| 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). Including the largest island in the Baltic Sea, Gotland is one of the 21 counties. Gotland island has an area of 3140 square kilometers (1210 sq mi) and a permanent population of nearly 60,000. Located 90 km (55 mi) off the southeastern coast of the Swedish mainland, it is accessible by air or by high-speed ferries from Nynäshamn, south of Stockholm, or from Oskarshamn, north of Kalmar on the southeast coast. 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 (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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![]() Grauten Light, Valleviken, July 2024 SFA Ceative Commons photo by Magnus Rietz |
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![]() När Light, När, July 2023 ex-Google Maps photo by Helmut Feder |
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Adjoining pages: North: Southern Stockhom County | Southwest: Öland | West: Kalmar
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Posted June 2007. Checked and revised April 21, 2026. Lighthouses: 29. Site copyright 2026 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.