Harmaja Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Harmaja Lighthouse
Also known as: Harmaja (Gråhara) (Range Front)
Harmaja lighthouse is a 15-meter cylindrical, square tower built of cast iron and stone, standing on a small island 10 kilometers south of Helsinki. First lit in 1883, the structure was substantially altered in 1900 when its original lantern was replaced with a cast iron upper section. This two-stage design brings the focal height to 24 meters. The tower exhibits a red color with a single white horizontal band. Its light shows an occulting white, green, and red signal that occurs once every 6 seconds, visible for 14.1 nautical miles. The lighthouse is operational and located beside the main ship channel into Helsinki.
Why it matters: Harmaja lighthouse is indispensable for safe navigation into Helsinki, marking the critical main ship channel that serves one of Finland's busiest ports.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Oc WGR 6s
- Focal Height
- 24m
- Light Range
- 14.9NM (27.6 km)
- Geographic Range
- 14.1NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1883
Significant events: Substantially altered in 1900, original lantern replaced by cast iron tower in 1900
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Helsinki(3.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- C5190
- NGA No.
- 14528
- ARLHS No.
- FIN-008
- Wikidata
- Q33397944 →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 15m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical, square
- Tower Color
- red with a white horizontal band
- Material
- cast iron, stone
Structure: 2-stage tower: a 7
Location
- City
- Helsinki
- Country
- 🇫🇮Finland
- Region
- Uusimaa
- Sea Region
- Small island 10 km south of Helsinki, beside the main ship channel into the city
- Latitude
- 60.1051°
- Longitude
- 24.9756°
Nearby Vessels
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Finland، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.