The Lighthouses of Northeastern Sweden

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This page shows the documentation of the Lighthouses of Northeastern Sweden.  You can always click on the photo of the light to go to a specific (larger resolution) copy.  Each lighthouse name is linked to (in our editorial opinion) the best reference site for that light.

I would like to include directions on how to get to these lights.  If you know such data, could you eMail me and I'll post it here (with your choice of attribution.)

This list was built based on the list maintained by the Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. [w8]  My thanks to them for providing this basis for understanding.
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Norbottens Län

SW 1 Haparanda

An old wooden tower on the island of Malören

Photo courtesy Esbjörn Hillberg (Swedish Lighthouse Society) [fyr]

 Haparanda
SW 2 Karlsborg (Kvarnören Övre)
ARLHS# SWE-212		 Located on the waterfront in Karlsborg.  Don't confuse with the similar named light on Lake Vattern.
SW 3 Lutskærgrund
ARLHS# SWE-271		 Located on a gravel bar in the northernmost Gulf of Bothnia, about 8 km southeast of Risögrund.
SW 4 Maloren Malören
ARLHS # SWE-046

This light is on the island of Malören in the Lulea archipelago.

Photo courtesy Esbjörn Hillberg (Swedish Lighthouse Society) [fyr]
SW 6 Larsgrundet
ARLHS# SWE-234		 Located on a shoal in the channel between the islands of Junkön and Storbrändön, about 12 km east southeast of Luleå.  A photo with skier is available.
SW 7 Borussiagrund
ARLHS# SWE-430		 Located on a shoal about 5 km west northwest of Rödkallen.
SW 8 Farstugrunden Farstugrunden

Located in the Gulf of Bothnia about 25 km southeast of Luleå. ARLHS# SWE-128

Photo courtesy Tomas Isaksson-Savela [panoramio]
SW 9 Rödkallen
latitude 65° 19' 4.3" N longitude 22° 21' 37.0" E

Located on the south shore of the island of Rödkallen, the outermost of the many islands fringing Luleå, about 16 km southeast of the port. ARLHS# SWE-054

Photo courtesy Esbjörn Hillberg (Swedish Lighthouse Society) [fyr]

 Rodkallen
SW 10 Rodkallen South Rødkallen South
latitude 65° 18' 50.7" N longitude 22° 22' 10.7" E

Located on the south shore of the island of Rödkallen, the outermost of the many islands fringing Luleå, about 16 km southeast of the port. ARLHS# SWE-323

Photo courtesy Esbjörn Hillberg (Swedish Lighthouse Society) [fyr]
SW 11 Norstrømsgrund
ARLHS# SWE-051

Photo courtesy Lulea University of Technology, Sweden [STRICE]

 Norstromsgrund
SW 13 Jävre (Piteå) ARLHS# SWE-035)

Västerbottens Län

SW 14 Ronnskar Pite Ronnskär
latitude 65° 2' 0.9" N longitude 21° 33' 40.6" E

The light used here was originally at the Sandhammaren Light.  It was relit here in 1904 on the tallest skeletal tower in Sweden.  Don't confuse this with the light with the same name in Finland. ARLHS# SWE-329

Photo courtesy Jörgen Lundqvist [wikipedia]
SW 16 Nygran (old) Nygrån
ARLHS# SWE-297

Located on a shoal in the Gulf of Bothnia about 12 km southeast of Jävrebyn and about 6 km east of the Pite-Rönnskär lighthouse.

Graphite sketch of the light as it appeared before 1969 courtesy Tommy Asplund [Flickr]
SW 17 Bergskæret
 Located on the north side of the entrance to the Kagefjärd, about 8 km northeast of Skellefteå. ARLHS# SWE-090
SW 18 Skelleftenhamn
 ARLHS# SWE-347
SW 19 Gåsøren (1881)
latitude 64° 39' 47.4" N longitude 21° 19' 3.5" E

It has been reactivated recently, although its light is primarily decorative. ARLHS# SWE-148

Photo courtesy Esbjörn Hillberg (Swedish Lighthouse Society) [fyr]

 1881 Gasoren
SW 20 1921 Gasoren Gåsören (1921)
latitude 64° 39' 49.3" N longitude 21° 19' 1.0" E

Located on an island off the entrance to Skelleftehamn, the harbor of Skellefteå. ARLHS# SWE-017

Photo courtesy Esbjörn Hillberg (Swedish Lighthouse Society) [fyr]
SW 21 Bjuröklubb
latitude 64° 28' 51.2" N longitude 21° 34' 28.6" E

This historic light station is the landfall light for Skellefteå, marking the south entrance to an embayment leading to the town.   Located on a promontory about 15 km northeast of Lövånger.
ARLHS# SWE-094

Photo may be purchased from marinas.com

 Bjuroklubb
SW 22 Vænnskær
latitude 64° 9' 41.5" N longitude 21° 7' 49.0" E
 Located on an island about 8 m east of Sikeå Hamn. ARLHS# SWE-416
SW 23 Rataskär (Ratan Nedrefyr)
latitude 63° 59' 32.1" N longitude 20° 53' 51.6" E

Located on a small island about 1.6 km northeast of Ratan. ARLHS# SWE-319

Photo courtesy Esbjörn Hillberg (Swedish Lighthouse Society) [fyr]

 Rataskar
SW 24 Ratan Södre
latitude 63° 59' 8.4" N longitude 20° 53' 43.9" E		 Located on the west side of the southern entrance to Ratan harbor, which is sheltered by the island of Rataskär.
SW 26 Rata Storgrund
Located on a shoal in the Gulf of Bothnia about 10 km due east of Ratan. ARLHS# SWE-318
SW 27 Stora Fjaderagg Stora Fjäderägg
latitude 63° 48' 28.3" N longitude 21° 0' 3.3" E

Located on an island at the northeastern end of the Holmöarna, about 7 km east of Holmön.
ARLHS# SWE-063

Photo courtesy Esbjörn Hillberg (Swedish Lighthouse Society) [fyr]
SW 29 Bergudden (Holmøn Island)
latitude 63° 47' 27.7" N longitude 20° 50' 11.1" E

Located on the west side of the island of Holmön.
ARLHS# (SWE 091

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 Bergudden
SW 30 Fjaerdgrund Fjærdgrund
latitude 63° 40' 7.6" N longitude 20° 20' 32.1" E

Located on a small island about 1 km south of the ferry terminal at Holmsund; ferries from here cross the Gulf of Bothnia to Vaasa, Finland. ARLHS# SWE-014

Photo courtesy Iridium [Flickr]
SW 31 Væktaren
ARLHS# SWE-074

Located on a small island about 5 km south of Holmsund and 12 km south of Umeå.

Photo courtesy Esbjörn Hillberg (Swedish Lighthouse Society) [fyr]

 Vaektaren
SW 32 Holmogadd Holmögadd
latitude 63° 35' 38.8" N longitude 20° 45' 8.3" E

This, the oldest light in Northern Sweden, is located at the southern tip of the Holmöarna. ARLHS# SWE-033

Photo courtesy Esbjörn Hillberg (Swedish Lighthouse Society) [fyr]
SW 34 Løgaren (Hørnefors)
 Located in the Gulf of Bothnia about 5 km southeast of Hörnefors.
ARLHS# SWE-265
SW 35 Nordvalen Nordvalen

Located in the center of the Gulf of Bothnia (midway between Sweden and Finland) about 3 km southeast of the Holmögadd lighthouse. ARLHS# SWE-050

Photo courtesy Anders Skogman [panoramio]
SW 36 Gunvorsgrundey ARLHS# SWE-165

Västernorrlands Län

SW 37 Jæenæshamn ARLHS# SWE-205
SW 38 Bonden Bonden
ARLHS# SWE-101

It looks like both the light and the rubble of an old light are located on a rocky islet about 2.5 km east of the eastern end of the island of Tromøy.

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SW 39 Storbåden Located on a small island in the center of the entrance to the bay leading to Nordmaling, about 11 km southeast of the town. ARLHS# SWE-373
SW 40 Sydostbrotten Located about 20 km out in the Gulf of Bothnia and 30 km south of Umeå. ARLHS# SWE-068
SW 41 Vallinsgrund
ARLHS# SWE-412

On a shoal about 8 miles east of Husum, southern Bothnia.

Photo courtesy Esbjörn Hillberg (Swedish Lighthouse Society) [fyr]

 Vallinsgrund
SW 42 Norra Langrogrundet Norra Långrogrundet
ARLHS# SWE-294

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SW 43 Husum

On an islet of Aggö, at the approach to harbor of Husum in southern Bothnia. ARLHS# SWE-201

Photo courtesy Fabrizio Bernardi [Flickr]

 Husum
SW 44 Skagsudde Skagsudde
latitude 65° 8' 35.8" N longitude 21° 30' 27.6" E

This light has been relocated and is now near Piteå. ARLHS# SWE-343

Photo courtesy Esbjörn Hillberg (Swedish Lighthouse Society) [fyr]
SW 45 Rone Flase
 Located on a small island about 3 miles north of Ulvöhamn, southern Bothnia. ARLHS# SWE-326 (photo)
SW 46 Flasan ARLHS# SWE-136
SW 47 Ytternæssan
ARLHS# SWE-079

Located in Norrfällsviken

Photo courtesy Tommy Asplund [Flickr]

 Ytternaessan
SW 48 Hogbonden Hogbonden
ARLHS# SWE-194

On an island about 19 miles NE of Härnösand in southern Bothnia.

Photo courtesy Esbjörn Hillberg (Swedish Lighthouse Society) [fyr]
SW 49 Vælo Located on an island in the sound west of Hemsön, about 4 km southeast of Veda. ARLHS# SWE-414  (photo)
SW 50 Lungo Lungö
latitude 62° 38' 31.1" N longitude 18° 5' 22.3" E

Located at the east end of the island of Lungön. ARLHS# SWE-270

Photo courtesy Esbjörn Hillberg (Swedish Lighthouse Society) [fyr]
SW 51 Härnösand
latitude 62° 38' 39.2" N longitude 17° 57' 12.3" E 		Located on a point of land at the entrance to the inner harbor of Härnösand. ARLHS# SWE-184 (photo)
SW 53 Brämön
ARLHS# SWE-006

On the Eastern tip of island of Brämön in southern Bothnia.

Photo courtesy Esbjörn Hillberg (Swedish Lighthouse Society) [fyr]

 Braemon
SW 54 Gran On an island about 6 miles east of Sörfjärden, Gulf of Bothnia.
SW 56 Hærnøklubb
ARLHS# SWE-182		 Located on the island of Härnön, about 3 miles ESE of Härnösand in southern Bothnia.
SW 57 Vænta Litest Grund ARLHS# SWE-417
SW 58 Rødøgubben
ARLHS# SWE-325		 Located at the eastern tip of island of Rödö; southern Bothnia.  The grounds are open to the public. (photo)
SW 59 Åstholmsudde Island

Located on an island off at the end of a sharp promontory about 12 km east of Rödögubben.
ARLHS# SWE-088

Photo courtesy Per Nelvig [panoramio]

 Astholmsudde
SW 60 Gubben Gubben
ARLHS# SWE-160

Located on a small island on the approach to Sundsvall, southern Bothnia.

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SW 61 Draghællan
latitude 62° 20' 20.0" N longitude 17° 26' 22.9" E

The tower stands amid the foundation ruins of the original lighthouse. Located on a small island in the center of the entrance to Sundsvall, about 6 km southeast of the city. ARLHS# SWE-117

Photo courtesy Esbjörn Hillberg (Swedish Lighthouse Society) [fyr]

 Draghallan
SW 62 Lørudden ARLHS# SWE-268
SW 63 Bræmø Kalv
ARLHS# SWE-104

On a small island off the SW tip of Brämön in southern Bothnia.

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 Braemo Kalv
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