Marjaniemi Lighthouse (Finnish: Marjaniemen majakka) is a lighthouse located in the village of Marjaniemi at the westernmost point of Hailuoto island on the Gulf of Bothnia.[2] The lighthouse is located approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Oulu. The lighthouse was designed by Axel Hampus Dalström as his fourth lighthouse and it was first lit in 1872.[3]

Marjaniemi lighthouse
Marjaniemi

Marjaniemi Lighthouse and Pilot Station
Location	Marjaniemi, Hailuoto, Finland
Coordinates	65°02′24.4″N 24°33′41.5″E
Tower
Constructed	1871[1]
Construction	masonry tower
Automated	1962[1]
Height	25.0 m (82.0 ft)[1]
Shape	cylindrical, three-segment tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower, red lantern, green lantern dome
Power source	colza oil, kerosene, acetylene, electricity
Heritage	protected building in Rakennusperintörekisteri
Light
First lit	1872[1]
Focal height	30.2 m (99 ft)[1]
Lens	Fresnel lens[1]
Range	19 NM (35 km; 22 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (2) W 20s.

The tower is brick masonry, and has 110 steps inside with no intermediate floors. Originally the light was equipped with a Fresnel lens system, and it displayed a white light towards a sector clockwise from south to northeast. There were two lighthouse keepers and a master until 1962 when the lighthouse was automated. A pilot station was built next to the tower, currently the pilot station serves as a hotel.

The lighthouse also houses a smaller sector light that is used to guide vessels to and from the fishing harbour. Today the lighthouse also houses a webcam.

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• Lighthouse Webcam