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Recreational fishing Finland provides great opportunities for catching different species of fish in varying environments. Each year, some 1.5 million people fish in Finnish waters. Recreational fishing is the most important nature activity for Fin...https://mmm.fi/en/fisheries/recreational-fishing
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IUU-fishing Preventing illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing The Council and Commission regulations establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing became applicable in the EU Membe...https://mmm.fi/en/iuu-fishing
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Fishing restrictions and management of fish resources The so-called common fishing rights comprise angling, jigging, ice fishing and lure fishing subject to the fisheries management fee. However, even these types of fishing are subject to certain ...https://mmm.fi/en/fisheries/fishing-restrictions-and-management-of-fish-resources
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Use and distribution of fishing management fees The annual appropriations for promoting fisheries are collected as fishing management fees paid by fishers. The Fishing Act governs the use of the funds. According to section 91 of the Fishing Act, t...https://mmm.fi/en/fisheries/recreational-fishing/use-and-distribution-of-fishing-management-fees
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State fisheries management fee Finland applies a fisheries management fee system which is based on the Fishing Act. Fishermen aged 18 to 69 years engaged in fishing other than angling, jigging and ice fishing must pay a fisheries management fee to...https://mmm.fi/en/fisheries/recreational-fishing/state-fishing-fees
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Management of fish resources The key objective of the Fishing Act is to regulate fishing rights and methods, the management of fish stocks and the fisheries administration in terms of the use and management of fish resources. In the 2010 Red List ...https://mmm.fi/en/fisheries/fishing-restrictions-and-management-of-fish-resources/management-of-fish-resources
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National Fish Passage Strategy Finland’s National Fish Passage Strategy aims to enhance the viability of threatened and endangered migratory fish stocks. Its mission is to shift the focus from fish stocking to supporting and rehabilitating the nat...https://mmm.fi/en/fisheries/strategies-and-programmes/fish-passage-strategy
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Fisheries Strategies and programmes » There are different strategies and programmes to secure the conditions for recreational fishing, commercial fisheries and the management of fishing waters. Key legislation » The key objective of the Finnish Fi...https://mmm.fi/en/fisheries
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Key legislation The key objective of the Finnish Fishing Act is to regulate fishing rights and methods, the management of fish stocks and the fisheries administration in terms of the use and management of fish resources. The Fishing Act reform has...https://mmm.fi/en/fisheries/key-legislation
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Fisheries industry The fisheries industry value chain includes entrepreneurs and businesses operating in commercial fishing, aquaculture, fish processing and fish trade. The vision of the Finnish fish promotion Programme is that in 2035, Finns wil...https://mmm.fi/en/fisheries/fisheries-industry
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Restrictions at Lake Saimaa The Saimaa ringed seal, a sub-species of ringed seal, has been classified as critically endangered (CR). Under the Finnish Nature Conservation Decree, the Saimaa ringed seal is a species under strict protection and unde...https://mmm.fi/en/fisheries/fishing-restrictions-and-management-of-fish-resources/restrictions-at-lake-saimaa
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Strategies and programmes The Finnish Fishing Act requires us to ensure the good status of fish stocks. The objective of managing fish stocks should be to use fish resources in an ecologically, economically and socially sustainable manner. Multian...https://mmm.fi/en/fisheries/strategies-and-programmes
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Recreational use of forests Everyman's rights allow access to forests in Finland Public access allows means allowing everyone to move freely in Finnish forests and to pick berries and mushrooms. No specific permits are needed for this, not even on...https://mmm.fi/en/forests/biodiversity-and-protection/recreation
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Teema About Finland Information on agriculture Information on rural areas Information on forests Information on the fishing industry and water Information on bioeconomy Information on agriculture Finland is considered the most northerly agricultur...https://mmm.fi/en/eu2019fi/about-finland
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Biodiversity Biodiversity refers to the entire spectrum of life: genetic variation within species, the abundance of species and the diversity of their habitats. Halting the loss of biodiversity is a global target. Biodiversity in sustainable use a...https://mmm.fi/en/nature-and-climate/biodiversity
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Hunting in state-owned areas Metsähallitus manages state-owned land and water areas. Hunting is one of the recreational services that Metsähallitus provides in state-owned areas. For more information on Metsähallitus’ activities, please visit the ...https://mmm.fi/en/wildlife-and-game/hunting-and-game-management/hunting-in-state-owned-areas
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Strategy for the fisheries administration The strategy for the fisheries administration 2014–2018 aims to contribute to ensuring that fish stocks are used in an ecologically, economically and socially sustainable manner. The strategy outlines stra...https://mmm.fi/en/fisheries/strategies-and-programmes/strategy-for-the-fisheries-administration
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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry The mission of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is to create growth, wellbeing and security from natural resources. Through its activities, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry promotes the achievem...https://mmm.fi/en/ministry
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European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund Programme for Finland 2021–2027 The key objectives of the Finnish programme of the European Maritime, Fisheries and aquaculture Fund are to support sustainable growth in the fisheries sector, secur...https://mmm.fi/en/fisheries/strategies-and-programmes/emkvr
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Adaptation in the administrative branch of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has the main responsibility for actions related to climate change adaptation in agriculture and food production, forestry, wat...https://mmm.fi/en/nature-and-climate/climate-change-adaptation/adaptation-in-the-administrative-branch-of-the-ministry-of-agriculture-and-forestry