Harmaja (Swedish: Gråhara) is an island and a lighthouse outside Helsinki, south of the Suomenlinna sea fortress. The island has been functioning as a landmark since the 16th century. A landmark structure was built on the island in the 18th century and a light house in 1883.[1] The first lighthouse was only 7.3 m high and it soon proved to be too low. In 1900 the height was doubled by creating a rectangular brick building on a granite base. A large foghorn alerted ships in fog and in bad visibility. Harmaja received the world's first directed and undirected radio beacon in 1936. The lighthouse is fully automated today.

Harmaja Lighthouse
Harmajan majakka / Gråhara fyra

Location	Helsinki, Finland
Coordinates	60.105043°N 24.975506°E / 60.105043; 24.975506
Tower
Constructed	1883 (first)
Construction	stone basement, cast iron tower
Height	15 metres (49 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern on a square basement
Markings	red tower with a horizontal white band, green lantern dome, unpainted basement
Light
First lit	1900 (tower raised)
Focal height	24 metres (79 ft)
Range	14.9 nmi (27.6 km; 17.1 mi)
Characteristic	Oc WRG 6s

There is also a pilot station on the island.

During the 1952 Summer Olympics this was the center of the Olympic sailing event.

See also

• Helsinki Lighthouse

References

External links

• 1952 Summer Olympics official report. p. 58.
• Finnish Maritime Administration: Harmajan majakka

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