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Senast uppdaterad: 2010-03-05

Rödkallen

Far out to sea, on the outer limits of the archipelago, lies Rödkallen, the last outpost facing Finland. In mediaeval times, Finnish fishermen visited the waters around Rödkallen. The island is the site of an old pilot station and a fishing harbour.
A photo taken from the top of the lightouse
A photo taken from the top of the lighthouse

From 1814, pilots were stationed on Rödkallen, since shipping was so intensive and the approach to Luleå was very difficult to navigate. In 1872, a Heidenstam-type lighthouse was built. The 21.4-metre tall lighthouse was designed by engineer Gustav von Heidenstam, father of the Nobel Prize-winning author Verner von Heidenstam. In 1972, the lighthouse was taken out of service after exactly 100 years of use and is today classed as an historical monument. The Heidenstam lighthouse on Rödkallen is one of the few remaining of its type in Sweden.
A woman is standing at the top of the lighthouse
The lighthouse and the lighthouse farm

Parts of Rödkallen are included the Rödkallen - Sörespens Nature Reserve. Though the island landscape is characteristically barren, there are numerous bird species, among them, the black guillemot, which nests on the stone pier by the old pilot station.
A group of people walking to the Lighthouse Hotel

During the summer you can sail to Rödkallen Island on M/S Favourite. 
 

People outside the old chapel
Inside the old chapel
Worth seeing: The Labyrinth next to the lighthouse, the lighthouse, the scenery, the old chapel.
The big labyrinth next to the lighthouse
Senast publicerad av: Maria Näslund
Luleå kommun, 971 85 Luleå, växel 0920-45 30 00 | webbredaktionen@lulea.se
Torsdag 24 Maj
 

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