This mansion, built in 1799, is located near the small Swedish town of Hudiksvall, with a population of just over 15,000 people. Its special feature is its proximity to the Gulf of Bothnia. You can walk to the coastline, which is highly valued by the locals, in just 10-15 minutes, or even less by car.
Until the 1990s, the estate was in decline. No one lived in the building, and the land wasn’t cared for.
The house looks luxurious — both inside and out. It’s a huge three-story building, surrounded by a forest. There are 28 rooms, many tiled stoves, and historical details everywhere (there are even original 1890s wallpapers — and how they survived is a mystery)…
The current owners are Elina and Jonatan Mytnik. Both are retirees, she is 77 and he is 80. They were once businesspeople but retired a long time ago. The couple bought this estate in 1998 at an auction — the house wasn’t in the best shape and was sold due to the debts of the previous owner.
Since then, Elina and Jonatan have put a huge amount of money, effort, and time into transforming the mansion into what it is today.
I was amazed by the interior they created. And I was even more impressed by the fact that the Mytniks have lived here for the last 30 years — they made it all for themselves and their descendants.
It feels like time has stopped here. It’s hard to imagine you could brew coffee here, take a laptop or an e-reader, and settle comfortably on one of these chairs.
There are so many original 19th-century details in the house. It’s lucky no previous owner thought to do a modern renovation.
Almost every room has stoves — old, restored, and still working (though the house does have a regular heating system as well).
The kitchen is probably the only modern room in the house. The kitchen set is from the 2000s, and there are modern appliances.
But even here, there are retro details. For example, how do you like this 1950s stove? By the way, all the dishes are vintage too — the couple has been collecting these household items for nearly 30 years.
The house has so many rooms that it’s hard to imagine how they cared for them all. For example, there’s a separate dining room for family celebrations — all birthdays, anniversaries, and weddings were celebrated here.
The stoves are like a kind of art in this mansion. But the other details deserve attention and admiration too. For example, how do you like the brass firewood holders? And the painted ceiling? It looks exactly as it did two hundred years ago.
By the way, the coats of arms above the dining room doorways belong to the families who owned the estate in the 19th and 20th centuries.
There are many hidden and subtle details in the house that have been preserved since the 19th century. For example, in some rooms, there are bells (in the photo above) that were once used to call the servants. And in the kitchen, there’s a special lift in the wall — for delivering food to the second and third floors.
The wallpaper (yes, those very ones from the 1890s) requires constant delicate restoration. The couple refused to use modern wallpapers that are styled to look retro.
The current owners, the Mytnik family, have studied the history of the house and the families who lived here for many years. Some things (like a porcelain fruit stand) they found and bought because they saw the exact same ones in old photos.
The mansion has always belonged to wealthy and very well-off families. There were separate rooms for servants and guests.
The current owners, during the restoration, preserved not only the appearance of the rooms but also their purpose. For example, on the second floor, according to the historical plans, there were two offices. They are still here today.
You won’t find a single new piece of furniture in the house… Only echoes of the past.
From one of the offices, you can step out onto the terrace, which is one of the real highlights of the house.
The terrace overlooks the forest that surrounds the mansion on three sides.
The interior items are just as important here as the architectural details.
One of the bedrooms (there are 10 of them in this huge house).
After 25 years of owning this house, the elderly owners have decided to put it up for sale. The listing is posted on the website historiskahem.se.
And with that, I’ll finish this tour of the incredible house on the shores of the Gulf of Bothnia. It’s hard to imagine that in the 1990s, it looked completely different — without furniture, covered in cobwebs and dust… How lucky it is to have the Mytnik family.
What do you think of the house? Do you like these historical interiors?
Photos: Therese Jahnson
