Lighthouses of Sweden: Scania (Helsingborg-Malmö Area)

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 the Swedish county of Scania (Skåne Län), the southernmost county of Sweden. Scania faces west on the Kattegat and the Öresund, which separate Sweden and Denmark, and also south and southeast on the Baltic Sea. The county includes the two major port cities of Helsingborg and Malmö.

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.

General Sources
Swedish Lighthouse Society (Svenska Fyrsällskapet, SFA)
The Society is active in promoting the preservation of Swedish lighthouses.
Svenskt Fyrväsende
From the SFA web site, data and photos for many of the lighthouses.
Online List of Lights - Sweden
Photos by various photographers posted by Alexander Trabas.
Lighthouses in Sweden
Aerial photos posted by Marinas.com.
Lighthouse Pages from Anke and Jens - Sweden
Photos and brief accounts (in English) by two German lighthouse fans.
Leuchttürme und Leuchtfeuer in Schweden - Svenska Fyrar
A large collection of photos and data posted by Erich Hartmann; text in German.
Lighthouses in Sweden
Photos by various photographers available from Wikimedia.
World of Lighthouses - Sweden
Photos by various photographers available from Lightphotos.net.
Schwedische Leuchttürme auf historischen Postkarten
Historic postcard views posted by Klaus Huelse.
GPSNauticalCharts
Navigational chart information for Scania.
Navionics Charts
Navigational chart for Scania.

Kullens Fyr
Kullen Light, Höganäs, July 2009
Wikimedia public domain photo by Peter Appelros

South Coast (Baltic Sea) Lighthouses

Kristianstad Lighthouses
Lägerholmen
1908. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); flash every 5 s, white, red or green depending on direction. 17 m (56 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery. Lantern painted white; the concrete tower is unpainted. SFA has a page for the lighthouse, Trabas has a photo, Ola Holst has a photo, and Google has a good satellite view. Located on a small island about 3 km (2 mi) offshore and about 6 km (4 mi) southwest of Tredenborg; the island is a nature reserve. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Site manager: Naturreservatet Lägerholmen. ARLHS SWE-229; SV-6421; Admiralty C7564; NGA 7240.
Åhus Nedre (2)
1963 (station established 1897). Active; focal plane 35 m (115 ft); quick-flashing red light. Approx. 38 m (125 ft) square skeletal tower, also carrying a red triangular daymark. SFA has a page for the lighthouse, Trabas has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. The rear light is mounted on a grain silo. This is the entrance range for Åhus, the port of Kristianstad. SFA has photos of the original lighthouses. Located on the north side of the harbor entrance. Site and tower closed. SV-6495; Admiralty C7572.3; NGA 7222.

Simrishamn Lighthouses
Stenshuvud
1916. Inactive since 2010. 9.5 m (31 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with octagonal lantern and gallery. Entire lighthouse painted white. Part of Alex Karpsson's 2021 street view is at right, SFA has a page for the lighthouse, Frank Haamann has a 2008 photo, a 2021 photo is available, Hartmann's page has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a cape about 8 km (5 mi) northwest of Simrishamn. Accessible by a hiking trail described as "very rocky in places and not recommended for people who have weak ankles or knees." Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Stenshuvuds Nationalpark. . ARLHS SWE-369; ex-SV-6513; ex-Admiralty C7576; ex-NGA 7172.

Stenshuvud Light, Simrishamn, April 2021
Google Maps street view by Alex Karpsson
* Simrishamn (2)
1959 (station established 1883). Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); white, red or green light depending on direction, 3 s on, 3 s off. 16 m (52 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery. Entire lighthouse painted white. Trabas has a photo, SFA has a page for the lighthouse, Hartmann's page has a photo, and Google has a satellite view and a distant street view. Huelse has a historic postcard view of the original lighthouse; it appears from this view that the present lantern may be the original. Located on the south quay of Simrishamn. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS SWE-341; SV-6523; Admiralty C7582; NGA 7152.

Ystad Lighthouses
Ystad is a town of about 18,000 residents; it is the terminal for ferries to the Danish island of Bornholm and to Swinoujscie, Poland.

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Sandhammaren
1862 (Gustav von Heidenstam). Active; focal plane 31 m (102 ft); white flash every 5 s. 29.5 m (96 ft) 12-sided cast iron skeletal tower with lantern, gallery, enclosed watch room, and central cylinder. The original 2nd order Fresnel lens remains in use. Entire lighthouse painted red. A photo is at right, Trabas has a closeup photo, SFA has a page for the lighthouse, Anke and Jens also have a page, Ulla Lundgren has a good photo showing the full height of the tower, Hartmann's page has a photo, Marinas.com has aerial photos, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Von Heidenstam built twin towers for this station, but the north tower was deactivated in 1891 and relocated in 1905 to Pite-Rönnskär in Western Bothnia. Sandhammaren is an extensive area of dunes and maritime forest at the southeastern corner of Scania. Located in the forest about 200 m (220 yd) from the point of the cape, about 8 km (5 mi) south of Borrby. Accessible by a short walk from the nearby road, Sandhammarvägen; roadside parking is available (look carefully: there is only one tiny sign "Fyren"). Site open, tower closed. . ARLHS SWE-055; SV-6545; Admiralty C2460; NGA 5648.
* Ystad (West Mole Range Rear) (2)
1866 (Gustav von Heidenstam) (station established 1847). Inactive since 1975. 16 m (52 ft) tapered octagonal cast iron tower with lantern and gallery. Lower half of lighthouse painted a dark red; upper half and lantern painted white with dark red trim; lantern dome is greenish metallic. SFA has a page for the lighthouse, a 2008 photo is available, Hartmann's page has a good photo, Andreas Fennhagen has a good closeup of the lantern, Wikimedia has several photos, Huelse has a historic postcard view, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. The lighthouse is located on the traditional waterfront near the ferry terminal. Site open, tower closed. . ARLHS SWE-077; ex-Admiralty C2452.
Sandhammarens Fyr
Sandhammaren Light, Ystad, October 2008
Wikimedia Creative Commons photo by Jorchr

Trelleborg Lighthouses
The southernmost town in Sweden, Trelleborg has about 45,000 residents. It is a major ferry port with departures for locations in Germany, Poland, and Lithuania.
* Smygehuk
1883. Reactivated (inactive 1975-2001); focal plane 19 m (62 ft); three white flashes, in a 1+2 pattern, every 20 s. 17 m (56 ft) round cast iron tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white; lantern dome is greenish metallic. 4th order Fresnel lens in use. A 2022 photo is at right, Larry Myhre has a photo, Trabas has a closeup photo, Hartmann's page has a photo, SFA also has a page for the lighthouse, Marinas.com has aerial photos, Huelse has a historic postcard view, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. This lighthouse marks the southernmost tip of Sweden and of the Scandinavian Peninsula. It was deactivated in 1975 in favor of the offshore Kullagrundet lighthouse. In 2001 the abandoned light station was restored with assistance from the Sjöfartsverket and Trelleborg Municipality; the light was reactivated and the keeper's house was renovated as a youth hostel. Located on the coastal highway about 1.5 km (1 mi) west of Smygehamn. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Smygehuk Hostel . ARLHS SWE-355; SV-6576; Admiralty C2439; NGA 5606.
Kullagrundet
1975. Active; focal plane 18 m (59 ft); white, red or green light depending on direction, 2 s on, 2 s off. 19 m (62 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern, two galleries, mounted on a round cylindrical concrete caisson. Tower painted red with one black horizontal band, lantern painted white, caisson unpainted. A helipad formerly on top has been removed. SFA has a page with closeup photos, Jette and Olle have a closeup photo, and Trabas has a very distant view, but the lighthouse is not shown in Google's satellite view. This is the southernmost Swedish lighthouse. Located in the Baltic about 3 km (1.8 mi) offshore from Smygehuk and 12 km (7.5 mi) southeast of Trelleborg. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS SWE-036; SV-6580; Admiralty C2445; NGA 5604.
* Trelleborg Ostmole
1897. Inactive since 1958. 15.5 m (51 ft) tapered octagonal cast iron tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white with one narrow black horizontal band; lantern dome is greenish metallic. SFA has a page for the lighthouse. Lights were displayed on the Trelleborg waterfront as early as 1863. Huelse's historic postcard view shows how this light once stood at the harbor entrance. It became obsolete after World War II when new breakwaters extended the harbor considerably. The lighthouse was removed in October 2007 and placed in storage. The local maritime museum (Trelleborgs Sjöfartsmuseum) sought to acquire the lighthouse and display it outside the museum. However, in July 2010 the lighthouse was moved back to the waterfront at the end of a pier on the east side of the harbor, a location comparable to its original position. A 2012 photo is available and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the main ferry pier. Site open, tower closed. ex-SV-6621; ex-Admiralty C2428.

Smygehuk Light, Smygehamn, March 2022
Instagram photo by smygehukfyr Smygehuk Lighthouse
Trelleborg
1930. Inactive since 2013. 14 m (46 ft) round cylindrical cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, mounted atop a round tapered granite caisson. Lighthouse painted with black and white horizontal bands; the caisson is unpainted gray stone. SFA has a page for the lighthouse, Trabas has a fine closeup, Andreas Köhler has a 2017 closeup, and Google has a satellite view. This the oldest of many caisson lighthouses built to replace lightship stations on Sweden's coast. NGA lists the lighthouse as a racon (interactive radar) station. Located about 1.6 km (1 mi) south of the entrance to Trelleborg harbor. Accessible only by boat, but the lighthouse can be viewed from ferries that cross the Baltic from Trelleborg to Rostock, Saßnitz, and Travemünde, Germany. Site open, tower closed. . ARLHS SWE-069; ex-SV-6588; ex-Admiralty C2424; NGA 5572.

West Coast (Öresund) Lighthouses

Vellinge (Falsterbo Peninsula) Lighthouses
The former island of Skanör has become attached to the southwestern tip of Sweden by an isthmus, forming the anvil-shaped Falsterbo peninsula.

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Falsterbo Kanal No. 1 (South Entrance East Pier)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 7 m (23 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, 8 s on, 2 s off. 5 m (17 ft) round concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Trabas has a photo, John Timo has a closeup street view, and Google has a satellite view. Built during World War II, the Falsterbo Canal is a short canal across the isthmus joining Skanör to the mainland; it allows small craft to avoid the trip around the end of the peninsula. SFA has a page on the canal and its lights. Located at the end of the east breakwater at the south entrance to the canal. Accessible by walking the pier. Admiralty C2412.8; NGA 5536.
* Falsterbo Kanal No. 3 (East Side Range Rear) (2)
2009. Active; focal plane 24 m (79 ft); white light, 1 s on, 1 s off, synchronized with the front light and visible only along the line of the canal. 21 m (69 ft) triangular skeletal tower. The tower also carries a diamond-shaped daymark painted red with a green vertical stripe. Trabas has Hartmann's photo and Google has a satellite view. Located at the east end of a sluice gate that is closed when the tidal difference between the ends of the canal creates a dangerous current. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty C2412.4; NGA 5530.
* Falsterbo Kanal No. 4 (West Side Range Rear) (2)
2009. Active; focal plane 24 m (79 ft); white light, 1 s on, 1 s off, synchronized with the front light and visible only along the line of the canal. 21 m (69 ft) triangular skeletal tower. The tower also carries a diamond-shaped daymark painted red with a green vertical stripe. Trabas has Hartmann's photo and Google has a satellite view. Located at the west end of a sluice gate that is closed when the tidal difference between the ends of the canal creates a dangerous current. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty C2412.6; NGA 5528.
** Falsterbo (Falsterbo Udde)
1796 (Olof Tempelman). Reactivated (inactive 1990-1993, now maintained by Vellinge City); focal plane 24 m (79 ft); white light occulting once every 5 s. 25 m (82 ft) round brick tower with lantern and gallery, centered on a 2-story brick keeper's house. 2nd order Henry Lepaute Fresnel lens (1842) in use. The lighthouse is unpainted brick with one black horizontal band; the lantern dome is painted red. A photo is at right, SFA has a page for the lighthouse, Trabas has a closeup photo, Anke and Jens have a page for the lighthouse, Hartmann's page has a photo, Hans Adam Sønderby has a 2023 photo, Marinas.com has aerial photos, Huelse has a historic postcard view, and Google has a satellite view. This historic lighthouse marks the extreme southwestern corner of Scania and Sweden and the southern entrance to the Öresund. Lights have been displayed here in various ways since at least the 1220s, and a vippfyr (basket light) was maintained starting in 1635. Since 1973 the offshore Falsterborev lighthouse has been the key light for vessels rounding the southern tip of Sweden, so the lighthouse was deactivated in 1990. It was restored in 1993 by the Vellinge City Council after many requests from the public. Since 1909 the surrounding area has been the Falsterbo Golfklubb, one of the best known golf courses in Sweden, with the lighthouse standing beside the 15th tee. Located at the southwestern tip of the Falsterbo peninsula. Site open; tower open to guided tours by prior arrangement with the attendent. . ARLHS SWE-008; SV-6648; Admiralty C2416; NGA 5556.

Falsterbo Light, September 2023
Instagram photo by inglano
Falsterborev (Falsterbo Reef)
1972 (lightship station established 1884). Active; focal plane 29 m (95 ft); white, red or green light depending on direction, 4 s on, 4 s off. 30.5 m (100 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with four galleries and a helipad on top. Lighthouse painted with red and black horizontal bands. Huelse's photo is at right and Trabas has a distant view, but the lighthouse is not shown in Google's satellite view. This is Sweden's tallest lighthouse, marking the turn from the Öresund into the Baltic Sea. It replaced Lightship 28 Falsterborev, which had a long second career as a restaurant in Belgium but sank in 2007 at Le Havre, France. This was Sweden's last active lightship station. Including the caisson, the tower has a total height of 48.5 m (159 ft). At last report it still had its helipad. Located in the middle of the southern entrance to the Öresund, about 12 km (7.5 mi) southwest of Falsterbo and the same distance east of Stevns Klint, Denmark. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. SV-6656; Admiralty C2417; NGA 5560.
* Fyrskepp 8 Svinbådan (lantern)
1870. Decommissioned 1972. Lantern and the upper portion of the mast, painted red. Hartmann has a photo and historical notes (bottom of the page), Benoît Derrier has a photo, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Built as a two-masted schooner, this lightship was converted to a powered vessal in 1885. It served at Svinbådan, then at Falsterborev, and from 1931 to 1972 it was a reserve lightship for the Malmö station. After it was decommissioned as a lightship it served several years as a pilot vessel for Malmö before being scrapped in 1976. The lantern and part of the mast, removed in 1972, have stood ever since on the waterfront of the yacht harbor in Skanör. Site open, tower closed.
* Skanör (2)
1947 (station established 1881). Active; focal plane 7 m (23 ft); red or green light depending on direction, 2 s on, 2 s off, 2 s on, 4 s off. 6 m (20 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Trabas has a closeup photo, Andreas Köhler has a fine 2017 closeup, Hartmann has a page for the lighthouse, Huelse has both a photo and a historic postcard view of the original lighthouse, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located on the north breakwater of Skanör, about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) north of Falsterbo. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS SWE-345; SV-6733; Admiralty C2414; NGA 5540.
Höllviken
1964. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); two flashes every 6 s, white, red or green depending on direction. 10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery. Lantern and upper half of the tower painted white, lower half green. Hartmann has a page for the lighthouse, and Trabas also has a photo, but the lighthouse is not shown in Google's satellite view. Located in the Öresund about 3 km (2 mi) west of Höllviken, an artificial harbor south of Malmö. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS SWE-197; SV-6710; Admiralty C2408; NGA 5496.

Falsterborev Light, Baltic Sea
photo copyright Klaus Huelse; used by permission

Flintrännan (Flint Channel) Lighthouses

The Flint Channel is a dredged channel through the narrow passage of the Öresund between Malmö and the Danish island of Saltholm. Historically this important channel (the main entrance to the Baltic Sea) was marked by lightships. Wikimedia has a historic photo of one of them, the Kalkgrundet. During the 1960s the lightships were replaced by four caisson lighthouses: Kalkgrundet, Oscarsgrundet Nordost, Flinten Sydväst, and Oscarsgrundet Sydväst. However, the construction of the Öresund Bridge-Tunnel in 1995-99 required that a new channel be dredged. The new channel is marked by a series of cylindrical lighthouses, including the original caisson towers at new locations, plus about a dozen buoys and lightfloats. SFA has a page on the channel's history.

Flintrännan Sydväst (Flinten Sydväst, relocated)
1966. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting twice every 8 s. 13 m (43 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with one red (formerly green) horizontal band. Trabas has a photo but the lighthouse is not seen in Google's satellite view. This is the original Flinten Sydväst lighthouse; in 1999 it was relocated about 7.5 km (4 mi) south southeast to mark the southwestern entrance to the Flintrännan. Located about 6 km (3.5 mi) southwest of the Öresund Bridge Tunnel. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. SV-6739.05 (ex-6797); Admiralty C2349.5; NGA 5494.
Flintrännan No. 19
1999. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); green light, 2 s on, 2 s off. 13 m (43 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with one green horizontal band. Trabas has a photo but the light is not seen in Bing's satellite view. Located about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) south of the Öresund Bridge Tunnel. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. Admiralty C2349.29.
Flintrännan No. 18
1999. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); red light occulting every 8 s. 13 m (43 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with one red horizontal band. Trabas has a photo but the light is not seen in Bing's satellite view. Located about 400 m (1/4 mi) southeast of the No.19 light. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. Admiralty C2349.28; NGA 5486.
Flintrännan No. 17
1999. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); green light, 2 s on, 2 s off. 13 m (43 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with one green horizontal band. A photo is at right and Trabas has a photo but the light is not seen in Bing's satellite view. Located about 1.5 km (1 mi) south of the Öresund Bridge Tunnel. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. Admiralty C2349.27.
Flintrännan No. 16
1999. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); red light occulting every 8 s. 13 m (43 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with one red horizontal band. Trabas has a photo and Bing has a satellite view. Located about 400 m (1/4 mi) southeast of the No.17 light Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. Admiralty C2349.26; NGA 5485.
Flintrännan No. 7
1999. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); green light, 2 s on, 2 s off. 13 m (43 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with one green horizontal band. Trabas has a photo but the lighthouse is not shown in Google's satellite view. Located about 1 km (0.6 mi) north of the Öresund Bridge Tunnel. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. SV-6739.5; Admiralty C2349.17; NGA 5492.
Flintrännan No. 6 (ex-Oskarsgrundet Sudväst)
1961. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); red light occulting once every 8 s. 13 m (43 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with one green horizontal band. Trabas has a photo but the lighthouse is not shown in Google's satellite view. This is apparently the original Oskarsgrundet Sudväst lighthouse. Located about 1.6 km (1 mi) north of the Öresund Bridge Tunnel. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. Admiralty C2350.5; NGA 5493.
Flintrännens Fyr 17
Flintrännan Light 17, Öresund, August 2009
ex-Panoramio photo copyright gpermant; used by permission
Flintrännan No. 5
1999. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); green light, 2 s on, 2 s off. 13 m (43 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with one green horizontal band. Trabas has a photo but the lighthouse is not shown in Google's satellite view. Located about 2 km (1.2 mi) north of the Öresund Bridge Tunnel. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. Admiralty C2349.15.
Flintrännan No. 4 (ex-Kalkgrundet)
1961. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); red light occulting once every 8 s. 13 m (43 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with one green horizontal band. Trabas has a photo but the lighthouse is not shown in Google's satellite view. This is apparently the original Kalkgrundet lighthouse. Located about 4 km (2.5 mi) north of the Öresund Bridge Tunnel. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. Kalkgrundet: ex-SV-6803. Current location: Admiralty C2351.5; NGA 5491.
Flintrännan No. 1 (Flintrännan Nordost, ex-Oskarsgrundet Nordost)
1962. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting twice every 8 s. 13 m (43 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with one red horizontal band. A photo is at right, Trabas has a photo, and Bing has a satellite view. This is apparently the original Oskarsgrundet Nordost lighthouse; it marks the northeastern entrance to the Flintrännan. Located about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) off Limhamn, on the west side of Malmö, and about 4.5 km (2.8 mi) north of the Öresund Bridge Tunnel. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. SV-6739; Admiralty C2352.5; NGA 5480.

FlintrännanNordost , Öresund, February 2015
SFA/Wikimedia Creative Commons photo by Leif Elsby

Malmö Lighthouses
Malmö is the third largest city of Sweden with an urban population of about 360,000 and a metropolitan population of more than 700,000. A traditional center for shipbuilding, it continues to be an important port.

Klagshamn Övre
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); continuous green light. Approx. 12 m (39 ft) square pyramidal steel skeletal tower carrying an orange triangular daymark, point down. Trabas has Hartmann's photo, SFA has a page for the range lights, and Google has a satellite view. The front light is on a similar, shorter tower. Located in a forest behind the waterfront of Klagshamn, a small harbor on the southwest side of Malmö. Site status unknown. SV-6722.01; Admiralty C2403.1; NGA 5508.
* Lernacken
1952. Inactive since 1999. 6 m (20 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Ole Jais-Nielsen's photo is at right, SFA has a page for the lighthouse, Carl Fredrik has a photo, Petter Duvander has a good closeup, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. This lighthouse is located a short distance north of the eastern end of the Öresund Bridge-Tunnel (E-20); it became obsolete after that crossing was completed in 1999. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS SWE-474; ex-SV-6738; ex-Admiralty C2401.
* Limhamn Övre
Date unknown. Inactive since 2017 and removed around 2020. Approx. 15 m (49 ft) triangular skeletal tower carrying an orange triangular daymark, point down. Trabas has a photo, and Google has a 2011 street view and a satellite view. The front light was on a post. Google's 2022 street view confirms the removal. Located on the waterfront of Limhamn, a small boat harbor on the south side of Malmö. Site open, tower closed. ex-SV-6740.01; ex-Admiralty C2398.1; ex-NGA 5464.
 

Lernacken Light, Malmö, October 2012
Google Maps photo by Ole Jais-Nielsen
 
Malmö Vågbrytarbank (Outer Breakwater)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, 5 s on, 5 s off. 12 m (39 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, mounted on a round stone base. Lighthouse painted white. Trabas has a photo, Olof Adell has another photo, a closeup is available, and Google has a satellite view and a distant street view from shore. The original lantern has been replaced fairly recently by a modern structure. Located on a notorious rocky shoal just off the entrance to Malmö harbor, about 300 m (330 yd) west of the north breakwater; a submerged "breakwater" of dredge spoil connects the shoal to shore. Accessible only by boat, but the lighthouse can be viewed easily from the waterfront or from vessels entering or leaving the harbor. Site and tower closed. ARLHS SWE-272; SV-6823; Admiralty C2358; NGA 5376.
* Malmö Hamn (Range Front)
1925. Inactive since 1983. 8 m (26 ft) octagonal cast iron tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white, lantern dome red; the end of the pier is painted white with a green horizontal band. Anders Gustavson's photo is at right, SFA has a page for the two range lighthouses, Predrag Markovic has a 2021 photo, Hartmann's page has a closeup photo, Steffanie Müller has a 2008 photo, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. This was formerly the front light of a range with the the Malmö lighthouse (next entry) as the rear light; the range was discontinued because the line of approach to the harbor changed. Huelse has a historic postcard view showing that this pier was originally at the entrance to the harbor. Today the harbor has been extended seaward about 800 m (1/2 mi), and the pier now projects into a basin known as the Frihamn (Free Harbor). Located on a short pier at the end of Hjälmarekajen quay. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS SWE-481; ex-Admiralty C2359.

Malmö Hamn Light, Malmö, August 2021
Google Maps photo
by A Predrag Markovic
* Malmö (Inre Hamn) (Range Rear) (2)
1878 (station established 1822). Inactive since 1983 (a decorative light is displayed; charted as a landmatk). 20 m (66 ft) octagonal cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, mounted on an octagonal stone base. Tower painted white with two narrow red horizontal bands; the lantern dome is also red. Daniel Böhm's photo is at right, SFA has a page for the two range lighthouses, Kevin Hoogheem has a view from the south, a 2008 photo is available, Hartmann's page has a photo, a dawn photo shows the decorative light, Google has a street view and a satellite view, and Huelse has a historic postcard view showing the light when it stood on a pierhead projecting into the harbor. The light is now located on the Stora Varvsgaten at the intersection of the Hjälmarekajen quay. Site open, tower closed. . ARLHS SWE-045; ex-SV-6810; ex-Admiralty C2359.1.
* [Malmö Range Front]
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); white light occulting once every 5 s. 10 m (33 ft) triangular skeletal tower carrying a red triangular daymark, point up. Trabas has a photo and Google has a street view and a satellite view. This is the modern entrance range for Malmö. Located in the Harbor Park (Hamnparken) at the end of the Grimsbygaten on the east side of the harbor. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty C2360; NGA 5360.
* Malmö Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 20 m (66 ft); quick-flashing white light. 15 m (49 ft) triangular skeletal tower carrying a red triangular daymark, point down. Trabas has a photo and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located in the Kristianiagaten in the harbor area. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty C2360.1; NGA 5364.
* Frihamn Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 32 m (105 ft); quick-flashing white light. 30 m (98 ft) square steel skeletal tower carrying an orange diamond-shaped daymark. Trabas has a photo and Google has a street view and a satellite view. The front light is mounted on the roof of a warehouse. Located in the harbor area on the Grimsbygaten. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty C2374.1; NGA 5400.
Industrihamn Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 20 m (66 ft); white light occulting once every 3 s. 20 m (66 ft) triangular steel skeletal tower carrying an orange diamond-shaped daymark. Trabas has a photo and Google has a satellite view and a street view across the harbor. The front light is on a similar, shorter tower. Located on the waterfront at the end of the Blidögaten. Site status unknown. Admiralty C2378.1; NGA 5416.

Malmö Light, Malmö, July 2022
Google Maps photo
by Daniel Böhm

Kävlinge Municipality Lighthouse
Pinhätten
1960. Active; focal plane 12.5 m (41 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, 2 s on, 8 s off. 13 m (43 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery. The tower is painted black with one red horizontal band; lantern painted white. Niels Stumman's photo is at right, SFA has a page for the lighthouse, Trabas has a distant view, and Bing has a satellite view. The white sectors of this light guide coastwise traffic. Located in the Öresund about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) west of Barsebäckshamn. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS SWE-314; SV-6951; Admiralty C2336; NGA 5320.

Landskrona Lighthouses
* Landskrona South Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); green light, occulting once every 4 s, synchronized with the front light. 12 m (39 ft) square skeletal tower. The tower also carries a large diamond-shaped daymark, painted green. Trabas has a photo and Google has a street view and an indistinct satellite view. The front light is a small beacon suspended from a post. SFA has a page with a drawing of a small lighthouse built at Landskrona in 1872. The range marks the south side of the entrance channel. Located in a parking lot on the Landskrona waterfront. Site open, tower closed. SV-6976.01; Admiralty C2328.1; NGA 5308.
* Landskrona North Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); red light, occulting once every 4 s, synchronized with the front light. The light and a large diamond-shaped daymark, painted red, are mounted on the west end of a 4-story waterfront building. Trabas has a photo, Erik Wahlstrom has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. The range marks the north side of the entrance channel. The front light is on a short post. Located at the corner of Hamngaten and Lilla Strandgaten on the Landskrona waterfront. Site open, tower closed. SV-6980.01; Admiralty C2332.1; NGA 5316.

Pinhätten Light, Barsebäckshamn, February 2015
SFA Creative Commons photo
by Niels Stumman

Ven (Hven) Lighthouses
Ven (Hven in the Danish spelling) is an island in the Öresund, roughly 3 km (2 mi) long and 2 km (1.25 mi) wide, lying about 4 km (2.5 mi) off the Swedish coast. Though formerly a part of Denmark, the island has been Swedish since 1660. It is devoted mostly to farming and has a population of less than 400. Ferry service to the island is available from Landskrona, and the island is administered as part of Landskrona municipality.
* Haken Nedre (Range Front) (2)
1939 (station established 1890). Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, 4 s on, 4 s off. 12.5 m (41 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, attached by a covered passage to the original 1-1/2 story wood keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white, house red. Jim Smith's photo is at right, Trabas has a photo by Karl-Heinz Wellm, Hartmann has a page for the lighthouse, Martin Hansen has another photo, Huelse has historic postcard views of the original and present lighthouses, and Google has a satellite view of the station. The rear light of the range is a small lantern 90 m (100 yd) southwest; it is seen in Smith's photo at right and Google has a satellite view. Located near the northeastern tip of the island, about 800 m (1/2 mi) north of the ferry terminal at Bäckviken. Site open, tower closed; the buildings are probably privately owned. ARLHS SWE-168; SV-7002; Admiralty C1936; NGA 5272.
* Ven Södra Udde (2)
1967 (station established 1941). Active; focal plane 35 m (115 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting three times every 30 s. 8.5 m (28 ft) round cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with one red horizontal band. SFA has a page for the lighthouse, Trabas has a closeup by Karl-Heinz Wellm, a 2005 photo is available, Marinas.com has aerial photos, and Google has a satellite view. Located in an open field near the southeastern end of the island, about 1 km (0.6 mi) southwest of Bäckviken. Site open, although probably privately owned, tower closed. ARLHS SWE-334; SV-6996; Admiralty C1932; NGA 5280.
* Kyrkbacken
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 7 m (23 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, 2 s on, 2 s off. 6 m (20 ft) round cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. A 2018 photo is available, Hartmann has a page for the lighthouse, Aiham Azmeh has a street view, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the south breakwater at Kyrkbacken, on the west side of the island facing Denmark. Accessible by walking the mole. Site open, tower closed. SV-6992; Admiralty C1930; NGA 5288.
Ven (1)
1871. Inactive. Approx. 11 m (36 ft) octagonal cylindrical wood tower rising from a 1-1/2 story wood keeper's house. Tower painted white, house red with a white vertical stripe continuing the white of the light tower. Rune Jensen has a closeup 2023 street view and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the Fyrvägen near the northwestern tip of the island about 600 m (0.4 mi) northwest of Kyrkbacken. Site status unknown, probably private. ARLHS SWE-034.

Haken Range Lights, Ven
photo copyright Jim Smith; used by permission
Ven (2)
Date unknown (1967?). Active; focal plane 24 m (79 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, 2 s on, 8 s off. 8.5 m (28 ft) round cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with one red horizontal band. Christine Linden has a 2022 photo, SFA has a page for the lighthouse, Trabas has a closeup photo by Karl-Heinz Wellm, Marinas.com has aerial photos, and Google has a satellite view. Located in a field off the Mossvägen at the extreme northwestern tip of the island, about 400 m (1/4 mi) north of the original lighthouse. Site status unknown, probably open. SV-6987; Admiralty C1928; NGA 5284.

Helsingborg Lighthouses
Helsingborg is a city of about 115,000 residents located at the narrowest point of the Öresund strait; the Danish town of Helsingør is only 4 km (2.5 mi) away. As a result Helsingborg is an important ferry port with more than 70 departures daily.
* Råå Pierhead
1872. Active; focal plane 7 m (23 ft); quick-flashing light, white, red or green, depending on direction. 6 m (20 ft) octagonal cast iron skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Erik Forsberg has a photo, Trabas has a good photo, Jacek Lesniowski has a closeup, Hartmann has a page for the lighthouse, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the breakwater of what is now a popular small boat harbor at Råå, on the south side of Helsingborg. Probably accessible in good weather by walking the mole. Site open, tower closed. SV-7018; Admiralty C2316; NGA 5264.
Sydhamn Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 22 m (72 ft); white light, 1.5 s on, 1.5 s off. Approx. 19 m (62 ft) square skeletal tower painted white and carrying an orange triangular daymark, point up. Trabas has a photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on a quay in the south harbor of Helsingborg. Site and tower closed. Admiralty C2306; NGA 5216.
Sydhamn Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 28 m (92 ft); white light, 1.5 s on, 1.5 s off. Approx. 26 m (85 ft) square skeletal tower painted white and carrying an orange triangular daymark, point down. Trabas has a photo and Google has a satellite view. Located 254 m (275 yd) north of the front light. Site and tower closed. Admiralty C2306.1; NGA 5220.
* Helsingborg
1889 (John Höijer). Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); white or green light, depending on direction, occulting once every 15 s. 19 m (62 ft) octagonal cylindrical brick tower rising from a 1-1/2 story brick pilot station. The lighthouse is red brick with trim in the Swedish colors, blue and gold; the lantern dome is blue. David Castor's photo is at right, Morten Perriard has a nice closeup photo, Trabas has a closeup, Larry Myhre has a 2007 closeup, Hartmann's page has a photo, SFA has a page for the lighthouse, Marinas.com has aerial photos, Huelse has a historic postcard view, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. This lovely and historic lighthouse welcomes travelers arriving in Helsingborg on Scandlines ferries from Helsingør, Denmark. The lighthouse was designed by John Hoijer as part of the development of Helsingborg's North Harbor; it also served as the pilot station. The Swedish edition of Wikipedia has an article on the lighthouse. Located at the south end of the main north mole at Helsingborg. Owner: Statens Fastighetsverk (National Property Board). Site manager: City of Helsingborg. Site open, tower closed. . ARLHS SWE-029; SV-7039; Admiralty C2288; NGA 5184.
Helsingborgs Fyr
Helsingborg Light, Helsingborg, May 2009
Wikimedia public domain photo by David Castor
Helsingborg North Entrance
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 8.5 m (27 ft); quick-flashing red light. 6 m (20 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower mounted on a square 1-story metal equipment shelter. Enire structure painted red. The tower is floodlit at night. Trabas has Hartmann's photo, a view from the sea is available, Stefan Hansson has a distant street view along the pier, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the end of the breakwater extending from the historic lighthouse. Accessible by walking the pier although it's a long, highly exposed walk. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty C2291; NGA 5200.

Höganäs Lighthouses
Svinbådan
1961 (lightship station established 1866). Active; focal plane 24 m (79 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, 4 s on, 4 s off. 25 m (82 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with upper and lower galleries and a helipad on top; the light has been moved to a round lantern perched atop the helipad. Lighthouse painted black with one red horizontal band; lantern painted red with a white roof; the tower is also floodlit. SFA has a page for the lighthouse, Trabas has Andreas Köhler's photo, Martin Hansen has another good photo, Marinas.com has aerial photos, Google has a very distant street view from shore, and Bing has a fuzzy satellite view. This light guides vessels entering the Öresund from the Kattegat. In 1994 a new lantern was placed on top of the helipad, which is no longer usable. A sibling of the Tylögrund lighthouse, this tower is located on a shoal in the Öresund about 1.5 km (1 mi) off the coast at Viken. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. . ARLHS SWE-067; SV-7121; Admiralty C2274; NGA 5124.
Höganäs (2)
1951 (station established 1887). Active; focal plane 12.5 m (41 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting twice every 8 s; the tower is also floodlit. 10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical tower with a small lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white with one red horizontal band. Andreas Köhler's photo is at right, Trabas has a photo, C.L. Lindmark has a sunset photo, and Google has a satellite view. SFA has a photo of the original lighthouse, an octagonal brick tower. Located at the end of the breakwater mole at Höganäs. Site and tower closed. ARLHS SWE-193; SV-7130; Admiralty C2268; NGA 5108.

Höganäs Light, Höganäs, June 2017
ex-Google Plus photo by Andreas Köhler; used by permission
**** Kullen (9?)
1900 (Magnus Dahlander) (station established 1561). Active; focal plane 78.5 m (258 ft); white flash every 5 s. 15 m (49 ft) round granite tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 2-story service building. The Barbier and Benard 1st order clamshell Fresnel lens (1900) remains in use. The lighthouse is unpainted gray stone; the lantern is painted white with a black dome. Two keeper's houses nearby; although the light is automated the station continues to be staffed. One of the station buildings is a café. A photo by Peter Appelros is at the top of this page, SFA has a page for the lighthouse, Johanna Hernandez has a photo, Anke and Jens have a good page for the lighthouse, Trabas has a closeup photo, Marinas.com has aerial photos, Huelse has a historic postcard view, Swedish-language Wikipedia has an article and photo, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Kullens Fyr, at the end of the long Kullaberg Peninsula, marks the east side of the entrance to the Öresund and the Baltic Sea. Fires were lit here in Viking times, and there have been at least half a dozen lighthouses built: a basket fire in 1561, the first stone tower in 1563, new towers in 1585, 1624, 1749, 1792, 1817, and 1843 before the present tower was built in 1898-1900. The famous Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe was the lightkeeper at Kullen between 1577 and 1588 (when the area was under Danish rule). SFA has a historic photo of the 1843 lighthouse. The present tower is the most powerful Scandinavian lighthouse, with a range of 50 km (30 mi); it is also the highest Swedish lighthouse. Ulla Lundgren has an August 2007 photo showing exterior renovations to the lighthouse underway. The lens was rotated on a mercury bed until 2016, when the hazardous mercury was removed and a mechanical rotation system installed. Renovation was underway in 2023-24 but the lighthouse was expected to reopen in May 2024. The surrounding area is a nature reserve, the Kullabergs Naturreservat. Located at land's end about 10 km (6 mi) northwest of Höganäs. Site open, observation room open daily, tower open to guided tours. Site manager: Kullens Fyr . ARLHS SWE-037; SV-7146; Admiralty C2260; NGA 5084.
* [Kullen Västra]
Date unknown (station established 1898). Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); white or green light, depending on direction, occulting three times every 20 s. 4 m (13 ft) round lantern mounted on a concrete base. Lantern painted white. SFA has a page for the lighthouse, Hartmann also has a page, Trabas has a photo, Vladimír Černý has a 2023 photo, Kaur Aare Saar has a street view, and Google has a satellite view. This is a passing light, located on the extreme tip of the Kullen cape, 70 m (230 ft) below the historic lighthouse. Site open, tower closed. SV-7149; Admiralty C2262; NGA 5088.

Hallands Väderö (Båstad) Lighthouse
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Hallands Väderö
1884. Active; focal plane 21 m (69 ft); white light, 4 s on, 4 s off. 13 m (43 ft) round cast iron tower attached by a covered passageway to a 1-story keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white; lantern dome is greenish metallic. Mårten Fridberg's photo is at right, SFA has a page for the lighthouse, Trabas has a closeup photo by Karl-Heinz Wellm, Henry Law has a 2008 photo, Hartmann's page has a photo, Huelse has a historic postcard view, and Google has a satellite view. Hallands Väderö is an island in the Kattegat about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) in length and about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) off the end of the Bjare Peninsula. There are no permanent inhabitants, but there are summer cottages on the island. Despite its name this island is in the Båstad municipality in the county of Scania and not in the adjoining county of Halland. The island was set aside as a nature reserve in 1958. Passenger ferry transportation is available from Torekov. Located at the western tip of the island; accessible by easy hiking trails. Site open, tower closed. . ARLHS SWE-170; SV-7173; Admiralty C2242; NGA 1452.

Information available on lost lighthouses:

  • Blenheim (1973-1989), on the Blenheim Shoal south of Falsterbo. This caisson lighthouse was destroyed in a collision with the Danish passenger ferry Poul Anker on Christmas Day 1989. It was replaced by a buoy. ARLHS SWE-097; ex-SV-6645.3.

Notable faux lighthouses:


Hallands Väderö Light, Båstad, July 2020
Google Maps photo by Mårten Fridberg

Adjoining pages: North: Halland | East: Blekinge | South: Bornholm | West: Copenhagen Area

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Posted April 9, 2007. Checked and revised February 6, 2024. Lighthouses: 54; lightships: 1. Site copyright 2024 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.