Jussarö Lighthouse

Jussarö Lighthouse (Swedish: Jussarö fyr, Finnish: Jussarön majakka or Jussaaren majakka) is a lighthouse situated on the skerry of Sundharu, approximately 4 kilometres (2.2 nmi) south of the island of Jussarö, outside Raseborg, in the western part of the Gulf of Finland.[1] The lighthouse is more correctly called the Sundharu Lighthouse, to distinguish it from an earlier one located on Jussarö itself, which the current structure replaced.[2]

Jussarö Lighthouse
(a.k.a. Sundharu Lighthouse)
Jussarö lighthouse on Sundharu skerry, with the island of Jussarö in the background
LocationGulf of Finland, Baltic Sea
Coordinates59.826667°N 23.568333°E / 59.826667; 23.568333
Tower
Constructed1922
ConstructionReinforced concrete
Automated1922
Height25 m (82 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
MarkingsWhite, with red stripe
Power sourceacetylene, wind turbine Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit20 November 1922 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height31.3 m (103 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 12s (1996) Edit this on Wikidata

The first illuminated lighthouse in the area was built on Jussarö in the late 1880s, along with the accommodation and service buildings for the lighthouse keepers and pilots and their families. This lighthouse was lit in 1891.[3] There were, however, structural and technical problems with its operation, for which reason a new lighthouse was built on the uninhabited Sundharu skerry to the south of Jussarö, and lit in 1922, when the old light was deactivated.[1][2]

The new Sundharu Lighthouse was the first in Finland designed to be automatically-operated from the outset.[4][1] The light source was gas (acetylene), with a tank large enough to only need refilling once a month.[3] In 1984, the gas-lit source was replaced with one powered by a wind generator, and a solar panel was added in 1999.[3]

References

  1. "Jussarö - Sundharu". Majakkaseura.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Lighthouse Society. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. "History". Jussaro.net. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  3. "Fyren och gruvan på Jussarö" (in Swedish). Yle. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. "Jussarö - Majakka" (video). Yle Areena (in Finnish). Yle. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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