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Several Fish Fairs in May – Superweekend on 19.–20.5.2018

 
Spring is a season for Fish Fairs. In May there will be at least five events in Finland. Delicious fish dishes and multiple choice of fish products are available at Fish Fairs. You may also find fishing tackle and other articles there. Forssa Fish Market will take place on May 5. A real superweekend of Fish Fairs will be on 19.–20.5.2018; events in Kotka, Imatra, Joensuu and Jyväskylä are held on Saturday and Sunday. In following weekend (25.–26.5.2018) fish lovers will come together in Kemi.

More information:
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On last weekend food consultant Outi Penttilä made tasty fish cutlets at Tampere Fish Fair. Blue bream paste was the basic material on cutlets. People were fond of samples. Photo: Ismo Kolari.

(19.05.2018)

Fish events

 

A wide variety of fishing-related events are organised in different parts of Finland, allowing you to take part in exciting competitions, sample fish delicacies and check out the latest tackle innovations.

Photo: Jari Tuiskunen 
Helsinki Angling Marathon, ‘Stadionki’.
Helsinki Angling Marathon, ‘Stadionki’.
 

Exciting fishing competitions

Finns are a competitive race and fishing competitions have long traditions. Competitions are organised around the themes of ice-fishing, angling, trolling, spinning and crayfishing. Ice-fishing competitions attract the highest number of people; numbers of participants in the largest competitions run into thousands.

Especially popular summer events are the hundreds of trolling competitions, the largest and most well-known of which is the 24-hour rowing marathon, the Puruvesi Salmon Championships, organised in Kesälahti. The River Teno Salmon Championship is resolved by trolling a big salmon from this majestic stream of Upper Lapland.

Photo: Lentokuva Vallas 
Ice-fishing enthusiasts spread out on the ice like ants during the Lake Kallavesi Finnish Championships.
Ice-fishing enthusiasts spread out on the ice like ants during the Lake Kallavesi Finnish Championships.
 

The European Championships in salmon trolling, held on the Gulf of Finland, bring plenty of participants and spectators to Helsinki. Every year, Lake Oulujärvi hosts the European Championships in pike trolling, while the World Championships in zander trolling, known as Rönnin Veto, take place on Lake Längelmävesi. The solemn names of events, such as ‘World Championships', demonstrate Finnish anglers' ardent zeal – and sometimes quite considerable fanaticism – about their pastime. Many competitions are open to all interested participants.

Photo: Petteri Kontila 
A trolling competition on Lake Rahajärvi, Inari.
A trolling competition on Lake Rahajärvi, Inari.
 

Delicacies at fish fairs

About 50 fish fair events are organised every year, offering a diverse range of delicious fish dishes to be enjoyed on the spot, fresh fish and various preserved fish products, accompanied by plenty of additional entertainment. The largest events are the Helsinki and Turku Baltic Herring Fairs organised every autumn and the Tampere Fish Fair, held every spring and autumn.

Fish fair calendar (in Finnish)

Photo: Veli-Pekka Räty 
Fish fairs offer fried vendace and many other fish delicacies. Tampere Fish Fair.
Fish fairs offer fried vendace and many other fish delicacies. Tampere Fish Fair.
 

Brand new tackle at hunting and fishing fairs

Fishing and nature enthusiasts gather at hunting and fishing fairs, a few of which are organised every year. The most well-known events are the Riihimäki International Sportsmen's Fair, the Northern Finland Outdoor Life Fair in Oulu and the Savo Wilderness Fair in Kuopio. The fairs present a diverse range of tackle, clothing and travel offering and, naturally, the latest product innovations.

Photo: Petteri Kontila 
Kuopio hosts the Savo Wilderness Fair every other year.
Kuopio hosts the Savo Wilderness Fair every other year.
 
 
 
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