Bonn, Germany
1858-1860
Rödental, Germany
1808-1817
Lohmar-Wahlscheid, Germany
1763
Kandern, Germany
1762
Hamburg, Germany
1831
Ludwigsburg, Germany
1717-1723
Amberg, Germany
1417
Klutz, Germany
1726-1732
Pommersfelden, Germany
1711-1719
Schönfeld, Germany
1560-1580
Eckersdorf, Germany
1761
Tettnang, Germany
1712-1770
Wannsee, Germany
1682
Hasselburg, Germany
18th century
Ellingen, Germany
1708-1720
Potsdam, Germany
1858-1861
Werneck, Germany
1733-1745
Nassau, Germany
1621
Zweibrücken, Germany
1720-1725
Velen, Germany
15th 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.