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.

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
ARLHS # (SWE 128)
Located in the Gulf of Bothnia about 25 km southeast of Luleå.
SW 9 Rödkallen
ARLHS(SWE 054)

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.

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

Rodkallen
SW 10 Rodkallen South Rødkallen South
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 Pite Ronnskär
ARLHS(SWE 329)

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.

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
ARLHS # (SWE 090)
Located on the north side of the entrance to the Kagefjärd, about 8 km northeast of Skellefteå.
SW 18 Skelleftenhamn ARLHS # (SWE 347)
SW 19 Gåsøren (1881)
ARLHS # (SWE 148)

It has been reactivated recently, although its light is primarily decorative.

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

1881 Gasoren
SW 20 1921 Gasoren Gåsören (1921)
ARLHS # (SWE 017)

Located on an island off the entrance to Skelleftehamn, the harbor of Skellefteå.

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

SW 21 Bjuröklubb
ARLHS # (SWE 094)

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.

Photo may be purchased from marinas.com

Bjuroklubb
SW 22 Vænnskær
ARLHS # (SWE 416)
Located on an island about 8 m east of Sikeå Hamn.
SW 23 Rataskär
ARLHS # (SWE 319)

Located on a small island about 1.6 km northeast of Ratan.

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

Rataskar
SW 26 Rata Storgrund
ARLHS # (SWE 318)
Located on a shoal in the Gulf of Bothnia about 10 km due east of Ratan.
SW 27 Stora Fjäderägg
ARLHS # (SWE 063)

Located on an island at the northeastern end of the Holmöarna, about 7 km east of Holmön.

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

Stora Fjaderagg
SW 29 Bergudden (Holmøn Island)
ARLHS# (SWE 091)

Located on the west side of the island of Holmön.

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Bergudden
SW 30 Fjærdgrund
ARLHS # (SWE 014)

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.

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
ARLHS(SWE 033)

This, the oldest light in Northern Sweden, is located at the southern tip of the Holmöarna.

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

SW 34 Løgaren (Hørnefors)
ARLHS(SWE 265)
Located in the Gulf of Bothnia about 5 km southeast of Hörnefors.
SW 35 Nordvalen ARLHS(SWE 050)
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 ARLHS(SWE 373)
SW 40 Sydostbrotten 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
ARLHS(SWE 201)
On an islet of Aggö, at the approach to harbor of Husum in southern Bothnia.
SW 44 Skagsudde Skagsudde
ARLHS(SWE 343)

This light has been relocated and is now near Piteå.

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

SW 45 Rone Flase
ARLHS(SWE 326)
Located on a small island about 3 miles north of Ulvöhamn, southern Bothnia.
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 ARLHS(SWE 414)
SW 50 Lungo Lungö
latitude 62° 38' 31.1" N longitude 18° 5' 22.3" E
ARLHS(SWE 270)

Located at the east end of the island of Lungön.

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

SW 51 Härnösand
ARLHS(SWE 184)
latitude 62° 38' 39.2" N longitude 17° 57' 12.3" E
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.
SW 59 Åstholmsudde Island
ARLHS(SWE 088)
Located on an island off at the end of a sharp promontory about 12 km east of Rödögubben.
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
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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