Kallo Lighthouse ( Finnish: ''Kallon majakka'') is a Finnish lighthouse located near the island of

Mäntyluoto () is a district in , Finland. It is mostly industrial and harbour area, including the Harbour which is a part of the Port of Pori, Port of . is the terminus of the Tampere–Pori railway, railway. The Mäntyluoto Shipyard, Shipyard is on ...

in the Bothnian Sea, primarily serving the shipping lane of the

Port of Pori Port of Pori () is a complex of three harbours. It is by the Gulf of Bothnia in Pori, Finland. The port authority of Pori was established in 1780. Today the Port of Pori is a corporation owned by the city. Port of Pori has liner service to se ...

History

The first lighthouse in the area was built in 1851, but destroyed only three years later as a result of the Crimean War. Its replacement took three decades to arrive, and was completed in 1885. The current lighthouse was built in 1903, designed by a leading architect of the time, Gustaf Nyström.

Facilities

The octagonal tower is constructed of iron over a

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base, and attached to it is the lighthouse keeper's accommodation made of

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. The light source is made up of two separate lights positioned one on top of the other. The lighthouse also features a fog horn, which was originally manually operated (hand-cranked), but was motorised in 1906.

Milieu

Kallo is highly unusual among Finland's lighthouses, in that it can be reached by car, and it is therefore a popular destination for visitors. The Mäntyluoto area, comprising mostly late 19th and early 20th-century buildings, includes in addition to the lighthouse and related facilities also the Pori pilot station, coast guard station, cafeteria, and the oldest yacht club in Finland, '' Segelföreningen i Björneborg''. The milieu has been designated and protected by the Finnish Heritage Agency as a nationally important built cultural environment (''Valtakunnallisesti merkittävä rakennettu kulttuuriympäristö''). Kallon saaren majakka

References

{{Authority control Lighthouses in Finland 1903 establishments in Finland Buildings and structures in Pori Water transport in Finland Lighthouses completed in 1903