Coordinates: | 59.7809°N 21.3681°W |
Yearbuilt: | 1753 (first) |
Yearlit: | 1814 (current) |
Construction: | granite |
Shape: | square tower |
Marking: | white and red vertical stripe on each side, red lantern, green lantern dome |
Height: | 24m (79feet) |
Focalheight: | 40m (130feet) |
Characteristic: | Fl (2) W 12s. |
The Utö Lighthouse is located on the island of Utö, in Pargas municipality, Finland.[1] The 24adj=midNaNadj=mid tower is situated on the island's summit. After the original round lighthouse (Finland's first lighthouse) was destroyed during the Russo-Swedish Wars of 1808-09, the present structure was constructed in 1814, with the present lens installed in 1906.[2]
The lighthouse is painted as the signal flag H (Hotel), as the island has a maritime pilot station. Likewise, the light signal of the lighthouse is four short flashes (....) as Morse code letter 'H'.