Aquaculture 2014

In 2014, some 13.3 million kilograms of fish were cultivated for human consumption in Finland. This represented a decrease of some 0.3 million kilograms compared to 2013.
Some 12.4 million kilograms of rainbow trout were produced in 2014, representing over 90 per cent of all the edible fish produced in Finland. A little under 0.9 million kilograms of European whitefish were produced, representing a decrease of some 0.3 million kilograms compared to 2013.
A total of some 0.1 million kilograms of the other species of fish being farmed, including trot, arctic charr, sturgeon and pike perch, were produced.
Some 0.4 million kilograms of rainbow trout roe were produced for food.
The value of rainbow trout produced in 2014 amounted to EUR 47.1 million, while the value of European whitefish totalled EUR 6.6 million. The value of all edible fish produced amounted to EUR 54.5 million, representing a decrease of some EUR 1.5 million compared to 2013. This change is largely explained by lower production volumes.
As much as 86 per cent of the edible fish produced in Finland was bred in sea areas.
In addition to fish consumed as food, fish is also farmed in order to be stocked in natural waters. Some 56 million specimens of fry and crayfish – excluding newly hatched individuals – were produced for the purposes of stocking and additional farming.
In 2014, a total of 322 fish farming businesses operated in Finland. These businesses had 446 functional fish farms or natural-food farm ponds.