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