25.8.2026
The Selkälahti and Keimiöjärvi rental huts will be withdrawn from use from the beginning of 2027.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.
29.7.2026
The sale of fishing permits for salmonid destinations is suspended when water temperatures rise too high. As of Tuesday, 21 July, no permit sales suspensions are in effect. The situation will next be reviewed on Monday, 3 August.
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.
28.4.2026
Bookings of rental and shared rental huts, as well as other sites available for booking for 2027, will open on Tuesday May 5th 2026 at 9:00am on Eraluvat.fi.
22.4.2026
There may be inaccuracies in the map windows and PDF maps of angling permit areas located in Enontekiö, Inari and Utsjoki, and the permit areas are not shown correctly in all respects. The errors will be corrected during May.
1.4.2026
Metsähallitus ended the stocking of rainbow trout in Lake Matildanjärvi, located in Teijo National Park, at the end of 2025. However, the sale of fishing permits and supervision has continued as usual until the end of March 2026. Starting from April 2026, fishing at Matildanjärvi will be allowed under general fishing rights, meaning hook and line fishing, ice fishing, and fishing with one rod and lure (e.g. spinning) after paying the fisheries management fee. In the future, fishing will be based on the lake’s natural fish stocks.
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?
