The millionaire home of the late Mervi Tapola will not be sold – The buyer is promised huge renovation costs

The asking price for Matti Nykänen’s ex-spouse’s detached house is more than 1.2 million euros. The house has been for sale for almost two years.

The detached house owned by Mervi Tapola is still for sale in Pirkanmaa. Merja Ojala

Died in 2019 Mervi Tapolan the gigantic detached house is still for sale.

The gigantic detached house owned by Tapola, located on the border of Tampere and Ylöjärvi, went up for sale in early autumn 2021.

The house owned by Mervi Tapola was built in 1982. Front door / Real estate world

Tapola remembers the hill jumper Matti Nykänen as a spouse.

Mervi and Matti also lived in the house together. Evening newspaper

The residential building, built in the early 80s, has a total area of ​​almost 500 square meters. The living area is 257 square meters. The asking price for a detached house is currently 1.25 million euros.

The front door of the house is simple, but inside the apartment is cool. Front door / Real estate world

Cool beach sauna

The house’s sale announcement shows how wonderful the detached house is equipped with a lake view. The property has high room height and large windows in the living room and fireplace room.

The fireplace room has huge windows. Front door / Real estate world

The apartment needs immediate renovation. Front door / Real estate world

There is also a cool log cabin beach sauna, completed in 2002, on the lake plot. Two warm garages and plenty of storage space have been built next to the apartment building.

There is a sandy beach in the yard of the detached house. Front door / Real estate world

Kelohirsisaura was built in 2002. Front door / Real estate world

In an interview he gave to Iltalehti in 2017, Tapola said that the beach sauna burned down while he was still together with Mati. However, the couple built a new one instead.

He said in the same interview that he was preparing the house for sale, because the large property took too much money.

– At my father’s request, I went to a business school after my university entrance exams and then I moved to the Tapola office to work. I have three children and my working career did not last long, the pension did not accumulate very much. It now goes almost entirely to the heating and maintenance costs of this house per month. The house has large glass walls and too many square meters for me, Mervi told Iltalehte in January 2017.

Mervi Tapola planned to give up the house, because it had high costs. Evening newspaper

A huge sum for renovation

In the sales notice, it is stated that the detached house needs extensive renovation. Price estimates for the necessary renovations have been requested from the contractor for the buyer.

– The house also needs renovation, at least in terms of the basement structures and the glass frame in the living room. These needs have been examined in the condition inspection report, it is written in the sales notice.

The price estimate for the overhaul is almost 70,000 euros. Front door / Real estate world

A lot of wood has been used in the detached house. Front door / Real estate world

According to the announcement, the cost estimate for the repairs is 69,000 euros. In addition to the basement structures and the glass frame in the living room, the drainage and the glass ceiling and walls of the fireplace room also require renovation.

The detached house has seen a lot of life, as the apartment also served as the home of Nykänen, the mountain eagle. Nykänen and Tapola were married twice, the first time in 2001–2003 and the second time in 2004–2010. Nykänen was convicted of aggravated assault against Tapola in 2010.

There are two hot tubs in the property. Front door / Real estate world

There is a half panel in the bedrooms. Front door / Real estate world

All pictures of the object can be found at Etuovi.com. Etuovi and Iltalehti belong to the same Alma Media group.

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