The waters and lands owned by the Finnish state are there for you to use. Metsähallitus ensures that people who would otherwise not have access to wilderness opportunities may also enjoy them. The game and fisheries staff manages hunting, fishing and off-road traffic in state-owned areas on a sustainable basis, and our game and fisheries wardens supervise all wilderness activities on state-owned lands. When you purchase a wilderness permit, you invest in Finnish nature; the proceeds are used to benefit the environment.
Eräluvat.fi web service offers you fishing, hunting and off-road traffic permits for state-owned areas. You can also pay the national fisheries management fee.
The Eräluvat.fi website and the Eräluvat webshop will be merged and renewed on November 19th. As a result of the update, old customer accounts will no longer be available, and you will not be able to view previously purchased permits. Paid permits continue to be valid, but it is best to take special care to save them. After the update, you need to create a new customer account.
Starting from October 4th, it will no longer be possible to reserve permits or huts in the Eräluvat online store; orders must be paid for immediately. This change is due to the renewal of the Eräluvat service. We are already preparing for the introduction of the new system.
Vesa Ruusila, PhD, has been appointed Metsähallitus Director of Game and Fisheries by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Ruusila joins the Metsähallitus staff from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, where he serves as a game and fisheries adviser and Head of Unit for Game and Fisheries. Ruusila will assume his duties at Metsähallitus on 1 December 2024.