Kropsu Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Kropsu Lighthouse
The Kropsu lighthouse is an octagonal cylindrical concrete tower, standing 6 meters high and painted white with a red horizontal band. It was built in 1939 on the northern tip of Kropsu island, approximately 3 kilometers northwest of Haukipudas. This structure served maritime navigation for over four decades. It was deactivated in 1981 and replaced by range lights. The lighthouse has since been converted into an overnight shelter.
Why it matters: The Kropsu lighthouse is significant as a retired maritime structure that has found an unexpected second life as an unofficial overnight shelter, highlighting a unique cultural interaction with abandoned infrastructure.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with a red horizontal band
- Material
- concrete
Structure: octagonal cylindrical concrete tower, painted white with a red horizontal band
Location
- City
- Oulu
- Country
- 🇫🇮Finland
- Region
- North Ostrobothnia
- Sea Region
- near the northern point of Kropsu, an island 3 km northwest of Haukipudas
- Latitude
- 65.1502°
- Longitude
- 25.1870°
Nearby Vessels
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1939
Significant events: Inactive since 1981, Replaced by range lights, Converted to overnight shelter
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Haukipudas(4.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- C4124.
- Wikidata
- Q30113710 →
اعثر على منارة Kropsu على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Finland، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.