FI-2101545 Marjaniemi Lighthouse

Marjaniemi Lighthouse (Marjaniemen majakka) is located in the village of Marjaniemi at the westernmost point of Hailuoto island on the Gulf of Bothnia. It was first lit in 1871.

The tower of the lighthouse is brick masonry and it has 110 steps inside with no intermediate floors. Originally the light was equipped with a Fresnel lens system and it displayed a white light towards a sector clockwise from south to northeast. There were two lighthouse keepers and a master until 1962 when the lighthouse was automated. A pilot station was built next to the tower. Currently the pilot station serves as a hotel.

The lighthouse also houses a smaller sector light that is used to guide vessels to and from the fishing harbour. Today the lighthouse also houses a webcam.

This postcard which also features the Finnish flag, came from Mecu (22 May 2014) Postcrossing.