The nation 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 the greater Stockholm area of Sweden as well as the municipalities of Norrtälje, Österåker, and Vaxholm lying to the northeast of Stockholm; this is the northern half of Stockholm County (Stockholms Län). The coastline of this area includes the northern part of the maze of islands and waterways known as the Stockholm Archipelago (Stockholms Skärgård in Swedish). The many channels and passages require a large number of lighthouses, but nearly all of them are located offshore or on isolated islands; only a few are easily accessible to the public. Lighthouses of the eastern and southern portions of the Stockholm Archipelago are described on the Värmdö to Nynäshamn page. 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), grund is a shoal or shallow, sund is a strait (often between an island and the mainland), vik is a bay, hav is a sea, udde is a headland, flod is a river, and hamn is a port or harbor. Aids to navigation in Sweden are maintained by the Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket). Many of the major lighthouses have resident attendents and guided tours can often be arranged. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. SV numbers are from the Sjöfarsverket light list (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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Norrtälje Lighthouses
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Österåker Lighthouses
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Vaxholm Lighthouses
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Stockholm Urban Area Lighthouses and Lightships
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Information available on lost lighthouses: Notable faux lighthouses:
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Adjoining pages: North: Southern Bothnia | East: Åland Islands | South: Southern Stockhim County | West: Lake Mälaren
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Posted July 16, 2007. Checked and revised January 22, 2025. Lighthouses: 42; Lightships: 4. Site copyright 2025 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.