg (4 533) and Skåne (3 402) counties.
County | Total number of holiday homes owned by natural persons | Of which those with owners from | Percentage of foreign owned holiday homes | ||||||
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Denmark | Norway | Germany | Netherlands | Other countries | Unknown country | Total | |||
Stockholm | 73 660 | 13 | 18 | 66 | 9 | 116 | 12 | 234 | 0.3 |
Uppsala | 17 991 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 9 | 56 | 0.3 |
Södermanland | 20 260 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 4 | 35 | 14 | 114 | 0.6 |
Östergötland | 23 136 | 70 | 7 | 215 | 32 | 50 | 19 | 393 | 1.7 |
Jönköping | 13 644 | 874 | 10 | 795 | 70 | 91 | 28 | 1 868 | 13.7 |
Kronoberg | 11 998 | 2 935 | 13 | 1 335 | 85 | 114 | 51 | 4 533 | 37.8 |
Kalmar | 31 942 | 547 | 41 | 2 083 | 128 | 154 | 74 | 3 027 | 9.5 |
Gotland | 12 453 | 0 | 14 | 38 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 85 | 0.7 |
Blekinge | 13 379 | 895 | 12 | 467 | 22 | 63 | 25 | 1 484 | 11.1 |
Skåne | 44 216 | 2 425 | 92 | 589 | 37 | 189 | 70 | 3 402 | 7.7 |
Halland | 24 977 | 1 123 | 33 | 458 | 18 | 57 | 24 | 1 713 | 6.9 |
Västra Götaland | 77 713 | 503 | 5 194 | 1 556 | 129 | 326 | 138 | 7 846 | 10.1 |
Värmland | 27 278 | 407 | 3 988 | 1 282 | 505 | 234 | 133 | 6 549 | 24.0 |
Örebro | 14 730 | 38 | 22 | 235 | 48 | 44 | 21 | 408 | 2.8 |
Västmanland | 9 661 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 37 | 0.4 |
Dalarna | 45 218 | 132 | 352 | 365 | 89 | 154 | 26 | 1 118 | 2.5 |
Gävleborg | 27 818 | 9 | 21 | 125 | 26 | 88 | 26 | 295 | 1.1 |
Västernorrland | 25 223 | 12 | 50 | 224 | 35 | 139 | 46 | 506 | 2.0 |
Jämtland | 32 213 | 40 | 1 476 | 238 | 64 | 125 | 33 | 1 976 | 6.1 |
Västerbotten | 33 133 | 37 | 780 | 221 | 22 | 270 | 50 | 1 380 | 4.2 |
Norrbotten | 29 729 | 10 | 462 | 144 | 17 | 455 | 40 | 1 128 | 3.8 |
Total | 610 372 | 10 076 | 12 598 | 10 508 | 1 348 | 2 776 | 846 | 38 152 | 6.3 |
County | Total number of holiday homes owned by natural persons | Of which those with Swedish owners living in | Percentage of holiday homes owned by expatriate Swedes | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norway | Switzerland | United Kingdom | Germany | USA | Denmark | Other countries | Total | |||
Stockholm | 73 660 | 80 | 195 | 190 | 160 | 212 | 34 | 758 | 1 629 | 2.2 |
Uppsala | 17 991 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 36 | 3 | 112 | 211 | 1.2 |
Södermanland | 20 260 | 18 | 19 | 44 | 59 | 43 | 6 | 140 | 329 | 1.6 |
Östergötland | 23 136 | 44 | 42 | 34 | 53 | 30 | 16 | 151 | 370 | 1.6 |
Jönköping | 13 644 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 61 | 15 | 56 | 85 | 275 | 2.0 |
Kronoberg | 11 998 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 77 | 13 | 139 | 54 | 335 | 2.8 |
Kalmar | 31 942 | 60 | 64 | 39 | 118 | 47 | 56 | 197 | 581 | 1.8 |
Gotland | 12 453 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 91 | 191 | 1.5 |
Blekinge | 13 379 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 28 | 83 | 76 | 315 | 2.4 |
Skåne | 44 216 | 129 | 234 | 239 | 269 | 164 | 307 | 588 | 1 930 | 4.4 |
Halland | 24 977 | 86 | 60 | 49 | 88 | 65 | 82 | 199 | 629 | 2.5 |
Västra Götaland | 77 713 | 1 009 | 179 | 207 | 248 | 168 | 83 | 664 | 2 558 | 3.3 |
Värmland | 27 278 | 607 | 39 | 40 | 73 | 36 | 41 | 150 | 986 | 3.6 |
Örebro | 14 730 | 39 | 11 | 21 | 44 | 19 | 9 | 68 | 211 | 1.4 |
Västmanland | 9 661 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 76 | 147 | 1.5 |
Dalarna | 45 218 | 177 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 61 | 23 | 206 | 636 | 1.4 |
Gävleborg | 27 818 | 62 | 28 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 9 | 129 | 344 | 1.2 |
Västernorrland | 25 223 | 53 | 15 | 29 | 42 | 35 | 9 | 136 | 319 | 1.3 |
Jämtland | 32 213 | 178 | 20 | 31 | 24 | 30 | 19 | 119 | 421 | 1.3 |
Västerbotten | 33 133 | 123 | 23 | 24 | 36 | 24 | 13 | 119 | 362 | 1.1 |
Norrbotten | 29 729 | 94 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 213 | 390 | 1.3 |
Total | 610 372 | 2 881 | 1 109 | 1 161 | 1 570 | 1 111 | 1 006 | 4 331 | 13 169 | 2.2 |
Definitions and explanations
This statistical news defines holiday home as an assessment unit or taxation unit with no registered population and are assessed as building for agriculture, residential value less than SEK 50 000 (type code 113), building for agriculture, built (type code 120), one- or two-dwelling building, built (type code 220), one- or two-dwelling building, houses on leasehold (type code 225) and one- or two-dwelling building, building value less than SEK 50 000 (type code 213).
News from 2019 publication of holiday home
A type code has been added. It is building for agriculture, residential value less than SEK 50 000 (type code 113).
All assessment units, one- or two-dwelling building, houses on leasehold (type code 225) is now considered a holiday home.
For agricultural units it is also required that the agriculture is not active. As of 2019, only those with agricultural-related business codes are counted as active agriculture, which means that fewer agricultural units are excluded.
The changes that have been made result in just over 24,000 more holiday homes for the year 2019 compared to the previously used method.
Statistics Sweden will publish new time series according to the new definition later this spring when comparisons can be made for longer time periods.
Foreign ownership means that the owner responsible for his or her tax return has neither a Swedish postal address nor a Swedish personal identity number. The country reported in these statistics is based on the country where the owner has their postal address, and only natural persons are included in the survey.
Expatriate Swedes’ ownership means that the owner responsible for his/her tax return does not have a Swedish postal address, but does have a Swedish personal identity number. The country reported in these statistics is based on the country where the owner has their postal address, and only natural persons are included in the survey.
The information was retrieved from the 2021 Real Estate Tax Assessment Register (FTR) and refers to the situation on 1 January 2021. Statistics Sweden receives the Real Estate Tax Assessment Register from the Swedish Tax Agency.
The objects reported are assessment units or taxation units. Assessment units and taxation units are defined in FTR as that which is assessed or taxed independently and generally consists of property with a building and a lot.
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