The lighthouse is built on a small peninsula southeast of the village of Sørland on the island of Værøya.

[1][2] The 15-metre (49 ft) tall square, stone tower was built in 1880.

The red-topped tower was attached to a white lighthouse keeper's house.

The light was lit from dusk to dawn from 4 August until 2 May each year.

It was not lit during the summer due to the midnight sun in the region.