The Irninjoki joint permit area comprises the rapids, running waters and river pools between Laankoski and Iiviökoski in the upper reaches of Irninjoki river. The area has a total length of 4.3 kilometres.
Large graylings and brown trout are the most common fish caught in the area. The rapids of Irninjoki are ideally suited for catching graylings with fly fishing. The most common catch in the river pools is pike. The fish stock of the river is managed with releases of grayling and brown trout fry.
You can find out the real-time temperature of the water in the Irninjoki River during the snow-free season in the SensorMonitor service (map.sensormonitor.fi).
1 June–31 October.
21.7.2025
Metsähallitus will resume fishing permit sales on Tuesday, August 12 for the following rapids: Kotalankoski, Karvionkoski, Konnuskoski, Keihärinkoski, and Kymönkoski and Kellankoski along the Kolima–Keitele route. Sales remain suspended due to warm water temperatures at Langinkoski and Latokartanonkoski, and due to restoration work at Kärnänkoski on the Kolima–Keitele route.
16.7.2025
The cool summer has turned into a heatwave, and water temperatures are rising rapidly. Warm waters are stressful for salmonids, and they may not recover after being released. Metsähallitus therefore recommends avoiding fishing for salmonids and instead targeting species that tolerate heat better.
28.4.2025
The Eräluvat customer service will be exceptionally open until 4 PM on April 30th. In May, the customer service will be closed on the 15th and 16th.
In this permit area, you will need an angling permit when lure fishing in sections with rapids and running water. You will also be required to pay the fisheries management fee, unless you are under 18 years of age, over 70 years of age, or are 65 years of age or older as of 31 December 2023.
If you are lure fishing with only one rod and lure in still waters, such as river pools, payment of the fisheries management fee is sufficient.
Hook and line fishing and ice fishing are fully prohibited in running and rapids sections of waters with migratory fish stocks (i.e. also this permit area). In still waters, hook and line fishing and ice fishing are permitted free of charge with one rod.
Always make sure to check the location of the permit area. Please see either the map window or the PDF map on this page. Enlarge the map window to view the location of the permit area more clearly.
The Irninjoki angling permit area 5578 comprises the Irninjoki water areas between Laankoski and Iiviökoski belonging to Metsähallitus and Polojärvi water area partnership.
Please note that in the lower part of Petäjäkorva, on the west bank of the river, fishing the shore is prohibited on private property. The prohibited area is marked on the terrain, on the PDF map of the permit area in the map window.
Grayling and brown trout fry are released to the permit area as obligatory stocking.
You can monitor the real-time water temperatures in the Irninjoki River during the snow-free season in the SensorMonitor service (map.sensormonitor.fi). Read the Guidelines for responsible fishing to know more about how you can take high temperatures into account when fishing.
Call cost €0.00/min + mobile charge/local network rate
Eero Hartikainen
Pudasjärvi
Jani Suua
Taivalkoski
Permits are sold for the period:1.6.–31.10.2025
Permits are sold for the period:1.6.–31.10.2025
