Slettnes
At Slettnes lighthouse is the world's northernmost mainland lighthouse.
The keepers worked in shifts from 1973. Before that, entire lighthouse keeper families lived at the facility. The lighthouse is the only one made of cast iron in Finnmark. To reach the top, you have to climb 139 steps.
When the german army burned the county in 1944, they also attempted to blow up Slettnes Lighthouse. They did not succeed, and 75% of the lighthouse remained standing when they left.
Adjacent to the lighthouse are residential and operational buildings. The first foghorn was installed in 1922. It could be heard up to 60 kilometers away.
Slettnes Lighthouse stands in hazardous waters. Today, the facility is officially protected as a cultural monument of significant national cultural and historical value. It is operated by the Gamvik Museum and is open to the public. Additionally, it is part of the Slettnes Nature Reserve, one of the few uninhabited coastal plains in Finnmark.
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