[2] In March 1914, as a result of wind and fog, the Polish schooner Louise & Helene went aground at Hullenakke off the coast of Svaneke.

The base of the rather unusual square-shaped building is in Nexø granite while the tower itself is built of sandstone, 15 metres (49 ft) in height.

In January 1920, a temporary light was placed on the platform and in August 1920 the final fixtures were added and the lighthouse came into full operation.

[3] As the lighthouse was also to provide fog warnings, a foghorn was installed which was operated by compressed air from an engine in the machine house.

[2][4] The lighthouse is situated on Sandkås Odde to the east of the fishing port of Svaneke close to a little inlet known as Hullehavn with excellent swimming.