Bengtskär
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Bengtskär is a skerry 25 kilometers southwest of Hanko, and part of the municipality of Dragsfjärd. This rocky skerry is the southern most inhabited place in Finland, and is reached by ferry from the village of Kasnäs
The lighthouse on the skerry is the highest one (52 meters) in the Nordic countries. It was built in 1906, and after falling into disrepair in the 1980's, it was reopend in 1995 as Finland's first lighthouse museum.[1]
The lighthouse was bombarded in World War I, and attacked again in World War II.
[edit] External links
- Bengtskär Lighthouse website
- Bengtskär Lighthouse - history and photos
- Lighthouses for tourists in Finland
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