The lighthouse is of engineer Nils Gustaf von Heidenstam's typical iron design.

Pater Noster started to fall out of repair as the salt water made the iron construction rusty and weak.

The tower was very rusty and overall in bad condition; consequently, restoration took much longer than originally planned, mostly because of insufficient funding.

In 2015, the lens room was renovated and equipped with a high standard kitchen by the furniture design company Marbodal, as a part of their PR-campaign.

Also in 2020, the accommodation of the previous lighthouse keepers was renovated and since then, a hotel and conference centre named "Ett Hem vid Horisonten" (transl.