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Lighthouses of the World

Scandinavia & the Baltic

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Chart layers

Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland, the Baltic shore from Germany to Russia, Iceland and the Faroes.

The count

Lighthouses
2,027
With a light listed
1,778
Countries and territories
13
  • Sweden607
  • Finland332
  • Norway226
  • Estonia176
  • Russia140
  • Denmark138
  • Iceland131
  • Germany87
  • Poland57
  • Aland50

and 3 more

Longest reach

The lights in this region seen farthest out to sea, by their nominal range in the Lists of Lights.

  1. Dyrhólaey lighthouse

    Iceland, first lit 1910

    27 nm

    Fl W 10s
  2. Hoburg lighthouse

    Sweden, first lit 1845

    27 nm

    Fl W 5s
  3. Kullen Lighthouse

    Sweden, first lit 1899

    27 nm

    Fl W 5s
  4. Stevns Lighthouse

    Denmark, first lit 1818

    26 nm

    LFl W 25s
  5. Kõpu Lighthouse

    Estonia, first lit 1531

    26 nm

    Fl(2) W 10s
  6. Greifswalder Oie Lighthouse

    Germany, first lit 1832

    26 nm

    Fl W 3.8s
  7. Rozewie "Old"

    Poland, first lit 1822

    26 nm

    Fl W 3s
  8. Северный Гогландский маяк

    Russia

    26 nm

    LFl W 7.5s

Every lighthouse in Scandinavia & the Baltic

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