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Harmaja (Swedish: Gråhara) is an island and a lighthouse outside Helsinki, south of the Suomenlinna sea forteress. 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. 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 misthorn alerted ships in fog and in bad visibility. Harmaja received the world's first directed and undirected radiobeacon in 1936. The lighthouse is fully automated today.

There is also a pilot station on the island.

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Finnish Maritime Administration: Harmajan majakka

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-'''Harmaja''' ([[Swedish language|Swedish]]: Gråhara) is an island and a [[lighthouse]] outside [[Helsinki]], south of the [[Suomenlinna]] sea forteress. 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]]. 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 [[misthorn]] alerted ships in fog and in bad visibility. Harmaja received the world's first directed and undirected radiobeacon in [[1936]]. The lighthouse is fully automated today.
+'''Harmaja''' ([[Swedish language|Swedish]]: Gråhara) is an island and a [[lighthouse]] outside [[Helsinki]], south of the [[Suomenlinna]] sea forteress. 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. 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 [[misthorn]] alerted ships in fog and in bad visibility. Harmaja received the world's first directed and undirected radiobeacon in 1936. The lighthouse is fully automated today.
 There is also a pilot station on the island.
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