List of lighthouses in Åland

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This is a list of lighthouses in Åland.[1][2]

Lighthouses

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Name Image Year
built
Location &
coordinates
Class of Light Focal
height
NGA
number
Admiralty
number
Range
nml
Notes
Bärökobben Lighthouse n/a Offshore northeast of Bärö island
60°19′48.1″N 21°02′08.3″E / 60.330028°N 21.035639°E / 60.330028; 21.035639
Fl WRG 3s. 7 metres (23 ft) n/a C4648.6 n/a
Båden Lighthouse n/a Offshore 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of Fiskö island
60°28′06.8″N 21°08′55.3″E / 60.468556°N 21.148694°E / 60.468556; 21.148694
Fl WRG 5s. 6 metres (20 ft) n/a C4650.5 n/a
Bogskär Lighthouse 1882 Offshore 50 kilometres (31 mi) south southeast of Mariehamn
59°30′16.2″N 20°20′48.1″E / 59.504500°N 20.346694°E / 59.504500; 20.346694
Fl (3) W 20s. 28 metres (92 ft) 16092 C4486 9 original lighthouse destroyed in World War I by German battleships, was rebuilt in 1922
Bogskär Båk Lighthouse 1824 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Husö island
60°04′32.6″N 20°55′30.5″E / 60.075722°N 20.925139°E / 60.075722; 20.925139
Fl WRG 5s. 17 metres (56 ft) n/a C4628 n/a
Brändö Föglö Range Rear Lighthouse n/a Brändö island
60°01′21.3″N 20°19′06.9″E / 60.022583°N 20.318583°E / 60.022583; 20.318583
L Fl W 6s. 37 metres (121 ft) n/a C4567.11 n/a
Brändökobben Lighthouse n/a West of Brändö island
60°01′28.4″N 20°18′42.1″E / 60.024556°N 20.311694°E / 60.024556; 20.311694
Fl WRG 3s. 7 metres (23 ft) n/a C4567 n/a
Fagarvik Range Rear Lighthouse n/a At the Lumparland ferry terminal
60°06′56.7″N 20°18′03.5″E / 60.115750°N 20.300972°E / 60.115750; 20.300972
L Fl W 6s. 9 metres (30 ft) n/a C4582 n/a
Fästorna Lighthouse 1856 Offshore c. 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Föglö
59°51′22.5″N 20°20′34.2″E / 59.856250°N 20.342833°E / 59.856250; 20.342833
Fl WRG 5s. 19 metres (62 ft) 16158 C4546 7
Fjärdhällan Range Front Lighthouse n/a Offshore c. 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Mariehamn
60°00′25.6″N 19°58′35.9″E / 60.007111°N 19.976639°E / 60.007111; 19.976639
Q WRG 5 metres (16 ft) n/a C4516 n/a
Flisörännan Lighthouse n/a Offshore west of Föglö island
60°00′22.3″N 20°17′57.7″E / 60.006194°N 20.299361°E / 60.006194; 20.299361
Fl WRGY 3s. 10 metres (33 ft) n/a C4550 n/a
Flisösund Lighthouse n/a Föglö island
60°01′00.4″N 20°19′49.5″E / 60.016778°N 20.330417°E / 60.016778; 20.330417
Q (2) WRG 6s. 4 metres (13 ft) n/a C4554 n/a
Flötjan Lighthouse 1953 Offshore 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Mariehamn
59°48′30.3″N 19°46′55.6″E / 59.808417°N 19.782111°E / 59.808417; 19.782111
Fl (2) W 20s 26 metres (85 ft) 16100 C4482 10
Gisslan Lighthouse 1910 est. Offshore c. 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of Eckerö
60°11′19.9″N 19°27′01.6″E / 60.188861°N 19.450444°E / 60.188861; 19.450444
Fl W 5s. 16 metres (52 ft) n/a C4476 n/a
Granboda Range Front Lighthouse n/a Degerö island
60°03′48.2″N 20°26′10.8″E / 60.063389°N 20.436333°E / 60.063389; 20.436333
Q Y 21 metres (69 ft) n/a C4567.5 n/a
Granö Lighthouse n/a 60°03′27.4″N 19°55′30.5″E / 60.057611°N 19.925139°E / 60.057611; 19.925139 Q (2) WRG 6 metres (20 ft) n/a C4510 n/a
Gustaf Dalén Lighthouse 1947 Rödakon shoal about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Kökar
60°05′07.2″N 20°59′00.7″E / 60.085333°N 20.983528°E / 60.085333; 20.983528
Q (2) WRG 6s. 12 metres (39 ft) n/a C4629 n/a named for Nils Gustaf Dalén, a Swedish lighthouse engineer and Nobel Laureate
Hamnö Lighthouse n/a Hamnö island
59°56′52.4″N 20°52′37.7″E / 59.947889°N 20.877139°E / 59.947889; 20.877139
L Fl W 6s. 18 metres (59 ft) n/a C4728.1 n/a
Kalkgrund Range Front Lighthouse n/a Kalkgrund island
60°03′10.2″N 20°20′05.4″E / 60.052833°N 20.334833°E / 60.052833; 20.334833
Q WRG 11 metres (36 ft) n/a C4566 n/a
Kalkgrund Range Rear Lighthouse n/a Skötskär, southeast of Lumparland
60°03′38.2″N 20°20′33.1″E / 60.060611°N 20.342528°E / 60.060611; 20.342528
L Fl W 6s. 25 metres (82 ft) n/a C4566.1 n/a
Kallan Lighthouse n/a 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Lökö island
60°26′58.6″N 19°44′22.0″E / 60.449611°N 19.739444°E / 60.449611; 19.739444
Fl WRG 3s. 8 metres (26 ft) 16808 C4465.4 4
Kökarsören Lighthouse 1983 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of Kökar
59°46′03.4″N 21°01′05.9″E / 59.767611°N 21.018306°E / 59.767611; 21.018306
Fl W 5s. 24 metres (79 ft) 15804 C4726 9
Koklubb Lighthouse n/a Offshore 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of Mariehamn harbour
60°00′00.8″N 20°00′03.6″E / 60.000222°N 20.001000°E / 60.000222; 20.001000
V Q (5) 6s. 6 metres (20 ft) n/a C4515 n/a
Koxnan Lighthouse n/a C. 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Kallan Lighthouse
60°28′02.4″N 19°56′16.6″E / 60.467333°N 19.937944°E / 60.467333; 19.937944
Fl W 5s. 17 metres (56 ft) 16812 C4465 6
Lågskär Lighthouse 1920 Lågskär island
59°50′28.2″N 19°54′43.9″E / 59.841167°N 19.912194°E / 59.841167; 19.912194
Fl W 12s. 42 metres (138 ft) 16096 C4480 11
Långören Lighthouse n/a 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of Fiskö island
30°22′53.1″N 20°51′36.8″E / 30.381417°N 20.860222°E / 30.381417; 20.860222
Fl WRG 3s. 10 metres (33 ft) n/a C4462.8 n/a
Ledskär Lighthouse 1904 est. Off the southeastern edge of Fasta Åland
59°57′48.8″N 20°10′11.9″E / 59.963556°N 20.169972°E / 59.963556; 20.169972
Q (2) WRG 5s. 9 metres (30 ft) 16144 C4542 8
Lotsberget range Lights n/a Mariehamn

60°05′00.8″N 19°56′01.4″E / 60.083556°N 19.933722°E / 60.083556; 19.933722
Iso W 2s. (front),
Iso W 6s. (rear)
34 metres (112 ft) n/a C4500 (front),
C4500.1 (rear)
n/a
Lumparudd Lighthouse n/a Mariehamn
60°10′05.3″N 20°13′48.2″E / 60.168139°N 20.230056°E / 60.168139; 20.230056
VQ (2) WRG 6s. 6 metres (20 ft) n/a C4525 n/a
Marhällan Lighthouse 1938 Offshore 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of Mariehamn
60°01′51.3″N 19°52′18.3″E / 60.030917°N 19.871750°E / 60.030917; 19.871750
Q (3) WRG 6s. 15 metres (49 ft) 16760 C4490 white: 10
red: 2
green: 2
Mariehamn Lighthouse 1898 Mariehamn
60°06′17.2″N 16°56′41.4″E / 60.104778°N 16.944833°E / 60.104778; 16.944833
Q (2) W 6s. 8 metres (26 ft) n/a C4505.3 n/a
Mellanklubb Lighthouse n/a Mellanklubb island
60°14′44.0″N 20°33′09.1″E / 60.245556°N 20.552528°E / 60.245556; 20.552528
Fl WRG 3s. 6 metres (20 ft) n/a C4638 n/a
Märket Lighthouse 1885 Märket
60°18′3.63″N 19°7′53.15″E / 60.3010083°N 19.1314306°E / 60.3010083; 19.1314306
Fl W 5s. 17 metres (56 ft) 16792 C4472 9 According to the Finnish Lighthouse Association, the lighthouse at Märket is the most unique lighthouse in all of Finland.[3]
Nottö Lighthouse n/a Notö island
60°18′19.0″N 21°00′37.1″E / 60.305278°N 21.010306°E / 60.305278; 21.010306
Fl WRG 3s. 7 metres (23 ft) n/a C4647 n/a
Rannö Lighthouse 1962 Rannö island
60°31′43.6″N 20°11′55.2″E / 60.528778°N 20.198667°E / 60.528778; 20.198667
Q (2) W 5s. 20 metres (66 ft) 16814 C4464.4 5
Rågrund Lighthouse n/a Offshore southeast of Fasta Åland
59°57′53.0″N 20°11′29.6″E / 59.964722°N 20.191556°E / 59.964722; 20.191556
Iso WRG 2s. 10 metres (33 ft) n/a C4547 n/a
Sälskär Lighthouse 1868 Sälskär island
60°24′42.2″N 19°35′33.2″E / 60.411722°N 19.592556°E / 60.411722; 19.592556
Fl (2) W 12s. 44 metres (144 ft) 16800 C4466 12
Sälsö Lighthouse n/a Sälsö island
60°04′31.2″N 20°44′57.3″E / 60.075333°N 20.749250°E / 60.075333; 20.749250
Iso WRG 6s. 29 metres (95 ft) n/a C4615.1 n/a
Sånökubb Lighthouse n/a Hamnö island, Sottunga municipality
60°05′55.9″N 20°40′41.0″E / 60.098861°N 20.678056°E / 60.098861; 20.678056
Q (2) WRG 6s. 6 metres (20 ft) n/a C4609 n/a
Skiftet (Kihti) Lighthouse 1938 Offshore c. 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of Husö island
60°04′33.7″N 21°08′15.3″E / 60.076028°N 21.137583°E / 60.076028; 21.137583
Q (3) WRG 10s. 11 metres (36 ft) 16480 C4630 9
Solovjeva Lighthouse 1980s Central Åland Sea
60°11′12.0″N 19°10′18.0″E / 60.186667°N 19.171667°E / 60.186667; 19.171667
VQ (4) W 8s. 14 metres (46 ft) 16774 C4473.5 6
Sottunga Rödgrund Lighthouse n/a Northwest off Husö island
60°05′23.6″N 20°45′34.3″E / 60.089889°N 20.759528°E / 60.089889; 20.759528
Fl WRG 3s. 14 metres (46 ft) n/a C4613 n/a
Söderkobb Lighthouse n/a Offshore 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Kökar
59°56′01.9″N 21°14′007.7″E / 59.933861°N 21.235472°E / 59.933861; 21.235472
Fl W RGY 6s. 8 metres (26 ft) n/a C4625.5 n/a
Stegskär Range Front Lighthouse n/a Offshore 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Mariehamn
60°00′46.7″N 19°57′44.5″E / 60.012972°N 19.962361°E / 60.012972; 19.962361
Iso W 2s. 11 metres (36 ft) n/a C4513.4 n/a
Stegskärsgrund Lighthouse n/a Offshore 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of Mariehamn
60°00′48.3″N 19°57′41.5″E / 60.013417°N 19.961528°E / 60.013417; 19.961528
L Fl W 5s. 24 metres (79 ft) n/a C4512.1 n/a
Stora Lökskär Lighthouse n/a Stora Lökskär skerry, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast of Mariehamn
59°59′01.3″N 20°01′37.8″E / 59.983694°N 20.027167°E / 59.983694; 20.027167
n/a 6 metres (20 ft) n/a C4532 n/a
Storgrund Lighthouse 1909 est. Off the southeastern edge of Fasta Åland
59°58′09.1″N 20°11′46.8″E / 59.969194°N 20.196333°E / 59.969194; 20.196333
Fl WRG 5s, 9 metres (30 ft) n/a C4548 n/a
Tjurgrund Lighthouse n/a Tjurgrund island, Sottunga municipality
60°06′33.8″N 20°41′48.2″E / 60.109389°N 20.696722°E / 60.109389; 20.696722
Fl (2) WRG 6s. 8 metres (26 ft) n/a C4608 n/a
Torsholmakobben Lighthouse n/a Off Torsholma, Brändö municipality
60°19′45.9″N 21°06′11.6″E / 60.329417°N 21.103222°E / 60.329417; 21.103222
Fl WRG 3s. 8 metres (26 ft) n/a C4649.2 n/a
Trännskär Lighthouse 1940 Trännskär, Sottunga municipality
60°00′57.2″N 20°47′59.7″E / 60.015889°N 20.799917°E / 60.015889; 20.799917
Q WRG 8 metres (26 ft) n/a C4624 n/a
Valberg range lights n/a West coast of Eckerö island

60°12′35.7″N 19°31′04.4″E / 60.209917°N 19.517889°E / 60.209917; 19.517889
Q W (front),
L Fl W 6s. (rear)
19 metres (62 ft) n/a C4473.3 (front),
C4473.31 (rear)
n/a

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Åland Islands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. ^ List of Lights, Pub. 116: Baltic Sea with Kattegat, Belts and Sound and Gulf of Bothnia (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017.
  3. ^ "Märket – unique border lighthouse". The Finnish lighthouse association. Archived from the original on 18 September 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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