The town of Götene located about 200 miles southwest of Stockholm went viral last month after announcing it would sell plots of land at prices starting at less than 10 cents per square meter The promotion aims to lure new residents to the rural region amid a national housing crisis, mounting interest rates, and declining birth rates, Götene Mayor Johan Månsson told CNN Götene offers residents a quiet slice of rural Sweden with about 5,000 full-time residents and 13,000 people living in the surrounding municipality The lakeside locale sits beside the largest lake in the EU and is a stone's throw away from a nearby mountain town The local government in Götene is selling 30 plots of land that have been on the market for "many and the only requirement as of last week was that the lucky buyers start building a home on the site within two years of purchase The current rules permit people to build a full-time residence or a dream vacation home on the land Månsson told CNN that only about 30 interested buyers initially reached out and "thousands and thousands" of prospective new buyers started ringing Götene city hall "We have two people in our phone exchange in city hall and they have been very sweaty over the past few days," Månsson told the outlet The land program has quickly become a sensation, with calls coming in from around the world Local authorities ultimately decided to pause the program until early August in order to develop a plan to handle the incoming requests Four buyers managed to snatch up four of the ultracheap plots before chaos broke out the program will most likely transition to a bidding process for the remaining land when applications reopen next month More and more Americans are turning to Europe in hopes of finding affordable homes The Local Europe ABVästmannagatan 43113 25 StockholmSweden When The Local spoke to Götene's mayor Johan Månsson on June 24th the municipality was happy with the results of its campaign selling three plots since April after receiving 20 expressions of interest it had gone viral and the municipality had been inundated with thousands of requests to the extent that they've had to pause sales until August 7th to catch up anyone is allowed to buy a plot – there are no restrictions as far as nationality or residency is concerned there are a few things you should bear in mind if you are looking to snap up one of the plots Buying a plot won’t grant you the right to live in Sweden You can’t get residency in Sweden just by buying land here which means that if you want to relocate to Sweden from abroad for the long term you’ll either need a residence permit if you’re a non-EU citizen or you’ll need EU right of residence if you’re from the EU The only group of people who can move to Sweden without needing to meet any requirements are Nordic citizens – that’s citizens of Iceland You need a Swedish bank account to pay for the plot You’ll also need a Swedish bank account to pay for the plot so you’ll need to sort that out before you buy which can offer Swedish bank details to people based outside of Sweden but you may need to meet other requirements with them You need to build a permanent residence on it you should be aware that you’re committing to building a permanent home on it within two years from the purchase date but you’ll need to be able to afford to build a house there as well as cover any additional fees for connecting electricity Here’s a breakdown of the estimated fees provided by the municipality and this doesn’t afford the cost of actually building the house: If you’re planning on taking out a mortgage to finance the home build you should contact Swedish banks in advance in order to prove that you have the means to build a house you should be aware that some banks require you to have permanent residence or even citizenship in Sweden in order to qualify for a mortgage so make sure to carry out these checks before you commit to buying land You have two years to build a home on the plot not only will the plot of land return to the municipality but you’ll have to pay a 100,000 kronor fine You won’t be reimbursed for any work you’ve done on the plot You can buy a prefabricated home from a number of different suppliers – check sites like hustillverkare.nu, byggahus.se or hus.se for more information on this (in Swedish) – but be aware that even if you do this it can take longer than you expect for your home to be ready If you don’t want to do any work on the house yourself, then the absolute cheapest option available, according to hustillverkare.nu costs just under 1.4 million kronor (around 132,750 dollars) which will get you a one-bedroom home with an open-plan living room and kitchen you can pay as low as 300,000 kronor (28,500 dollars) for a simple shell of a home There are rules about what you can and can’t do yourself – electrics and plumbing will need to be carried out by a professional and the cost of labour is expensive in Sweden – so bear that in mind when calculating the cost from The Local’s Nordic Editor Richard Orange has useful information on the necessary steps needed when building your own home High interest in plots could push up prices International interest in the plots has been “crazy” since The Local was first to report the story in English The municipality has had so many applications to buy plots that it has paused sales until August 7th in order to catch up with demand It’s also worth noting that the one krona per square metre price is a starting price and if there are multiple people interested in a plot Still interested? You can take a look at available plots in Götene municipality here with many listed at a 98 or 99 percent discount Scroll down and click on Tryck här för att se aktuella tomter i... with plots of land divided up by town or settlement You can contact the municipality if you have any questions regarding the campaign or to express interest in a plot here: miljo-ochbygglovnamnden@gotene.se Be aware that it’s summer in Sweden and many Swedes will be on holiday until the end of July at least so you may not get a response until August Götene isn't the first municipality to offer plots of land at such a discount Hylte municipality, around three hours to the south, launched a similar campaign earlier this year, offering 54 plots of land for just one kronor per square metre Hylte, like Götene, is a small municipality in need of new residents. Ronny Löfquist, chairman of Hylte municipality, described their campaign to public broadcaster SVT as a "great success" Please log in to leave a comment. Faith Katunga•Jul 12 After an effort to revitalize its community and entice new residents, a Swedish town has gone viral — it’s selling plots of land for less than 10 cents per square meter The campaign has garnered so much attention that it has temporarily halted sales due to the overwhelming response Gotene, a quaint town in western Sweden, has a population of about 5,000 residents and is beside the largest lake in the EU The town’s initiative to sell 30 abandoned plots of land for one Swedish krona ($0.095) per square meter was initially seen as a whimsical marketing stunt by Mayor Johan Mansson Gotene’s land sale aimed to attract new residents and stimulate local growth Buyers must construct a house on the land within two years This requirement ensures that the land contributes to the town’s development rather than remaining idle the costs do not end with the purchase price Potential buyers must also cover additional expenses The costs include a building permit (30,000 kronor) and internet connection fees (30,000 kronor) What began as a modest campaign quickly spiraled into a global phenomenon after a local television report and viral TikTok video brought Gotene’s offer to the world’s attention The town hall received inquiries from around the globe including Europe and Asia — particularly India and Pakistan — the United States Because of the sudden increase in interest, the government of Gotene had to temporarily halt sales to properly handle the situation. “It went viral and we’ve had thousands and thousands of requests to our telephone exchange,” Mayor Johan Månsson told CNN The unprecedented interest has sparked various reactions within Gotene Some locals are excited about the prospect of new neighbors and the potential economic boost while others are concerned about the town’s capacity to accommodate the sudden influx of new residents The land sales will resume on August 7 with an auction format allowing the city to manage the high demand more effectively 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provided as a grant from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency’s Klimatklivet investment program “We are extremely happy to be proceeding with this project in Götene we have seen interest in biogas intensify in the Nordic countries as well as across the whole of Europe The Götene biogas plant will be the first step in Gasum’s ambitious plan for increasing the availability of renewable energy to our customers whether they are in the traffic Head of Project Development & Execution at Gasum The Götene plant is the first one in a series of five large-scale biogas plants that Gasum plans to construct in Sweden during the next few years The company is also working on a biogas plant near Trondheim in Norway as part of its renewed strategy to invest strongly in increasing Nordic biogas availability in the coming years Gasum’s strategic goal is that by 2027 a significant portion of its profits will come from green energy sources This means increasing the role of biogas and trade in 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real-time data and expert analysis The company’s decision to cease production at the site “follows changing market conditions” It pointed to a fall in consumption of baby milk reduced demand from China and a lower birth rate that has led to a decreasing demand for baby and toddler milk “The group has also shifted its strategic focus away from this category prioritising a smaller number of core categories,” it added the general manager of Hero’s northern European business said the company has launched talks with unions because “changing market forces and strategic focus have resulted in far lower than expected production at [the] Götene plant meaning that we are not able to operate efficiently and competitively” Arla is interested in “buying the equipment needed to produce milk powder for the industrial markets” the company already has two powdered milk facilities in Sweden and exports the product to markets including the Middle East and China The spokesperson told Just Food Arla has surplus milk and the “opportunity” to buy the assets has “arisen” “Hero Group was thinking of closing the plants down and we already share lots of facilities,” the spokesperson added Arla would have three milk powder sites and increased [production] capacity would “smooth [its] operations within the powder production sites” as well in other European countries we have a surplus of milk we would be able to increase our capacity to produce powder,” he said The employees at Arla and Semper were informed of the plans yesterday (23 January) and negotiations with union officials have begun Hero’s Semper business has operations in Denmark It manufactures some of its baby food products with local ingredients in Spain Semper also produces food under the Corny and Organix brand names Nominations are now open for the prestigious Just Food Excellence Awards - one of the industry's most recognised programmes celebrating innovation This is your chance to showcase your achievements Don't miss the opportunity to be honoured among the best - submit your nomination today Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network Located in a beautiful part of Sweden on the southern shore of Lake Vänern Götene municipality has a lot going for it But it is struggling with an ageing population and low birth figures which allows buyers to pay just one krona per square metre of land is an attempt to give it a nudge in the right direction and the price of land isn’t the be all and end all but it’s an important part of that,” Månsson said has the courage to build a house here despite the current economic situation Interest rates are starting to drop in Sweden families are still being cautious when it comes to the property market “Extraordinary times call for extraordinary solutions The campaign has been in place for roughly one month “I can’t describe it as anything other than a success,” Månsson said adding that estate agents responsible for selling the plots of land have seen a lot of interest despite the fact that some of the plots in question had already been on the market for a long time - up to 40 years in some cases “Some of these plots have been on sale for many years as they’ve more or less been forgotten about.” He added that they have had almost 20 expressions of interest selling three plots in the last month or so then we’ve recouped the cost of this campaign many times over Every new taxpayer is an important economic asset for a small municipality like Götene.” Far from all the municipality’s plots are for sale rather those included in this campaign are what Månsson refers to as strötomter single plots which are scattered all over the municipality and are primarily located in built-up areas “They’re not whole housing estates or plots on new housing estates,” he said “Most of them are in smaller areas where there hasn’t been a great deal built in recent decades.” You can take a look at available plots in Götene municipality here, with many selling at a 98 or 99 percent discount Scroll down and click on Tryck här för att se aktuella tomter i... Götene municipality is a popular area for tourists from Sweden and elsewhere and there are no barriers for foreigners interested in moving to the area “Absolutely anyone is welcome to buy one of the plots,” Månsson said “There are no rules or requirements as to who is allowed to buy one It would be absolutely fantastic if we could get people from abroad interested in buying plots here The only requirement for interested buyers is that they must begin construction on their plot within two years of the purchase date otherwise it will be given back to the municipality The campaign will be running throughout 2024 and 2025 “After that it probably won’t be continued as the economy will most likely go back to normal Hylte municipality, around three hours to the south, launched a similar campaign earlier this year, offering 54 plots of land for just one kronor per square metre Hylte, like Götene, is a small municipality in need of new residents. 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in the number of interested people after that although up until this point it had only gone viral within Sweden “After that came your article in The Local which I think made this explode on a global level,” Månsson said we could see it spreading in Europe and then globally set off a viral media snowball which rolled across the world “You could see it rolling over Europe, to Asia – mainly India and Pakistan, with it all culminating later in the week when CNN got in touch with me I just spoke to The Washington Post yesterday “I think I can safely say we’ve reached all the corners of the earth by now.” All the media attention has put Götene municipality into “crisis mode” while describing the situation as “like winning the lottery” There are only one or two people manning the phone lines which have been ringing constantly for the past week we’ve had to pause the campaign until August 7th so we can catch up with all the expressions of interest.” 'I'm convinced there will be more than enough potential buyers' It’s not entirely clear how many of the thousands of interested potential buyers will culminate in a sale as buying property doesn’t give you the right to live in Sweden so many buyers will need to find another way to stay in the country “It’s hard to see exactly what the situation will look like [after August 7th] very strange if we don’t break a new record in the number of plots sold I’m convinced there will be more than enough potential buyers left over.” The municipality itself is still open to selling the plots to anyone whether they currently live in Sweden or not but Månsson underlined the fact that buyers should make sure that their immigration documents are in order before committing to a plot “We can check that the house is being built – that’s our rule you need to have the right to stay in Sweden And we’ve had to explain that to a few people The municipality has also introduced a new rule that anyone interested in buying a property needs to have a Swedish bank account although this isn’t in order to limit the plots to people already living in Sweden “Anyone from abroad who wants to come here contribute and enrich our community is more than welcome.” 'Every family is worth their weight in gold to us' how much would it mean to Götene municipality if all 30 plots of land are sold to families who build homes and settle in the region “Every family is worth their weight in gold to us and it would also make a huge difference to our tax income as such a small municipality,” Månsson said while adding that schools in particular would benefit from more children in the area every family is worth its weight in gold.” The equivalent of 'millions of kronor worth of marketing' The media interest has also resulted in “millions of kronor worth of marketing” for Götene with CNN describing the lakeside region as “idyllic” and “rural Sweden at its finest” “I’m not convinced that those of us working in the region or the people living here have really taken in what’s happening and what has happened,” he said “I think it will take a while before we do The municipality isn’t sure yet what the next steps for the campaign will be once sales reopen in August although they’re in discussion about whether more plots could be included “We’ll have to see what happens,” Månsson said Dreaming of living a quiet life in Europe Sweden is selling plots of land one krona (P5.59) per square meter (sqm) as part of their effort to boost the population numbers of the idyllic locale. Johan Månsson, the mayor of Götene told CNN that the said initiative is the local authorities’ response to economic decline and slow population growth over the years. ”The housing market is currently very slow in our region and Sweden in general because of high interest rates and a bit of a recession so we wanted to give an injection into the market,” he told the outlet. ”We’re also seeing low birth rates and an aging population so we have to do something the municipality has 5,000 residents in the main town and 13,000 in the wider area Månsson said they put 30 plots for sale in May which have been “on the market for many many years” without selling Four have already bought plots at the one krona (P5.59) price with the sizes ranging from 700-1,200 square meters. Månsson added that the cost of building a house usually costs around 3 to 4 million krona (P16 million to P21 million) While the plots of land cost around 500,000 krona (P2 million). buying a plot is open to everyone—they don’t have to be residents of Sweden or commit to residing there permanently The only specific requirement is that the building of the house must start within two years of purchase The visa rules will also be decided by the Swedish government. local authorities received thousands of requests from across the world which made them decide to pause the selling until early August. ”We have two people in our phone exchange in city hall and they have been very sweaty over the past few days We’re basically in crisis mode,” the mayor said. the authorities will implement a bidding process for the land instead of following the selling price of one krona per sqm The lower price will be given only if nobody wants the land the mayor also said that they are looking at doing a cheap house sale similar to “one euro” houses in Italy. and we’ll have to sit down and see if we can do something to make something more of it other than just these 30 plots We need something to offer the callers,” he said. 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