Koirakari Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Koirakari Lighthouse
Also known as: Koirakari (Hundskär)
This concrete lighthouse, standing 7 meters tall, was first lit in 1959. It is a cylindrical tower painted white with a narrow black horizontal band, topped by a lantern and gallery. Situated on a small island 1.6 kilometers south of Helsinki harbor's entrance, its focal height is 6 meters. The light emits a white flash every 6 seconds, visible for 8.9 nautical miles. The site is open to the public, but the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: The lighthouse's precise directional light is indispensable for safe navigation into Helsinki harbor, clearly delineating safe channels and warning of shallow areas for a diverse range of vessels.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 6m
- Light Range
- 7.2NM (13.3 km)
- Geographic Range
- 8.9NM
Construction & History
- First Lit
- 1959
Significant events: station established 1959
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 7m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with a narrow black horizontal band
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- City
- Helsinki
- Country
- 🇫🇮Finland
- Region
- Uusimaa
- Sea Region
- tip of a small island about 1.6 km south of the entrance to Helsinki harbor
- Latitude
- 60.1238°
- Longitude
- 24.9101°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Helsinki(2.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- C5156
- NGA No.
- 14428
- ARLHS No.
- FIN-043
- Wikidata
- Q24340151 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
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