Helsinki lighthouse
The Helsinki Lighthouse is a caisson-type lighthouse located in the Gulf of Finland, 22 kilometres due south of West Harbour, Helsinki. Construction of the lighthouse began in the Suomenlinna shipyard in May 1958, and in August the same year the structure was towed to its current location and sank to rest on the seabed at a depth of 13 metres.- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Helsinki, Finland
- Also known as: “Äransgrund”, “Helsingin Kasuuni”, “Helsingin majakka”, and “Helsinki Lighthouse”
Helsinki lighthouse
- Categories: caisson lighthouse, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.94896° or 59° 56′ 56″ northLongitude
24.92635° or 24° 55′ 35″ eastOpen location code
9GF6WWXG+HGOpenStreetMap ID
node 453051110OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q10520589
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Satellite Map
Discover Helsinki lighthouse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Czech to Swedish—“Helsinki lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Maják Helsinki”
- Finnish: “Helsingin kasuuni”
- Finnish: “Helsingin majakka”
- French: “phare d’Helsinki”
- French: “Phare d’Helsinki”
- German: “Leuchtturm Helsinki”
- Spanish: “Faro de Helsinki”
- Swedish: “Äransgrund”
- Swedish: “Helsingfors kassun”
- Swedish: “Helsingfors kassunfyr”
- Swedish: “Helsingfors”
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