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Fisheries management fee

  • Permit or other obligation
  • Nationwide except the Åland Islands
  • Public service

The fisheries management fee is a mandatory basic fee for fishers who are 18–69 years of age and fish with lures or traps or who catch crayfish. This means that you always need to have paid a fisheries management fee when fishing with a spinning rod, nets or traps, for instance.

The exception is fishers who have turned 65 by 31 December 2023. The fee also does not need to be paid if you are only ...

Do the following

Metsähallitus collects the fisheries management fee on behalf of the state. The easiest way to pay the fee is at https://www.eraluvat.fi/en/fishing/fisheries-management-fee.

Alternatively, the fee can be paid by calling the Eräluvat telephone service at 020692424 or by visiting a sales point: https://www.eraluvat.fi/en/contact-us/permit-sales-points.

To whom and on what terms

The fisheries management fee is a mandatory basic fee for fishers who are 18–69 years of age and fish with lures or traps or who catch crayfish. The exception is fishers who have turned 65 by 31 December 2023.


Deadline

The fisheries management fee can be paid at any time.

Processing time

The fee is valid immediately after payment.

Period of validity

You can pay the fisheries management fee for one day, one week or a calendar year.

The service is provided by

Metsähallitus

Responsible for the service

Metsähallitus
Text edited by: Metsähallitus
Updated: 12/1/2026