Fishing may be temporarily suspended in some destinations due to warm water conditions – check the current status of fishing destinations

This news item will be updated.

Warm water conditions are stressful for salmonids, and fish may not survive after being released. Metsähallitus recommends avoiding salmonid fishing in waters where temperatures exceed 21°C.

Fishing permits cannot be purchased for closed destinations. Permit sales may resume once water temperatures have dropped sufficiently. The situation is assessed, and decisions on whether to continue permit sales suspensions are made every Monday. Information on closed and reopened destinations will be updated in this news article.

As of Tuesday, 21 July, fishing permits are available for all destinations. The situation will next be reviewed on Monday, 3 August. After a one-week suspension, permits are once again available for the following permit areas (updated 28 July 2026):

• Kotala Rapids, 6550
• Konnuskoski, 7591
• Karvionkoski, 7561
• Latokartanonkoski, 7594
• Langinkoski, 7581

The destinations where permit sales have been suspended are migratory fish waters where temperatures have risen to high levels and do not appear to be decreasing. Brown trout, Atlantic salmon and other salmonids, such as Arctic char and grayling, tolerate warm water poorly and recover poorly after catch-and-release. For this reason, fishing should be avoided in destinations where anglers may catch undersized or protected fish that must be released.

Purchased permits may be cancelled

Although permit sales have been suspended, permits that have already been purchased will not be cancelled automatically. Metsähallitus cannot unilaterally cancel permits that have already been paid for without the permit holder’s consent.

Anglers may choose one of the following options:

• A paid permit may be cancelled in full and refunded. The cancellation must be made before the permit validity period begins by contacting Metsähallitus Eräluvat Customer Service: +358 20 69 2424 (weekdays 9:00–15:00, local call/mobile charge) or eraluvat@metsa.fi. For group permits, only the person who purchased the permits may request cancellation, and all permits in the group booking will be cancelled at the same time.
• Fishing may still be carried out with a paid permit if the permit holder so wishes. However, this is not recommended.

An unpaid permit may be cancelled by the customer in the Eraluvat.fi service.

Focus fishing on species other than salmonids elsewhere as well

Different fish species tolerate high temperatures differently. Some species cope well even in warm water. These include roach, pike-perch (zander), perch, pike, tench and crucian carp.

If you are uncertain about the water temperature, the safest approach is to target species that tolerate higher temperatures better or species that will be retained as catch in any case. An unpaid permit can also be moved to a cooler period.

Many Metsähallitus fishing destinations have temperature gauges that anglers can use to monitor water temperatures themselves. The gauges can be viewed at map.sensormonitor.fi.

Read more about the effects of water temperature on fish and fishing on the page Guidelines for Responsible Anglers.

Further information

Konnuskoski, Karvionkoski, Langinkoski:Fishing Specialist Teijo Hyytiäinen, +358 40 190 8549

Kotala Rapids, Latokartanonkoski: Fishing Specialist Veijo Honkanen, +358 40 571 4397