Nyköping, Sweden
600 AD
Vårgårda, Sweden
1500 BC
Gålrum, Sweden
1500 BC - 100 AD
Kristinehamn, Sweden
500 AD
Ekerö, Sweden
200 AD
Tidan, Sweden
500 - 1000 AD
Arboga, Sweden
400-550 AD
Hemse, Sweden
1500-1000 BC
Slite, Sweden
1100-500 BC
Smålandsstenar, Sweden
500 - 300 BC
Nyköping, Sweden
1800-400 BC
Blomsholm, Sweden
400 - 600 AD
Mörbylånga, Sweden
800-1000 AD
Halmstad, Sweden
0 - 400 AD
Nyköping, Sweden
11th century
Lysekil, Sweden
1000 - 500 BC
Uppsala, Sweden
500-1100 AD
Rolfstorp, Sweden
400 BC - AD 500
Örbyhus, Sweden
500-600 AD
Sparlösa, Sweden
c. 800 AD
Towering 52 meters above the sea, Bengtskär lighthouse is the tallest one in Scandinavia. The building started in in 1905 after the shipwreck of S/S Helsingfors and was completed in 1906. The lighthouse was designed by architect Florentin Granholm. On December a special petrol lantern, designed and built in Paris, was brought to Bengtskär and installed atop the tower.
German fleet bombarded Bengstkär in the First World War in 1914. Since the Gulf of Finland was heavily mined, it was not until 1919 that the surrounding seas were declared safe for shipping, that the light was lit again.
After the war the military value of Bengtskär increased as part of the defence system of independent Finland. In Second World War (1941) Soviet Union made a suprise attack to island. After a bloody battle, the small Finnish garrison emerged victorious. Intermittent repairs to the facility continued during the post-war period.