In Eräluvat.fi you can find wilderness destinations and permits in one place! From Metsähallitus, you can get fishing, hunting and off-road traffic permits for state-owned lands and waters. You can also book hut accommodation and pay the fisheries management fee.
The fee allows everyone to use and care for our shared fishing waters. It entitles you to fish with one rod and lure in nearly all of Finland and supports fisheries management nationwide in many ways. The obligation to pay applies to all lure and trap fishers aged 18–69.
20.5.2026
Eräluvat telephone service will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday. Emails will be received as usual while customer service is closed, and they will be answered starting from Thursday, 28 May.
11.5.2026
At the turn of the year, five large angling permit areas were redistributed into 52 new permit areas. In addition, the boundaries of trap fishing permit areas were revised.
11.5.2026
Wilderness supervision in state-owned lands will improve in the autumn with the addition of two new Game and Fisheries Wardens in Lapland.
4.5.2026
The Selkälahti and Keimiöjärvi rental huts will be withdrawn from use from the beginning of 2027. The sites can be booked in the Eräluvat.fi service until 31 December 2026.
Vesa Ruusila, Director, Game and Fisheries
29.4.2025
Finland's most extensive poaching trial has sparked a lively debate on the ethics and legitimacy of hunting and the prevalence of illegal practices. Many hunters have also critically reflected on their personal attitudes towards poaching: what would I do if persons close to me were involved in similar offences?
