The Republic of Finland (Suomi in Finnish) is a country of northern Europe with coastlines facing south on the Gulf of Finland (Suomenlahti) and west on the Gulf of Bothnia (Pohjanlahti), both arms of the Baltic Sea. Finland also administers the Åland Islands (Ahvenanmaa), an archipelago at the junction of the two gulfs. After centuries of rule by Sweden, Finland was conquered by Russia in 1809 and became an autonomous grand duchy within the Russian Empire. The country declared its independence from Russia at the start of the Russian Revolution in 1917. It lost some of its eastern territory to Russia as a result of World War II but has retained its independence. Finland is divided into nineteen regions (maakunta) and the regions are divided into municipalities (kunta). This page describes the lighthouses of the Kymenlaakso ("Kymi Valley") Region. This includes the Gulf of Finland coastline from the Russian border through the Kotka area. The Finnish word for a lighthouse is majakka (plural majakat). Saari is an island, luoto is an islet or skerry, niemi is a cape or headland, niemimaa is a peninsula, lahti is a bay, salmi is a strait, joki is a river, and satama is a port or harbor. Swedish is a second official language in Finland and some of the lighthouses are commonly known by their Swedish names. Lighthouses in Finland are maintained by the Waterways Section of the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (Liikennevirasto). ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. SU numbers are from the official Finnish light list, Suomen rannikon loistoluettelo. Admiralty numbers are from volume C of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 116.
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![]() Lotouri Light, Virolahti, March 2013 Google Maps photo by viherlandia |
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![]() Vatinki Range Rear Light, Houtere, October 2015 Google Maps street view by Juha Hovilainen |
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![]() Rankki Light, Kotka, June 2020 Google Maps photo by Maria E. |
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Information available on lost lighthouses:
Notable faux lighthouses:
Adjoining pages: North: Finland Lakes | East: Vyborg Area | West: Uusimaa
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Posted September 17, 2007. Checked and revised October 15, 2024. Lighthouses: 29. Lightships: 2. Site copyright 2024 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.