The Lighthouses of Sweden (Northeast)

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.) me

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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

Located on the waterfront in Karlsborg. Don't confuse with the similar named light on Lake Vattern. SW 376 ARLHS # SWE-212

SW 3 Lutskærgrund

Located on a gravel bar in the northernmost Gulf of Bothnia, about 8 km southeast of Risögrund. ARLHS # SWE-271

SW 4 Malören

This light is on the island of Malören in the Lulea archipelago. (C 5710) ARLHS # SWE-046

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

Malören
SW 6 Larsgrundet Larsgrundet

Located on a shoal in the channel between the islands of Junkön and Storbrändön, about 12 km east southeast of Luleå. photo (C 5734) ARLHS # SWE-234

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights]

SW 7 Borussiagrund

Located on a shoal about 5 km west northwest of Rödkallen. (C 5749) ARLHS # SWE-430

SW 8 Farstugrunden

Located in the Gulf of Bothnia about 25 km southeast of Luleå. (C 5748) ARLHS # SWE-128

Photo courtesy Tomas Isaksson-Savela [panoramio]

Farstugrunden
SW 9 Rödkallen Rödkallen
latitude 65° 19' 4.3" N longitude 22° 21' 37" 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]

SW 10 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. (C 5745) ARLHS # SWE-323

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

Rødkallen South
SW 11 Norstrømsgrund Norstrømsgrund ARLHS # SWE-051

Photo courtesy Lulea University of Technology, Sweden [STRICE]

SW 13 Jävre (Piteå) ARLHS # SWE-035

Västerbottens Län

SW 14 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. (C 5797.5) ARLHS # SWE-329

Photo courtesy Jörgen Lundqvist [wikipedia]

Pite Ronnskär
SW 16 Nygrån Nygrån

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. (C 5789) ARLHS # SWE-297

Photo courtesy Graphite sketch of the light as it appeared before 1969 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' 46.1" N longitude 21° 18' 58.6" E

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

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

Gåsøren (1881)
SW 20 Gåsören (1921) Gåsören (1921)
latitude 64° 39' 47.9" N longitude 21° 18' 57.8" E

Located on an island off the entrance to Skelleftehamn, the harbor of Skellefteå. (C 5810) 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. (C 5828) ARLHS # SWE-094

Photo courtesy marinas.com [marinas.com]

Bjuröklubb
SW 22 Vænnskær
latitude 64° 9' 41.5" N longitude 21° 7' 49" E

Located on an island about 8 m east of Sikeå Hamn. ARLHS # SWE-416

SW 23 Rataskär (1820) 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. (C 5848) ARLHS # SWE-319

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

Rataskär (1820)
SW 24 Ratan Södra Ratan Södra
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. (C 5852)

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights]

SW 26 Rata Storgrund

Located on a shoal in the Gulf of Bothnia about 10 km due east of Ratan. (C 5847) ARLHS # SWE-318

SW 27 Stora Fjäderägg
latitude 63° 48' 28.3" N longitude 21° 3.2" 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]

Stora Fjäderägg
SW 29 Bergudden 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. (C 5864) ARLHS # SWE-091

Photo courtesy marinas.com [marinas.com]

SW 30 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]

Fjærdgrund
SW 31 Væktaren Væktaren

Located on a small island about 5 km south of Holmsund and 12 km south of Umeå. ARLHS # SWE-074

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

SW 32 Holmögadd
latitude 63° 35' 38.7" 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]

Holmögadd
SW 34 Løgaren (Hørnefors)

Located in the Gulf of Bothnia about 5 km southeast of Hörnefors. ARLHS # SWE-265

SW 35 Nordvalen

Located in the center of the Gulf of Bothnia (midway between Sweden and Finland) about 3 km southeast of the Holmögadd lighthouse. (C 5874) ARLHS # SWE-050

Photo courtesy Anders Skogman [panoramio]

Nordvalen
SW 36 Gunvorsgrundey ARLHS # SWE-165

Västernorrlands Län

SW 37 Jæenæshamn ARLHS # SWE-205
SW 38 Bonden

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. (C 5980) ARLHS # SWE-101

Photo courtesy marinas.com [marinas.com]

Bonden
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. (C 5923) ARLHS # SWE-068

SW 41 Vallinsgrund

On a shoal about 8 miles east of Husum, southern Bothnia. (C 5925.4) ARLHS # SWE-412

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

Vallinsgrund
SW 42 Norra Långrogrundet Norra Långrogrundet

Marinas.com (C 5925) ARLHS # SWE-294

Photo courtesy marinas.com/view/lighthouse/1348

SW 43 Husum

On an islet of Aggö, at the approach to harbor of Husum in southern Bothnia. (C 5946) 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. (C 5952) 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. (C 5974) ARLHS # SWE-326

Photo courtesy www.fyr.org/images/117200JS1.jpg [fyr.org]

SW 46 Flasan (C 5976) ARLHS # SWE-136
SW 47 Ytternæssan

Located in Norrfällsviken ARLHS # SWE-079

Photo courtesy Tommy Asplund [Flickr]

Ytternæssan
SW 48 Hogbonden Hogbonden

On an island about 19 miles NE of Härnösand in southern Bothnia. (C 5980) ARLHS # SWE-194

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. photo ARLHS # SWE-414

SW 50 Lungö
latitude 62° 38' 31.1" N longitude 18° 5' 21.5" E

Located at the east end of the island of Lungön. (C 5988.5)

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

Lungö
SW 51 Härnösand 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. photo (C 6008) ARLHS # SWE-184

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights]

SW 53 Brämön

On the Eastern tip of island of Brämön in southern Bothnia. (C 6030) ARLHS # SWE-006

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

Brämön
SW 54 Gran

On an island about 6 miles east of Sörfjärden, Gulf of Bothnia.

SW 56 Hærnøklubb

Located on the island of Härnön, about 3 miles ESE of Härnösand in southern Bothnia. ARLHS # SWE-182

SW 57 Vænta Litest Grund ARLHS # SWE-417
SW 58 Rödögubben

Located at the eastern tip of island of Rödö; southern Bothnia. The grounds are open to the public. photo (C 6021) ARLHS # SWE-325

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [ListOfLights]

Rödögubben
SW 59 Åstholmsudde Island Åstholmsudde Island

Located on an island off at the end of a sharp promontory about 12 km east of Rödögubben. (C 6020) ARLHS # SWE-088

Photo courtesy Per Nelvig [panoramio]

SW 60 Gubben

Located on a small island on the approach to Sundsvall, southern Bothnia. (C 6022) ARLHS # SWE-160

Photo courtesy marinas.com [marinas.com]

Gubben
SW 61 Draghällan Draghällan
latitude 62° 20' 23.5" N longitude 17° 26' 20.7" 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. (C 6036) ARLHS # SWE-117

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

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

On a small island off the SW tip of Brämön in southern Bothnia. ARLHS # SWE-104

Photo courtesy Marinas.com [marinas.com]

Bræmø Kalv