The whole Vakka-Suomi region was flourishing in the latter part of the 1800s. In 1875 the Uusikaupunki fleet of commercial ships was the second largest in Finland. One of its central places was Lyökki, which was known for shipbuilding and shipowners. In winter time there could be twenty sailing ships wintering in the port at Lyökki.
The islands around Lyökki were separated by narrow, deep inlets. It was an ideal place for a pilot station, and Lyökki’s first pilot hut was built in 1858. The pilots who served there were mainly local men. In fact, piloting was almost a family business in that it was often passed from father to son. The pilots’ role was to guide the ship safely either into the port, out to sea or across the archipelago. In addition to piloting, their duties included making and maintaining signs at sea, and looking after the ship lanes.
The pilot station is now privately owned.
Rauhankatu 10, P.O.Box 37, 23501 Uusikaupunki
Puh./Tel.
matkailu@uusikaupunki.fi
Tarinat kerännyt ja kirjoittanut: Johanna Pakola, Terhi Raumonen, Mikko Paana, Heli Walls
© Mainostoimisto Tekokuu
