Nikkala Vattentorn Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Nikkala Vattentorn Lighthouse
The Nikkala Vattentorn, a light gray, mushroom-shaped structure, stands approximately 40 meters tall. Primarily functioning as a water tower, its distinctive form led to its use as a navigational aid. It is situated on the south side of Nikkala, a town roughly 25 kilometers from the Finnish border. The tower's unique architecture made it a recognizable landmark in the area. It last operated as a navigational light in 2012. The site is accessible to the public, but the tower itself remains closed.
Why it matters: Its unusual mushroom-shaped architecture, a design rarely associated with navigational aids, made it a recognized landmark for local maritime traffic.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- Red
- Raw Code
- F R
- Light Range
- 12NM (22.2 km)
Construction & History
Significant events: Inactive since 2012
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 40m
- Tower Shape
- mushroom-shaped
- Tower Color
- light gray
Structure: mushroom-shaped water tower ( vattentorn )
Location
- City
- Haparanda kommun
- Country
- 🇸🇪Sweden
- Region
- Norrbotten County
- Sea Region
- south side of Nikkala, a town about 25 km east of the Finnish border
- Latitude
- 65.7913°
- Longitude
- 23.9216°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Salmis(2.4 km)
- Admiralty No.
- C5702.4
- NGA No.
- 11972
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