Fishing information

Fishing information is provided by the following organizations: Metsähallitus, ELY Centres, and fishing advisory and interest groups.

Metsähallitus

Eräluvat service number +358 20 69 2424 (Mon–Fri 9 am–3 pm)

www.eraluvat.fi/en/fishing

ELY Centres

Finland Proper ELY Centre

• Responsible for fisheries management along the coast (Finland Proper, Satakunta, Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Southern Ostrobothnia, Uusimaa, Southeast Finland)
• +358 295 022 500

North Savo ELY Centre

• Responsible for fisheries management in Finnish Lakeland (North Savo, South Savo, North Karelia, Central Finland, Pirkanmaa, Häme)
• +358 295 026 500

Lapland ELY Centre

• Responsible for fisheries management in Northern Finland (Lapland, Northern Ostrobothnia, Kainuu)
• +358 295 037 000

Advisor organisations

Central Association of the Fishing Industry

• +358 9 684 4590, kalastus@ahven.net
• www.ahven.net

Finnish Federation for Recreational Fishing

• Janne Rautanen +358 400 946 968
• Marcus Wikström +358 45 110 2126 (guidance in Swedish)
• vapaa-ajankalastaja@vapaa-ajankalastaja.fi
• www.vapaa-ajankalastaja.fi

Interest groups

SAKL (Union of Finnish Professional Fishers)

• +358 400 720 690, sakl@sakl.fi
• www.sakl.fi (in Finnish)

SSAK (Finnish Inland Fishermen's Association)

• +358 44 574 0561, info@ssak.fi
• www.ssak.fi (in Finnish)