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Architect-designed functionalist villa on Baggensudden with striking views over Baggensfjärden

There are homes you visit, and then there are homes that grab hold of you from the very first breath. This is such a home. An architect-designed family villa with soul and character, located on one of Baggensudden's most sought-after addresses – a corner plot on elevated ground where Baggensfjärden spreads out below you and the archipelago's silhouette merges with the horizon. Designed by architect John Persson in the spirit of the refined folkhem architecture, the thoughtful floor plans of functionalism are here united with a warmth and aesthetics that embrace you already in the entrance. The cool surface of the limestone floor underfoot, the wood-burning stove – a beautiful legacy from the house's history, the patina of the period staircase. Every detail testifies to a home that has carried life and stories, and that now awaits carrying yours.

The heart of the villa is the entrance level's fantastic social spaces, where light sweeps in from morning to evening through the rooms. The living room with its open fireplace opens generously towards the dining area in a semi-open floor plan that lets conversation and laughter flow naturally between the rooms. And in front of the dining area rise floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors, and the view that meets you takes your breath away. Baggensfjärden in all its guises: still and mirror-smooth at dawn, glittering with a thousand sun reflections at lunch, and bathed in gold as the sun sinks behind the islands. The kitchen is modern and extremely well planned, and the preserved wood stove provides a charm that cannot be recreated, only gratefully received. The entrance level also offers a guest WC and a bedroom that could just as well be a home office – for those who want to work in peace with the garden as a backdrop.

Via the beautiful period staircase you reach the upper floor, where three bedrooms await. The master bedroom has a luxurious walk-in closet, and the newly renovated bathroom with bathtub invites long, quiet moments. The kind of evenings when the world outside can wait. From the west-facing balcony you watch the evening sun sink over the garden, with a glass in hand and the sound of birdsong and distant sailing boats as your only company. A former balcony facing the water has recently been enclosed into a workplace or why not a library without equal. Imagine opening your laptop or a good book and being met by Baggensfjärden and the full breadth of the archipelago, while your thoughts clear in step with the horizon.

The villa also offers flexibility beyond the ordinary. In the basement there is a complete apartment with its own living room, bedroom, kitchen, shower room with sauna and private entrance – perfect for teenagers longing for their own space, guests staying a little longer, or as an opportunity for renting out. Here you also find a food and wine cellar for those who appreciate choosing the evening's bottle among their favourites, a practical laundry room as well as a garage with a charging box for electric cars.

Outdoors awaits a corner plot with two separate spots to make your own – a terrace facing the water where the morning coffee tastes better than anywhere else, and a stone-paved patio in a westerly position where the long, mild summer evenings never seem to want to end. These are the kind of evenings that begin with a grilled dinner and end with blankets and a starry sky.

Baggensudden is a peninsula stretching out into Baggensfjärden and one of Saltsjöbaden's most attractive villa areas, where calm, nature and proximity to the water characterise every passing day. Saltsjöbaden was founded by wealthy Stockholm families at the end of the 19th century, and that character lives on in the area's varied architecture – from turn-of-the-century villas to elegant 1950s and 60s houses. In Saltsjöbaden's centre you find everything you need: grocery shops, a pharmacy, restaurants, cafés and the renowned bakery Kringelgården, where your feet find their own way on a Sunday morning. Down by the harbour, Hotell Vår Gård and the restaurant Holmen out on the jetty beckon – full and buzzing on the mild summer evenings, with the mirror of the water as their closest neighbour. Leisure life is rich with golf courses, sailing courses via KSSS, tennis courts, fine forest trails and the beloved Dalenbadet – an idyllic sandy beach with a genuine archipelago feel, perfect for morning dips when the mist still lies over the water and calm summer days that never seem in any hurry to end. The nearest station is Neglinge, and by car it takes only fifteen minutes to Slussen.

Here you are offered not just a home – but a life where architecture, history, nature and the archipelago meet in every room, every view, every moment. A home that is as beautiful to live in as it is to come home to, and that you will miss before you have even left the viewing.