Myken Lighthouse was built in 1918, they got electricity in 1955 and it was manned until 1974. Most people associate a lighthouse with dizzying tall towers and winding stairs. Not Myken. It consists of a white wooden house with its lighthouse, which is still in operation, on the roof. A beautiful place where sea and sky meet. 
Myken is a charming island in Nordland, far off the coast of northern Norway. It is about 25 km above the Arctic Circle and 32 km from the nearest mainland. Myken has the coordinates of 66 degrees 45.7 minutes North and 12 degrees 29.6 minutes East. There are 14 people living on Myken on a permanent basis. People live on the biggest of the 40 islands that make up Myken.
Sky watch from the lighthouse
Meetingpoint on Myken
