This historic lighthouse vessel at the Meritullintori quay serves as a private event venue and summer terrace. It is the oldest surviving lighthouse ship in Finland, built by W. Crichton & Co. at the Turku shipyard in 1886–1888. It served off Rauma until 1917, sank in the war and was raised, acted as a backup lighthouse in the Åland Sea, and was then used for sea survey work on Lake Saimaa in 1937–1977. Susanna Seppä rescued it from a ship-breaking yard in 1991, and it was restored in Tallinn and Kotka. Restaurant operations began in 1995, and the inner saloon became an event space in 2017.
Weddings, corporate events, birthdays, launches and Christmas parties are held year-round, with breakfast, lunch and evening packages for companies and groups, catered on board. The summer deck terrace is open to all in season, with views of Uspenski Cathedral and the Katajanokka warehouses. The entrance and car park are not wheelchair accessible.
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