A rotating lighthouse lens showing shadows and reflections of colored lights.
A rotating lighthouse lens showing shadows and reflections of colored lights.

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A lighthouse lens is an optical device made of glass that refracts and concentrates light rays so that even a weak bulb can be seen from far away. The flicker of an old oil lamp could shine through the prisms of the lens for almost 40 kilometers. In addition, the light beam often rotates, driven by a clockwork or electricity. Just think, the inventions of fearless pioneers who are no longer with us are still powering lighthouse beams today! It makes your head spin as well.

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A lighthouse lens is an optical device made of glass that refracts and concentrates light rays so that even a weak bulb can be seen from far away. The flicker of an old oil lamp could shine through the prisms of the lens for almost 40 kilometers. In addition, the light beam often rotates, driven by a clockwork or electricity. Just think, the inventions of fearless pioneers who are no longer with us are still powering lighthouse beams today! It makes your head spin as well.

The lighthouse stands at the edge of the world. Smoothly worn steps lead up to the lantern room. From there, you can see the shadows of the clouds reflected in the sea—and the small world of the lighthouse island. Starting in the 1950s, lighthouses began to be left without keepers or even became completely obsolete. It was not until around the turn of the millennium that the cultural and architectural value of these navigational aids, abandoned to the mercy of the weather and vandalism, began to be understood, and efforts were made to save them. Everyone who has helped save even one of our lighthouses has given a gift to all Finns.

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