The Kingdom of Sweden (Sverige in Swedish) is the largest country of northern Europe, occupying the entire west coast of the Baltic Sea. Along with its lengthy coast Sweden has a distinguished lighthouse history and a good record of preserving its historic lights. The Swedish Lighthouse Society (Svenska Fyrsällskapet) works actively for the preservation of the lighthouses. Sweden is divided into 21 counties (län) and the counties are subdivided into townships and municipalities (kommuner). This page covers lighthouses of southern Sweden in the county of Halland (Hallands Län). Halland lies between the major cities of Göteborg and Helsingborg; it faces west on the Kattegat, the shallow sea separating Sweden and Denmark. Varberg and Halmstad are the largest coastal towns in the county. The Swedish word for a lighthouse is fyr. The front light of a range is the nedrefyr (lower light) and the rear light is the övrefyr (upper light). Ö is an island, holme is an islet, skär is a skerry (a tiny island or rocky reef), sund is a strait (often between an island and the mainland), vik is a bay, hav is a sea, udde is a headland, and hamn is a harbor. Aids to navigation in Sweden are maintained by the Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket). ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. SV numbers are from the Sjöfarsverket light list (Svenska Fyrlista) as reported by the Swedish Lighthouse Society. 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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![]() Tylögrund Light, Halmstad,October 2023 Instagram photo by Lars Broberg |
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![]() Lilleland Rev Light, Kungsbacka, September 2020 Google Maps photo by Tomas Flodin |
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![]() Nidingen Northeast (left) and Southwest Lights, Kungsbacka, August 2020; Google Maps photo by Tomas Flodin |
Information available on lost lighthouses:
Notable faux lighthouses:
Adjoining pages: North: Göteborg Area | South: Scania
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Posted April 9, 2007. Checked and revised April 5, 2025. Lighthouses: 19. Site copyright 2025 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.