Swedish studio Arrhov Frick Arkitektkontor has used slender stilts to elevate this timber-framed cabin into the treetops on an island in the Stockholm archipelago. More about Stilted cabin is raised among the treetops on the Stockholm archipelago
A pair of gabled buildings clad in corrugated aluminium make up this house in Linköping, Sweden, designed by architect Björn Förstberg for his mother (+ slideshow). More about Björn Förstberg's house for his mother features pointed roofs and reflective walls
Wooden barn-like blocks splay out in various directions to form this Swedish villa by Stockholm studio Murman Arkitekter, framing views of a lake and surrounding woodland (+ slideshow). More about Murman Arkitekter completes a Swedish villa that fans out in all directions
Five blackened timber structures dot the shoreline of a remote island in the Stockholm archipelago to form a holiday home by Margen Wigow Arkitektkontor (+ slideshow). More about Margen Wigow Arkitektkontor models blackened timber holiday home on Swedish fishing huts
A spiral staircase provides an eye-catching feature inside this minimal white house completed by Swedish designer Jonas Lindvall in a seaside town outside Malmö (+ slideshow). More about Sculptural staircase features inside minimal Swedish house by Jonas Lindvall
This wood-panelled extension by a pair of Swedish architecture studios echoes the design of the 19th-century villa that it adjoins (+ slideshow). More about Kod Arkitekter and General Architecture add wood-panelled extension to Swedish villa
Siberian larch wood covers this house and its adjoining wrap-around terrace in southern Sweden, designed by architect Johan Sundberg (+ slideshow). More about Johan Sundberg clads Villa Ljung inside and out with Siberian larch
Swedish architect Andreas Martin-Löf has completed a weekend retreat for himself on a steep hill overlooking the Stockholm archipelago, with eye-level views of the surrounding tree canopy (+ slideshow). More about Andreas Martin-Löf designs hilltop home near Stockholm with views over the treetops
Broad white piers create a rhythm of regular openings around the facade of this small residence near Stockholm by architecture firm Hermansson Hiller Lundberg (+ slideshow). More about Hermansson Hiller Lundberg references Classical architecture with monochrome House Skuru
The roof of this Stockholm house by Streetmonkey Architects turns into a ramp for children to sled on when it snows (+ slideshow). More about Pulkabacken house has a sloping roof that doubles as a sledding hill
This timber-clad villa by Stockholm studio The Common Office stands between the trees of a steep rocky slope in the Swedish countryside (+ slideshow). More about Villa Altona by The Common Office fits around the trees of a Swedish woodland hill
Bornstein Lyckefors Arkitekter has developed a conceptual house with an integrated outdoor shower, which could be built without permission thanks to a recent change in Sweden's planning rules. More about Waterfall House by Bornstein Lyckefors pushes the limits of a Swedish planning clause
Swedish firm Tham & Videgård has attempted to design Sweden's most desired house – a mash-up of the nation's traditional red-painted timber cottages and a functional box. More about Tham & Videgård draws up designs for "Sweden's statistically most sought-after home"
Smooth grey render covers the bumpy concrete walls of Villa Mörtnäs, a family home built into a granite rock face in a Stockholm neighbourhood (+ slideshow). More about Fourfoursixsix uses aerated concrete for family residence on the Stockholm archipelago
Positioned in a pine grove on the Swedish coastline, this concrete house features an entirely glazed facade so that residents can catch glimpses of the Baltic sea through the tree trunks. More about Concrete and glass house completed by Arrhov Frick in a Swedish woodland clearing
Described by the architect as being "a bit like a treehouse for adults", this wooden house in rural Sweden boasts a triangular profile that allows the sloping facade to become a climbing wall (+ slideshow). More about Leo Qvarsebo designs himself a triangular summer house in the Swedish countryside
This lakeside woodland house outside Gothenburg features a lofty gabled kitchen that Swedish firm Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture compares with the form of a church (+ slideshow). More about Kjellgren Kaminsky completes church-inspired villa beside a lake in Sweden
This wooden summer house raised off the forest floor on three concrete beams was designed by architect Johan Sundberg for a patch of woodland by the Swedish coastline (+ slideshow). More about Timber summer house by Johan Sundberg expresses "Scandinavian architectural DNA"
Swedish architect Max Holst used a traditional Swedish paint to give an all-black appearance to the exterior of this woodland house outside Stockholm (+ slideshow). More about Woodland villa in Sweden designed by Max Holst with a blackened exterior
Behind the black steel exterior of this home on the Stockholm archipelago, Tham & Videgård Arkitekter has created a living space with vaulted ceilings, and bedrooms with one big skylight overhead (+ slideshow). More about Tham & Videgård's Husarö House is a scenic retreat on the Stockholm archipelago