Trännskär Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Trännskär Lighthouse
The Trännskär lighthouse, built in 1940, is a 7-meter high, round concrete tower. It is painted red, with its lantern and gallery in white. Positioned on the southern part of Trännskär island, its light source is 8 meters above sea level. It displays a quick flash characteristic (Q W, R, G) and has a geographic range of 9.7 nautical miles. This marker is located southwest of Kyrkogårdsö in Finland's Åland Islands. Visitors can access the site, but the tower remains closed.
Why it matters: The lighthouse marks a channel between Kökar and Sottunga, a primary passage for local boats in the Finnish archipelago.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Quick
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Raw Code
- Q W, R, G
- Focal Height
- 8m
- Light Range
- 5.9NM (10.9 km)
- Geographic Range
- 9.7NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1940
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 7m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- red with lantern and gallery white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- City
- Kökar
- Country
- 🇫🇮Finland
- Region
- Åland Islands
- Sea Region
- Guides vessels in a channel between Kökar and Sottunga, located at the south end of Trännskär, an island southwest of Kyrkogårdsö in southeastern Sottunga township.
- Latitude
- 60.0159°
- Longitude
- 20.7998°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Degerby(12.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- C4624.
- Wikidata
- Q62017336 →
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