The Helsinki 886GR is an arm-mounted outdoor wall light shaped like a Scandinavian harbour lantern: beneath a small dome and a wide, flat disc sits a clear diffuser, ringed at the bottom by three horizontal bands. The body is cast aluminium, powder-coated in graphite (RAL 7016), and the diffuser is UV-stabilised polycarbonate with a satin finish underneath.
Size and space on the wall
According to the manufacturer's drawing the light is 370 mm high, the disc is 410 mm across and it projects 580 mm from the wall. The lantern stands more than half a metre out from the facade, so above a narrow passage or next to an opening window sash check that nothing will catch on it. The round wall plate is 120 mm in diameter and the whole fitting weighs 3.46 kg.
It is fixed with the supplied mounting box, and the manufacturer also allows installation on building corners. The terminals take conductors up to 3 × 2.5 mm², and a further light can be fed by looping through with up to 3 × 1.5 mm². The cable enters in a round sheath of 7–10.5 mm diameter.
Bulb and light
The fitting has an E27 socket and takes an A55–A60 LED bulb of up to 9 W. The bulb is not included and is changed by the user, so brightness and colour depend on the bulb you choose. An LED bulb of around 800 lm gives as much light as an old 60 W bulb, and 2700–3000 K produces warm, slightly yellowish light.
The manufacturer describes the light as open and partly shielded from above: the dome and wide disc limit light going into the sky, so most of it falls on the wall and the ground below.
Protection and connection
IP54 means protection against dust and against water splashed from any direction, so the light can hang on an exposed facade. The operating range of −20 to +45 °C covers freezing winters. It is a Class I luminaire, so the installation needs a protective earth conductor connected to the earth terminal. A damaged diffuser can be replaced: the manufacturer supplies it as service kit 06740001.
Where it fits
A graphite lantern with a disc and bands is Scandinavian design. The light suits a house facade, an entrance and a garden, as well as the entrance of a hotel or restaurant.
