The property also features a historic 17th-century house which includes a large studio and staff quarters. 2005 saw the addition of a guest villa close to the water’s edge and fit with a kitchen, bathroom and private sauna.
It’s not unusual for Swedish houses to have saunas, and this one has several, as well as a jacuzzi, relaxation area and gym. Designed not only for cold weather activities, the property also has a lagoon-shaped beach with a jetty that leads out onto the spectacular lake, as well as waterside gazebos for entertaining and a motorised floating platform.
Eriksson bought the house in 2002, a year after becoming England manager, and lived there until he died from pancreatic cancer last year. He owned several properties, including Bjorkefors Manor in Sunne, where he was born and a waterside property in Nottingham. This lakeside house was his most favoured though, and in a video shared by Amazon Prime Video Sport, Eriksson said he wanted his ashes scattered there. So not only is this a magnificent house in its own right, it’s also an important part of this football legend’s history.
The manor is on sale with Sotheby’s and has an asking price of 25 million Swedish krona, or around £1.8million.
