Angling permit area

2565 Vikaköngäs

The permit area of Vikaköngäs is situated in the Arctic Circle Hiking Area, along the E 75 highway, 25 km north of Rovaniemi. The permit area consists of approximately 3 kilometres of the Raudanjoki River downstream from Lake Vikajärvi. The Arctic Circle Hiking Area offers comprehensive services, including hiking trails and campfire sites. A trail connects Vikaköngäs to Vaattunkiköngäs in the south. The area also has accessible hiking structures, such as a fishing pier.

A white-water kayaking course has been built 200 metres upstream of the suspension bridge. This course entails steel pillars on either side of the rapids and steel wires connecting the pillars together. When the course is set up, it can make fishing more difficult in some parts of the permit area. In the summer of 2025, the kayaking course will exceptionally be in place starting from May.

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Basic details of the area

Municipality: Rovaniemi
Region: Lappi
Fishing period: 1 January –31 December
Permitted fishing methods: Casting (fishing with spinning rod), fly fishing
Required permits and fees: Angling permit, fisheries management fee. Always check "Permits needed for fishing".
Hook and line fishing and ice fishing: Prohibited
Angling permits for the area: 24 hours, 7 days, seasonal permit, youth permit
Targeted catch: Grayling, perch, pike, trout
Fisheries management: Fry stocking of natural fish stocks
Area characteristics: Located in a national hiking area, suitable for families, suitable for people with reduced mobility
Special features of the area: Easily accessible fishing destination with excellent hiking structures, such as campfire sites and trails.
Restrictions: Check the restrictions carefully in the permit terms.

What's new

A fire pit surrounded by wooden benches. There is a platform made of planks on the ground. The fire is burning in the campfire. In the background, a river flows and a forest grows.

A hiker watches a kayaker paddling in the rapids from the riverbank with his dog. The trees on the shore are leafless, and there is a bit of snow on the ground.

A rocky rapid in the spring sunshine. The sky is bright blue.

A rocky river flows through a summer landscape. Trees grow along the banks. The sky is cloudy.

Permits needed for fishing

In this permit area, you will need an angling permit for all types of fishing. 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.

Hook and line fishing and ice fishing are fully prohibited in rapids and running sections of waters with migratory fish stocks (i.e. also this permit area). In still waters, such as river pools, hook and line fishing and ice fishing are permitted with one rod with an angling permit.

Waters and area-specific restrictions in the permit area

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.

Services in the area

There are comprehensive excursion services in Vikaköngäs, including lean-to shelters, campfire sites and dry toilets. For more information about services in the Arctic Circle Hiking Area, please see Luontoon.fi.

Accessibility

A gravel trail leads to an accessible lean-to shelter beside the river at Vikaköngäs. There is also an accessible fishing pier in the area. The pier has hinged handrails and the rope railings on the side of the pier can be opened at one end.

For more information about accessible services in the Arctic Circle Hiking Area, please see Luontoon.fi.