The Lågskär lighthouse is reflected in a pool on the rocky shore. Black and white photo.
The Lågskär lighthouse is reflected in a pool on the rocky shore. Black and white photo.

Lågskär

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There is evidence of a stone cairn on the island of Lågskär in Åland as early as the 17th century, and the first lighthouse was lit in 1840. The current square conical tower was completed in reinforced concrete in 1920, and its light flashes more than 40 meters above sea level.

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There is evidence of a stone cairn on the island of Lågskär in Åland as early as the 17th century, and the first lighthouse was lit in 1840. The current square conical tower was completed in reinforced concrete in 1920, and its light flashes more than 40 meters above sea level.

The LIGHTHOUSE stands at the edge of the world. The stairs smoothed by thousands of steps lead to the lantern room. From there, you can see the shadows of the clouds reflected in the mirror of the sea – and the small world of the lighthouse island or cape. In Finland lighthouses began to be left without keepers or even become completely unnecessary from the 1050s. It was not until the turn of the millennium that the cultural and architectural value of these sea markers, abandoned to the mercy of the weather and vandalism, began to be understood and efforts were initiated to save them. Everyone who has participated in saving even one of our lighthouses has given a gift to all Finns.

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