Lag om fiske

This is the heading for Chapter 1, “General provisions.”

Chapter heading for general provisions.

Chapter heading: general provisions.

This provision states the law’s purpose: to organize the ecologically, economically, and socially sustainable use and management of fish resources, based on the best available information.

The law’s purpose is to organize the ecologically, economically, and socially sustainable use and management of fish resources, based on the best available information.

This provision states the law’s purpose: to manage fish resources sustainably using the best available information.

This section says the law applies to fishing in specified water areas, and that its rules on fish and fishing also apply to lamprey and crayfish and their catching.

This provision says the law applies to fishing in certain waters, and the rules about fish and fishing also apply to lamprey and crayfish and their catching.

This provision says the law applies to fishing in specified water areas, and its rules on fish and fishing also apply to lamprey and crayfish and their capture.

This section says this Act applies unless EU fisheries law, national implementing law, or an agreement with a foreign state provides otherwise.

This section says the Act applies unless EU fisheries law, implementing national law, or an agreement with a foreign state provides otherwise.

This section says the law applies unless EU fisheries law, implementing national law, or a foreign-state agreement says otherwise.

This section defines key terms used in the fisheries law.

This section defines key terms used in the Act, including fish stock management, fish stocks, migratory fish, commercial fishing, the fisheries management fee, and recreational fishing.

This section defines key fishing terms used in the law.

Vesialueen omistajalla on oikeus kalastaa ja määrätä kalastuksesta, ellei laissa toisin säädetä.

The water area owner generally has the right to fish and decide on fishing, unless this law provides otherwise.

Vesialueen omistajalla on oikeus kalastaa ja määrätä kalastuksesta, ellei laissa toisin säädetä.

The owner of a property with special fishing rights may fish and decide on fishing in the manner allowed by the right.

A property owner with special fishery benefits has the right to fish and decide on fishing in line with the benefit.

The owner of a property with special fishing benefits has the right to fish and decide about fishing in line with that benefit.

Everyone may fish with a rod for free in the ways listed, and certain people may lure fish; some waters are excluded.

Everyone may fish for free by angling, ice fishing, and silakka fishing with one rod, and certain people may do lure fishing; some waters are excluded, and organized fishing events need the fishing-right holder’s permission.

The provision gives everyone a free right to angle, ice-fish, and catch vendace with one rod using vertically movable hooks, and gives certain people a right to lure fish.

Tietyt persons and commercial fishers have a right to fish in Finland’s economic zone and public sea waters; Metsähallitus may also lease certain fishing spots and decide on fishing rights and permits on public waters.

Tietyillä henkilöillä ja EU-rekisteröidyillä kalastusaluksilla on oikeus kalastaa tässä pykälässä kuvatuilla alueilla; Metsähallitus voi myös vuokrata lohen tai taimenen pyyntipaikan ja päättää yleisen vesialueen kalastusoikeudesta ja luvista.

Kalastusoikeus kuuluu tietyille henkilöille ja rekisteröidyille aluksille Suomen talousvyöhykkeellä ja merellä olevilla yleisillä vesialueilla; Metsähallitus voi myös vuokrata tietyt pyyntipaikat ja päättää kalastusluvista yleisellä vesialueella.

Metsähallitus decides how state-owned private fisheries are used, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry may issue more detailed rules by decree.

State private fisheries remain with the state, Metsähallitus decides their use, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry may issue more detailed rules on their use.

Metsähallitus decides how the state’s private fisheries are used, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry may issue more detailed rules on that use.

Eligible residents of Enontekiö, Inari, or Utsjoki have a right to get a free personal fishing permit from Metsähallitus for state waters in those municipalities.

Certain residents of Enontekiö, Inari, or Utsjoki have a right to a free fishing permit from Metsähallitus in those municipalities’ state waters, with a separate seasonal permit for salmon and trout ascent areas.

Tietyllä kotikunnalla olevalla henkilöllä on oikeus saada Metsähallitukselta maksuton kalastuslupa Ylä-Lapin valtion vesialueille.

The holder of a fishing right may lease it, but the lease must be in writing. The tenant may not sublease it or pass fishing permits to a third party unless the lease agreement says otherwise.

Kalastusoikeuden haltija saa vuokrata oikeuden määräajaksi tai toistaiseksi, mutta vuokralainen ei yleensä saa vuokrata sitä edelleen tai siirtää siihen liittyviä kalastuslupia kolmannelle.

Kalastusoikeuden haltija voi vuokrata oikeuden, mutta vuokrasopimus on tehtävä kirjallisesti.

A shared-water shareholder may give someone else permission to fish under the shareholder’s fishing right without the other shareholders’ consent.

A shared-water shareholder may give someone else fishing permission without the other shareholders’ consent, but certain longer or border-river-related permits must be written and notified. The shareholder must also make sure the permit holder does not exceed the shareholder’s fishing-right limit.

Yhteisen vesialueen osakas voi antaa kalastusluvan toiselle ilman muiden osakkaiden suostumusta, mutta yli vuoden kestävät tai tietyille rajavesialueille kohdistuvat luvat on tehtävä kirjallisesti ja niistä on ilmoitettava osakaskunnalle.

The regional ELY Centre may grant a commercial fishing permit, up to five years, if the listed conditions are met.

The regional Centre may grant a commercial fishing permit for up to five years if the listed conditions are met, and it must set permit terms on areas, gear, species, times, and sometimes maximum catch.

The regional Centre may grant a commercial fishing permit for up to five years if the statutory conditions are met, and it must set the permit’s fishing limits and other terms.

Commercial fishers must pay fishing-right holders an annual reasonable fee after getting the permit under section 13.

Kaupallisen kalastajan on luvan saatuaan maksettava vuosittain kalastusoikeuden haltijoille kohtuullinen korvaus vesialueen kaupallisesta käytöstä.

Kaupallisen kalastajan on luvan saatuaan maksettava kalastusoikeuden haltijoille vuosittain kohtuulliset maksut vesialueen kaupallisesta käytöstä.

When more commercial fishing license applications are made for a water area than can be granted, the ELY Centre may give priority to certain applicants.

Kun kaupallisen kalastuksen lupia on haettava useampi kuin voidaan myöntää, elinkeino-, liikenne- ja ympäristökeskus voi antaa etusijan tietyille hakijoille.

If more commercial fishers apply for a permit for the same water area than can be granted based on fish stocks, the ELY Centre may give priority to certain applicants.

ELY-keskuksen pitää valvoa luvan ehtojen noudattamista, muuttaa lupaehtoja tietyissä muutostilanteissa ja peruuttaa lupa, jos luvanhaltija rikkoo ehtoja tai laiminlyö maksuja.

The regional ELY Centre must monitor permit compliance, must change permit conditions if the listed conditions are met, and must revoke the permit in the listed breach situations.

Elinkeino-, liikenne- ja ympäristökeskuksen on valvottava luvan ehtojen noudattamista, muutettava lupaehtoja tietyissä muutostilanteissa ja peruutettava lupa, jos luvanhaltija laiminlyö maksut tai rikkoo ehtoja tai lakia.

Tietyn ryhmän kaupallisella kalastajalla on oikeus saada vuokralle valtion rannikko-, saari- tai luotoalueelta maa-alue kalastuksen varastointiin, pyydysten kuivaukseen ja väliaikaiseen majoittumiseen.

Certain commercial fishers in group I have a right to lease state-owned shoreline, island, or skerry land not reserved for other use, under the land-managing authority’s designation and reasonable terms.

Tietyn ryhmän kaupallisella kalastajalla on oikeus vuokrata valtion ranta-, saari- tai luotoalueita kalastuksen säilytystiloihin, pyydysten kuivaukseen ja väliaikaiseen majoitukseen.

ELY-keskus may grant a regional permit for fishing tourism events, but the permit must be applied for in writing and can include fishing restrictions or daily catch quotas.

The regional ELY Centre may grant a permit for fishing tourism activities, with conditions, and can require annual fishing restrictions or catch quotas in the permit. The permit can be revoked if conditions are seriously breached. After getting the permit, the fishing tourism entrepreneur must pay a 100 euro annual fisheries management fee.

A regional authority may issue a fishing tourism permit, but the applicant must apply in writing and the authority must add restrictions or catch quotas when required.

This section names the state fisheries authorities and says certain fisheries administration tasks are carried out by specific bodies; ELY Centre decisions and related documents may be signed mechanically.

This section names the state fisheries authorities and assigns specific fisheries administration tasks to Metsähallitus and the Natural Resources Institute Finland; it also allows certain ELY Centre decisions and case documents to be signed mechanically.

This section names the fisheries authorities and allows ELY Centre decisions and related documents to be signed mechanically.

Elinkeino-, liikenne- ja ympäristökeskuksen on hoidettava useita kalataloustehtäviä, valvottava kalatalousalueiden toimintaa ja voi kalastuksenvalvonta-asioissa toimia koko maassa virka-apupyynnön perusteella.

The ELY Centre must handle state fisheries administration and several supervision, support, coordination, and advisory tasks. It may act nationwide in fisheries enforcement matters if an authority requests assistance.

Elinkeino-, liikenne- ja ympäristökeskuksen must handle fisheries administration tasks, supervise fisheries interests, support fisheries areas, and may act nationwide in fisheries enforcement matters when requested by an authority.

The relevant ELY Centre handles the ELY tasks in Finland’s economic zone if the part of the zone is located within that centre’s area.

The ELY Centre whose area matches the relevant part of Finland’s economic zone is responsible for the tasks there.

Suomen talousvyöhykkeellä ELY-keskuksen tehtävistä huolehtii se keskuksista, jonka toimialueella kyseinen talousvyöhykkeen osa sijaitsee.

Water areas are divided into fisheries areas, with boundaries confirmed by the regional ELY Centre, and some boundary changes may be initiated or applied for under stated conditions.

Water areas are divided into fishery areas. The ELY Centre confirms the boundaries and can decide on division, merger, or boundary changes.

Fishery areas are divided by geographic and administrative rules, with ELY Centres confirming and changing boundaries and the Ministry resolving competence disputes.

Fishing areas are public-law associations, may assume commitments and hold property, have specified members and bodies, and the ministry confirms the list of national fishing-sector organisations every five years.

Fishing areas are public-law associations. They may make commitments and acquire property, and the ministry confirms the list of national fisheries organizations every five years.

Kalatalousalueet are public-law associations that may make commitments and acquire property; their members are fishing-right holders in the area and national fisheries organisations.

The fisheries area must carry out specified management, planning, monitoring, information, control, and distribution tasks.

Kalatalousalueen on hoidettava tässä pykälässä luetellut kalatalouteen liittyvät suunnittelu-, seuranta-, tiedotus- ja järjestämistehtävät.

Kalatalousalueen on hoidettava tässä pykälässä luetellut kalatalouden suunnittelu-, toteutus-, seuranta-, tiedotus- ja valvontatehtävät.

Kalatalousalueen päätösvaltaa käyttää yleiskokous, ja tietyillä jäsenillä sekä muilla mainituilla tahoilla on oikeus edustajiin tai läsnäolo- ja puheoikeuteen siinä.

The fisheries area’s general meeting exercises decision-making power, and specified member groups are entitled to representation and voting rights there.

Kalatalousalueen päätösvaltaa käyttää yleiskokous, ja eri jäsen- ja sidosryhmillä on siinä määritellyt edustusoikeudet sekä äänimäärät.

Kalatalousalueen yleiskokous päättää useista alueen hallintoon liittyvistä asioista, kuten hallituksen valinnasta, tilinpäätöksestä, suunnitelmista, säännöistä, korvausvarojen jakamisesta ja päätösten oikaisemisesta.

Kalatalousalueen yleiskokous has the power to elect the board and decide on financial approval, discharge, planning, approval of management rules, distribution of compensation funds, use of returned compensation funds, and correction of decisions.

The general meeting of the fisheries area must choose the board and make several governance and financial decisions.

The fisheries area board must have at least seven members and each board member serves for three years.

The fisheries area board must have at least seven members, each serving a three-year term, and the board has listed duties including preparing general meeting matters, carrying out and reporting plan tasks, notifying decisions, organizing fisheries monitoring tasks, and appointing or dismissing the managing director.

The board of the fishing area must have at least seven members, each serving a three-year term, and the board has listed duties.

Toiminnanjohtajan on hoidettava kalatalousalueen juoksevaa hallintoa hallituksen ohjeiden mukaan, annettava tarvittavat tiedot hallitukselle, ja huolehdittava kirjanpidon lainmukaisuudesta ja varainhoidon järjestämisestä. Hänellä on myös nimenkirjoitusoikeus sekä tietyin edellytyksin oikeus osallistua hallituksen kokouksiin, käyttää puhevaltaa ja saada maksutta tietoja Maanmittauslaitokselta.

The managing director runs the fisheries area’s day-to-day administration, has signing authority, must keep accounting lawful and finances reliably arranged, must give the board the information it needs, may attend and speak at board meetings unless the board decides otherwise, and may get certain Land Survey data free when needed for fisheries control or distributing trolling-fishing funds.

Toiminnanjohtaja hoitaa kalatalousalueen juoksevaa hallintoa, vastaa kirjanpidosta ja varainhoidon järjestämisestä, antaa tarvittavat tiedot hallitukselle, saa olla läsnä hallituksen kokouksessa ja saa tietyissä tilanteissa maksutta tietoja Maanmittauslaitokselta.

Kalatalousalueen toimielimen jäsenen ja toimihenkilön on julkista hallintotehtävää hoitaessaan noudatettava tiettyjä hallinto- ja julkisuuslakeja.

Kalatalousalueen toimielimen jäsenen ja toimihenkilön on noudatettava named public-law statutes when performing a public administrative task.

Fishing area board members and employees must follow specified public-law statutes when performing a public administrative task.

Kalatalousalueen säännöissä on oltava tietyt pakolliset asiat, ja kalatalousalue valmistelee säännöt, որոնք vahvistaa ELY-keskus.

The fishery area’s rules must state specified governance details, and the rules are prepared by the fishery area and confirmed by the ELY Centre.

Kalatalousalueen säännöissä on oltava tietyt perustiedot ja menettelytavat, ja ELY-keskus vahvistaa säännöt.

Kalatalousalue must give an annual activity report to the ELY Centre and complete annual auditing; accounting and financial statements follow the Accounting Act.

Kalatalousalueen on vuosittain annettava toimintakertomus ELY-keskukselle ja järjestettävä vuosittainen tilintarkastus; kertomuksen sisällöstä säädetään tarkemmin asetuksella.

A fisheries area must keep its financial year as the calendar year, submit an annual report to the ELY Centre, and arrange an annual audit.

The regional ELY Centre supervises fishery area activities, may obtain needed supervision information, and fishery areas must report key board contact details.

The regional ELY Centre supervises fishery areas in its region, may obtain needed information from fishery areas and auditors, and fishery areas must report certain board/contact details.

The ELY Centre supervises fishing areas in its region, may obtain supervision-related information and documents, must keep certain supervision data confidential, and fishing areas must report key board and management contact details.

The ELY Centre must establish regional fisheries cooperation groups in its area.

The ELY Centre must set up regional fishery cooperation groups in its area.

The ELY Centre must set up regional fisheries cooperation groups in its area.

Valtakunnallisia kalavarojen hoitosuunnitelmia voidaan laatia tarvittaessa, maa- ja metsätalousministeriö vastaa valmistelusta ja vahvistamisesta, ja vahvistetut suunnitelmat on otettava huomioon alueellisissa suunnitelmissa ja kalastuksen järjestämisessä yleisillä vesialueilla.

Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö voi vahvistaa valtakunnalliset kalavarojen hoitosuunnitelmat, ja niiden valmistelussa tehdään yhteistyötä ympäristöministeriön kanssa.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry prepares and approves national fish resource management plans, with the Ministry of the Environment involved in preparation.

Kalatalousalueen on laadittava ja otettava käyttöön aluettaan koskeva käyttö- ja hoitosuunnitelma.

The fisheries area must prepare and put into use a management plan for its area.

Kalatalousalueen on laadittava ja otettava käyttöön omaa aluettaan koskeva käyttö- ja hoitosuunnitelma.

Kalatalousalueen on laadittava ehdotus alueensa kalavarojen käyttö- ja hoitosuunnitelmaksi, ja suunnitelman on sisällettävä luetellut tiedot, tavoitteet ja toimenpiteet.

The fisheries area must prepare a draft fish resources use and management plan for its area.

Kalatalousalueen on laadittava ehdotus oman alueensa kalavarojen käyttö- ja hoitosuunnitelmaksi.

The ELY Centre approves a fisheries use and management plan if legal and procedural conditions are met.

The ELY Centre must approve a fisheries use and management plan if the stated conditions are met; it may return a non-compliant proposal for reworking and may withhold certain funds until a compliant proposal is submitted.

The regional Centre approves a fisheries use and management plan if legal and planning conditions are met; it may send an inadequate proposal back for revision, withhold certain funds, or implement regional fishing restrictions when deciding approval.

Käyttö- ja hoitosuunnitelma voi olla voimassa enintään 10 vuotta hyväksymisestään, ja vanha suunnitelma jatkuu tarvittaessa, kunnes uusi tulee voimaan.

The management plan lasts at most 10 years, and if conditions change materially, the fishing area must start amending it.

Käyttö- ja hoitosuunnitelma voi olla voimassa enintään 10 vuotta, ja vanha suunnitelma jatkuu tarvittaessa siihen asti, kun uusi tulee voimaan.

The ELY Centre must supervise implementation of the fisheries area’s use and management plan, and may stop paying section 82 funds to the fisheries area if non-implementation endangers a fish stock or species until implementation begins.

ELY-keskus must monitor that the fisheries area’s management plan is implemented.

The ELY Centre supervises implementation of the fisheries area’s management plan and may withhold funds if implementation is neglected in a way that endangers fish stock viability.

Kalatalousalueen kalavarojen käyttö ja hoito on järjestettävä hyväksytyn suunnitelman mukaisesti, ja tietyt viranomaiset sekä kalastusoikeuden haltijat vastaavat toteutuksesta, seurannasta ja ilmoittamisesta.

The fisheries area must manage fish resources in line with an approved use and management plan, and certain authorities and stakeholders must implement, monitor, and report on it.

Kalatalousalueen hoito ja käyttö on toteutettava hyväksytyn suunnitelman mukaisesti, ja tietyillä viranomaisilla sekä kalastusoikeuden haltijoilla on siihen liittyviä toteutus-, seuranta- ja ilmoitusvelvollisuuksia.

Fishing must be organized in line with the management and use plan.

Fishing must be arranged in line with the use and management plan. The fishing rights holder is responsible, and in certain common-water areas the relevant property owners and water-area shareholders must arrange it together.

Fishing must be organized in line with the management and use plan.

The co-ownership association may issue more detailed rules on how shareholders’ fishing rights are used, and fishing-unit allocation must take into account co-owners and others entitled to fish in the water area.

Osakaskunta may give more detailed rules on how co-owners’ fishing rights are used.

The fishing-rights use of the community’s water area is allocated based on fishing units, and the community may issue more detailed rules on how members’ fishing rights are used.

This section divides fishing rights in special fishing benefit areas, usually between the common-water shareholders and the special-benefit shareholders, with a different split for state waters and Inarijärvi.

This section sets how fishing rights are divided on special fishing benefit areas, including state-owned waters and common waters, unless a different rule was set when the benefit was established.

This section allocates fishing rights in special fishing benefit areas, usually by default shares unless different rules were set when the benefit was created.

Special fishing-rights fishing at a special fishing place belongs to the relevant shareholder properties, unless another arrangement was set when the benefit was created. The water-area owner may do other fishing there if it does not significantly disturb the special fishing benefit.

The special fishing right at a special fishing place belongs only to the participating properties, unless otherwise agreed when the special fishing benefit was created. The water area owner may do other fishing there if it does not significantly interfere with that benefit.

Erityisellä kalastuspaikalla kalastusoikeus kuuluu pääsääntöisesti erityisperusteisen kalastusetuuden osakaskiinteistöille, mutta vesialueen omistaja saa harjoittaa muuta kalastusta, jos se ei merkittävästi häiritse etuuden käyttöä.

Metsähallitus must handle the listed fishing-management tasks on state-owned water areas, and in Enontekiö, Inari, and Utsjoki it must yearly ask the relevant consultative boards for an opinion on fishing arrangements and permit principles.

Metsähallitus manages the section 41 tasks on state-owned water areas, and in Enontekiö, Inari and Utsjoki it must request an annual statement on fishing arrangements and permit principles. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry may issue more detailed rules by decree.

Metsähallitus must every year ask the advisory board for a statement on the principles for organising fishing and granting fishing permits in Enontekiö, Inari and Utsjoki; the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry may issue more detailed rules for fishing in state-owned waters.

Pykälä kieltää useita kalastustapoja, pyyntimenetelmiä ja välineitä sekä kieltää kiellettyjen välineiden säilyttämisen kalastukseen käytettävässä kulkuneuvossa tai niiden pitämisen helposti käsillä pyyntiä varten. Valtioneuvosto voi antaa tarkempia asetussäännöksiä.

This section prohibits several fishing methods and gear, and bans keeping prohibited gear in a fishing vehicle or readily available for use.

Several fishing methods, gear types, and devices are prohibited in fishing, and prohibited gear may not be stored in a fishing vehicle or kept readily available for use.

The regional ELY Centre may grant an exemption permit for certain fishing-related purposes, but not if doing so would undermine the law’s restriction purpose or a management plan’s objectives.

ELY-keskus may grant a permit to depart from certain fishing restrictions for specified fishery-related purposes, if there is a justified reason.

Elinkeino-, liikenne- ja ympäristökeskus may grant an exception permit for certain fishing-related purposes, but not if the permit would undermine the law, a restriction, or a management plan.

Fishing gear must not be set or stored in ways that leave the mouth open above the water surface or endanger game or other animals. Fixed and stationary gear in use must be clearly marked, and certain gear-marking equipment must not be left in the water without gear, except for ice fishing.

Kalanpyydykset on sijoitettava ja merkittävä turvallisesti, ja tietyt pyydykset on merkittävä näkyvästi sekä pyydyksen asettajan tiedoilla että kalastusoikeuden merkillä.

Tietyt kalastuspyydykset on merkittävä näkyvästi, eikä pyydyksiä saa asettaa tai säilyttää vaarallisesti eläimille.

Only commercial fishers and people acting for them may use commercial fishing gear while commercial fishing, and they must prove their right to use it when asked by the listed authority or a fishery supervisor.

Only commercial fishers and those acting on their behalf may use commercial fishing gear while commercial fishing.

Only commercial fishers and those acting for them may use commercial fishing gear while commercial fishing, and they must prove that right when requested by the named authority or fisheries supervisor.

Fishing must not cause unnecessary harm or disturbance, and certain fishing must stay at least 50 metres away from the trawl and trap net mentioned in section 49.

Fishing must not cause unnecessary harm or disturbance, fishing referred to in section 7 must stay at least 50 metres away from the trawl or trap in section 49, and lawful fishing must not be intentionally obstructed.

Fishing must not cause unnecessary harm or disturbance, fishing under section 7 must stay at least 50 metres from the trawl or fyke net mentioned in section 49, and lawful fishing must not be intentionally blocked or made difficult.

Crayfish fishing equipment must be dried, disinfected, or frozen before being moved to another part of a water body or to another water body; crayfish may be kept in cages or similar devices only in the part of the water body where they were caught.

Rapujen pyyntivälineet on kuivattava, desinfioitava tai pakastettava ennen siirtämistä toiseen osaan vesistöä tai toiseen vesistöön; ravut saa säilyttää sumpuissa vain siinä vesistön osassa, josta ne on pyydetty.

Crayfishing gear must be dried, disinfected, or frozen before it is moved to another part of a water area or to another body of water, and crayfish may be kept only in the same part of the water area where they were caught.

Valtioneuvosto ja maa- ja metsätalousministeriö must help ensure sustainable use and management of fish resources for biodiversity, and may issue fisheries restrictions and detailed rules by decree under the stated conditions.

Valtioneuvostolla ja maa- ja metsätalousministeriöllä on velvollisuus edistää kalavarojen kestävää käyttöä ja hoitoa, ja ne voivat antaa asetuksilla kalastusta ja pyydyksiä koskevia rajoituksia tietyillä vesialueilla.

Valtioneuvosto ja maa- ja metsätalousministeriö must support sustainable use and management of fish stocks to preserve biodiversity, and they may issue fishing restrictions and gear rules by regulation in specified waters.

ELY-keskus may restrict or prohibit fishing in certain waters when fish stocks are weakened or at risk, or when the area is important for reproduction.

The ELY Centre may restrict or ban fishing in certain waters when fish stocks are weakened or important for reproduction, and may impose some of these restrictions to prevent danger to water traffic.

ELY-keskus may restrict fishing in certain waters when fish stocks are weakened or at risk, and the restriction can last up to 10 years.

The fisheries authority may restrict or ban angling, ice fishing, and lure fishing in a specified water area if one of the listed purposes applies.

The ELY Centre may restrict or ban angling, ice fishing, and lure fishing in a specified water area when the stated conditions are met.

The ELY Centre may restrict or prohibit angling, ice fishing, and lure fishing in a specified water area when needed for listed fisheries-management purposes.

Valtioneuvosto voi asetuksella rauhoittaa kalalajin tai -kannan koko maassa tai tietyllä alueella, jos lisääntyminen vaarantuu tai heikentyneiden kantojen suojeleminen sitä edellyttää. Rauhoitetun kalan pyydystäminen, myynti ja sille erityisesti soveltuvien pyydysten käyttö on rauhoitusaikana kielletty.

A fish species or stock may be protected nationwide or in a specific area by government decree if its reproduction is at risk or its weakened stock needs protection. During the protection period, catching the protected fish, selling it, and using gear especially suited to catching it are prohibited.

Kalalaji tai -kanta voidaan rauhoittaa asetuksella, jos lisääntyminen vaarantuu tai heikentyneiden kantojen suojeleminen sitä edellyttää. Rauhoitusaikana rauhoitetun kalan pyydystäminen, myynti ja sen pyydystämiseen erityisesti soveltuvien pyydysten käyttö on kielletty.

Valtioneuvosto voi säätää kalalajeille tai -kannoille ala- ja yläpyyntimitan, jos se on tarpeen kalavarojen kestävän tuoton, heikentyneiden kantojen tai lajin luonnollisen elinkierron turvaamiseksi. Alimman pyyntimitan alittavan tai ylimmän pyyntimitan ylittävän kalan pyytäminen on kielletty.

Minimum and maximum catch sizes may be set for fish species or stocks, and catching fish below the minimum or above the maximum is prohibited.

Kalalajeille tai -kannoille voidaan säätää alin ja ylin pyyntimitta, jos se on tarpeen kestävän tuoton, heikentyneiden kantojen tai luonnollisen elinkierron turvaamiseksi.

ELY-keskus voi päättää alueelle poikkeavat pyyntimitat tietyissä tilanteissa.

Elinkeino-, liikenne- ja ympäristökeskus voi tietyissä tilanteissa määrätä alueelle poikkeavat pyyntimitat.

The ELY Centre may set catch sizes that differ from the species- or stock-specific sizes set under section 56, if local conditions and the fish stock’s state justify it.

Fish that are below the allowed catch size must be returned to the water immediately, and fish caught during closed periods or with prohibited gear or methods must also be returned.

Undersized fish must be returned to the water immediately, unless EU law says otherwise.

Valtioneuvosto voi määräajaksi kieltää tietyn pyydyksen tai kalastustavan käytön tietyllä vesialueella, ja maa- ja metsätalousministeriö voi antaa samasta aiheesta teknisiä määräyksiä pyydysten rakenteesta ja käytöstä.

The Government may, for up to five years at a time, ban certain fishing gear or fishing methods in a specified water area and set gear-use times when needed to protect an endangered species. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry may also issue detailed technical rules on gear design and use for a specified water area under the same conditions.

The Government may ban certain fishing gear or methods in a specific water area, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry may issue detailed technical rules on gear design and use, when needed to protect an endangered animal species and reach a favourable conservation status.

Pohjois-Savon ELY-keskus sekä vesialueen omistaja tai erityisen oikeuden haltija voivat tehdä sopimuksen kalastuksen rajoittamisesta tai kieltämisestä tietyllä vesialueella saimaannorpan suojelemiseksi.

Pohjois-Savon ELY-keskus, a water-area owner, or a holder of a special right may make an agreement to restrict or prohibit fishing in a specific water area to protect the Saimaa ringed seal.

Etelä-Savon ELY-keskus sekä vesialueen omistaja tai erityisen oikeuden haltija voivat sopia kalastuksen rajoittamisesta tai kieltämisestä tietyllä vesialueella saimaannorpan suojelemiseksi.

A person whose water-area ownership or special right is significantly harmed by a ban under section 59(1) has the right to full compensation from the state.

If a ban under section 59(1) causes significant harm to a water area owner or holder of a special right, they are entitled to full compensation from the State.

If a ban under section 59(1) causes significant harm to a water area owner or holder of a special right, they are entitled to full compensation from the State.

The holder of fishing gear must promptly report to the Natural Resources Institute Finland if a seal or harbour porpoise is caught in the gear.

The holder of a trap must promptly report if a seal, whale, or Saimaa ringed seal is caught in the trap.

Trap holder must immediately report to Luonnonvarakeskus if a seal or harbour porpoise gets caught in the trap.

Fishing must not be carried out in a way that blocks fish from reaching spawning or feeding areas, or other areas where fishing is restricted to protect fish stocks, or that unnecessarily hinders fish stock management.

Catch and bycatch notifications must be reported promptly to the Natural Resources Institute Finland; recreational fishers aged 16+ must also file catch reports in the specified areas, and fishing tourism operators may report on behalf of customers or groups.

Fishing must not be carried out in a way that blocks fish from reaching spawning or feeding areas, or that unnecessarily hinders fish stock management.

The section defines a migratory fish water area and allows the Government by decree to designate other water areas as such, and the ELY Centre may determine the boundaries of rapids and flow areas in these waters.

Fishing must not be carried out in a way that blocks fish from reaching spawning or feeding areas, or other areas where fishing is restricted to protect the stock, or that unnecessarily hinders fish stock management.

This section defines migratory fish waters and allows the Government and the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment to make decisions about designating such waters and setting rapids/flow-area boundaries.

The Government and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry may issue rules limiting fishing in migratory fish waters to protect migratory fish movement and life cycle.

A migratory fish water area means a water area used by migratory fish as a main migration route or spawning area. The Government may, by decree, designate another water area as such if needed for migratory fish life-cycle conditions, and the ELY Centre may decide river and stream area boundaries.

Valtioneuvosto ja maa- ja metsätalousministeriö voivat antaa asetuksia, joilla rajoitetaan kalastusta vaelluskalavesistössä.

This section bans certain fishing methods near the mouth of a migratory fish river and sets distance and seasonal limits for net fishing and large fyke nets.

Government and the Ministry may issue fishing restrictions in migratory fish waters to protect fish passage and natural life cycles.