List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Finland

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This is a list of lighthouses and lightvessels in Finland.

Lighthouses

Name Image Water body Location Built Notes
Bengtskär lighthouse Archipelago Sea Bengtskär, 25 km southwest of the town of Hanko 1906 At 52 metres, this is the tallest light within all of the Nordic countries.
Buskskär lighthouse Buskskär, Construction date unknown. The status of this light is unknown. Presumably destroyed.
Gustavsvärn lighthouse Hanko 1949 (station established in 1865)
Harmaja Gulf of Finland Helsinki original- 1883

tower raised- 1900
Helsinki Lighthouse Gulf of Finland 24 kilometers south of Helsinki city center 1958
Holstanäs lighthouse Korpo, Pargas Construction date is unknown
Hyöky Gulf of Finland Tervasaari, harbor of Hamina 1912 Commissioned by Russian Navy, captured by Finland in World War I, decomissioned as a lightship in 1959
Jussarö Lighthouse Sundharun, Jussarö, Ekenäs 1922, 1953, 1962, 1963
Jänissaari lighthouse Jänissaari, just outside of Turku Construction date is unknown
Kaitkivi lighthouse
Kalholm light Kalholm, Kimitoön Construction date is unknown
Kalkkiniemi lighthouse Located outside of Turku Construction date is unknown
Kallo Lighthouse Gulf of Bothnia Pori (N 61° 35.670 E 021° 27.743)[1] 1884 More images at Commons
Keskiniemi Light Gulf of Bothnia northwestern promontory of Hailuoto island 1858
Koskela Light Gulf of Bothnia southern shore of Letonniemi promontory in Taskila district of the City of Oulu 1940 Due to the glacial rebound the tower is located 150 yards (140 m) away from the coastline, and is almost completely hidden by the shrub.
Kylmäpihlaja Lighthouse Gulf of Bothnia Kylmäpihlaja island near Rauma (61°8′40″N, 21°18′10″E) 1952 Hotel attached to lighthouse
Marjaniemi Lighthouse Gulf of Bothnia westernmost point of Hailuoto island 1871
Porkkala lighthouse Kallbådan, Porkkalanniemi, Kirkkonummi[2] 1928 (lightship station established in the year of 1858)[2]
Relandersgrund Helsinki Harbour Retired, docked in Helsinki, in use as a restaurant ship (2013) 1888
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Rautakallio Light
Rautakallio Light
 Gulf of Bothnia island of Rautakallio in the narrows between the mainland and the island of Hailuoto
Rivinletto Light Gulf of Bothnia Kaasamatala, a small island at the mouth of the river Kiiminkijoki in Haukipudas, Oulu 1939
Russarö lighthouse Båklandet, Hanko 1863 (station established in 1838) This light is often referred to as the "Eye of Hanko".
Rönnskär Lighthouse Gulf of Finland 59° 56' 7.8" N, 23° 23' 29.2" E[3] 1814
Säppi lighthouse Gulf of Bothnia outside the city of Pori in the island of Säppi 1873
Söderskär Lighthouse Gulf of Finland Located on the island of Söderskär in Porvoo 1862
Suomen leijona Baltic Sea 59°28.362′N 20°48.784′E 2005
Suomenlinna Church Gulf of Finland Suomenlinna, Helsinki (60.147866°N 24.986229°E) 1929 The central dome also serves as a lighthouse. The light blinks the letter "H" for Helsinki in Morse code.
Tankar Lighthouse Gulf of Bothnia Öja Island, Gulf of Bothnia, approximately 15 km north-west of Kokkola (Karleby) municipality.[4] (Lat 63° 56" 59' Lon. 22° 50" 48') 1889[4]
Utö Lighthouse Archipelago Sea on the island of Utö, in Väståboland municipality Original 1753
Rebuilt 1814

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMCA0V_Kallon_majakka_Kallo_Lighthouse_Pori_Finland
  2. 1 2 "Lighthouses of Southern Finland: Hamina to Porvoo". www.unc.edu. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  3. ↑ "Finland Lighthouses Rus". www.lighthousesrus.org. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  4. 1 2 https://www.kokkola.fi/tankar/tankar/en_GB/tankar/
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