Säppi Lighthouse

Säppi Lighthouse (Finnish: Säpin majakka, Swedish: Sebbskärs fyr) is a lighthouse on the coast of Bothnian Sea, located outside the city of Pori in the island of Säppi. The lighthouse stands approximately 14 kilometers Southwest of the Port of Pori on the area of Eurajoki municipality. It was designed by Finnish architect Axel Hampus Dalström and first lit in 1873.[2]

Säppi Lighthouse

Finland
Location	Eurajoki, Finland
Coordinates	61.477427°N 21.347738°E / 61.477427; 21.347738
Year first constructed	1873
Automated	1962
Construction	brick tower
Tower shape	two stage tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern[1]
Markings / pattern	white tower, red lantern dome
Tower height	28.21 metres (92.6 ft)
Focal height	34.8 metres (114 ft)
Range	11 nmi (20 km)[1]
Characteristic	Fl (2+1) W 30s.[1]
Admiralty number	C4398[1]
NGA number	17448[1]
ARLHS number	FIN-055[2]
Heritage	Cultural Heritage Site of National Significance

History

The first wooden daymark in Säppi was built by the merchants of Pori in 1779. It was replaced by a hexagon-type daymark in 1852. Construction of the present lighthouse was launched in the spring of 1873 and it was lit in September. Säppi lighthouse was automated in 1962 and today it is powered by solar panels. The lighthouse was originally equipped with a Fresnel lens system.[3]

Säppi Island has been a part of the Bothnian Sea National Park since 2011.[4] Lighthouse and the surrounding buildings are inventoried by the Finnish National Board of Antiquities as one of Cultural heritage sites of national importance in Finland.[5] The island is visited annually by some 4,000 tourists.[6]

References

1. LIST OF LIGHTS, RADIO AIDS AND FOG SIGNALS 2014 BALTIC SEA WITH KATTEGAT, BELTS AND SOUND AND GULF OF BOTHNIA Archived 27 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, p. 221. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agancy. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
2. Säpin Majakka/Säppi Lighthouse – Luvia, Finland Archived 13 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Waymarking.com. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
3. SÄPIN MAJAKKASAAREN HISTORIA Archived 19 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Säpin majakkasaari (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 August 2014.
4. Säppi Lighthouse Island (Säppi, Luvia) Archived 12 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Bothnian Sea National Park Official Homepage. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
5. Valtakunnallisesti merkittävät rakennetut kulttuuriympäristöt Archived 8 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Finnish National Board of Antiquities (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 August 2014.
6. "Säpin majakkasaari hurmaa eurooppalaisen cityäidin" (in Finnish). Yle Uutiset. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

External links

• Säppi lighthouse Official Homepage (in Finnish)