Fishing is one of Finn’s favorite sports. Usually fish caught in Finland are quite small, but there have also been some bigger ones. Here are the 10 biggest fish caught in Finland in the 2000’s.
There have been many big fish caught in Finland, like the one in the photo, which probably weighted more than 30 kg (66 lbs). It is told that the biggest fish ever caught in Finland, was a sturgeon that weighted almost 180 kg (almost 400 lbs). It was caught in 1934. If there have been bigger ones, they haven’t been measured, or no-one remembers them.
Nowadays, the Federation of Finnish Fisheries Association and Finnish Federation for Recreational Fishing maintain the record fish registry. You can check the list of biggest fish from this link. And if you want to know what the fish species are in English, check this list of fish species are in Finnish.
10 Biggest Fish Caught in Finland
1. Cod 29.55 kg
- Method: Fishing net
- Location: Lemland, Ahvenanmeri (Sea)
- Year: 2022
- Finnish word for cod is turska
2. Salmon 27.4 kg
- Method: Fish trap
- Location: Lohtaja, Gulf of Bothnia (Sea)
- Year: 2001
- Finnish word for salmon is lohi
3. Carp 21.44 kg
- Method: Torch Fishing
- Location: Lohja, Hormajärvi (Lake)
- Year: 2004
- Finnish word for carp is karppi
4. Pike 18.8 kg
- Method: Fishing net
- Location: Ii, Oijärvi (Lake)
- Year: 2009
- Pike is hauki in Finnish
5. Pike-perch 14.09 kg
- Method: Trolling
- Location: Southern Finland
- Year: 2013
- Pike-perch is kuha in Finnish
6. Trout 13.115 kg
- Method: Fishing net
- Location: Pori, Gulf of Bothnia (Sea)
- Year: 2016
- Finnish word for trout is taimen
7. Burbot 8.05 kg
- Method: Fishing net
- Location: Iisalmi, Haapajärvi (Lake)
- Year: 2018
- Finnish word for burbot is made
8. Rainbow trout 9.66 kg
- Method: Fishing net
- Location: Sulkava, Lake Saimaa (Lake)
- Year: 2008
- Finnish word for rainbow trout is kirjolohi
9. Trout 10.42 kg
- Method: Longline
- Location: Inari, Lake Inari (Lake)
- Year: 2014
- Finnish word for trout is taimen
10. Salmon 12.4 kg
- Method: Fishing net
- Location:
- Year: 2002
- Finnish word for is lohi
Source:
Federation of Finnish Fisheries Association
Image by Martti Kesäniemi, 1928, Finnish Heritage Agency