House in Umeå, Sweden. Photo: Thomas Nilsen

Sweden house prices grow at most in north

Prices are more up in Umeå and Luleå than in Stockholm.

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House prices in Umeå and Luleå have increased by more than 50% over the last five yearsp.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000}span.s1 {font-kerning: none}, figures from Fastighetsbyrån, Sweden’s leading real estate agency shows.

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Norrbotten and Västerbotten, the two northernmost counties in Sweden, top the list of price increase on houses. In Norrbotten, prices are up 57% over the last five years, followed by Västerbotten with an increase of 52% for villas.

On average for all of Sweden, prices are up 39%. Stockholm still has the most expensive villas with an average house price of nearly 3,9 million kroner (€409,000).

Sharpest percentage increase, though, average villa prices in Norrbotten is 1,11 million kroner (€115,000). Average price for a house in Västerbotten is now 1,42 million kroner (€149,000).

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