December 23, 2025

 

Finland's fish catch last year lower than 2023's amount

 

 

A total of 119 million kilogrammes of fish were caught in Finland in 2024, with the amount 24 million kilogrammes lower than in 2023, said the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) on December 18.

 

The total catch includes fish caught by both commercial and recreational fishers.

 

Baltic herring and sprat caught by commercial fishers accounted for two-thirds of the total catch.

 

The commercial marine catch was 72 million kilogrammes, being 17 million kilogrammes less than in 2023. The recreational marine catch totalled 4.5 million kilogrammes.

 

The commercial inland fishery catch was 5.0 million kilogrammes. Recreational fishers caught 20.5 million kilogrammes of fish from inland waters.

 

The recreational catch of 25 million kilogrammes accounted for a quarter of the total catch in Finland.

 

Excluding Baltic herring and sprat, recreational catch accounted for 70% of the total catch.

 

Three-quarters of the commercial catch of pikeperch was caught in inland waters.

 

Recreational fishers caught 80% of the total catch of pikeperch.

 

Concerning farmed fish for human consumption, 95% was rainbow trout.

 

The number of registered commercial fishers in the country is 3,800 including 2,100 in sea areas and 1,700 in inland waters.

 

The number of full-time fishers was 400 in sea areas while the number was 370 in inland waters.

 

Aquaculture employed about 900 people and there were 1.6 million recreational fishers in the country.

 

- Daily Finland