Arboga, Sweden
12th century
Arboga, Sweden
13th century
Österbybruk, Sweden
15th century
Österbybruk, Sweden
15th century
Vetlanda, Sweden
1150
Enköping, Sweden
13th century
Grillby, Sweden
ca. 1227-1280
Sävsjö, Sweden
12th century
Vetlanda, Sweden
12th century
Enköping, Sweden
14th century
Ekolsund, Sweden
13-14th century
Borgholm, Sweden
ca. 1150
Falköping, Sweden
12th century
Falkenberg, Sweden
12th century
Kvicksund, Sweden
12th century
Grillby, Sweden
12th century
Svärdsjö, Sweden
14th century
Ystad, Sweden
ca. 1200
Vadstena, Sweden
ca. 1112
Ystad, Sweden
12th century
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.