Aquaculture 2015

In 2015, some 14.9 million kilograms of fish were cultivated for human consumption in Finland. This represented an increase of some 1.4 million kilograms compared to 2014.
Some 13.9 million kilograms of rainbow trout were produced in 2015, representing over 90 per cent of all the food fish produced in Finland. A little over 0.8 million kilograms of European whitefish were produced, which was almost the same than in 2014.
A total of some 0.2 million kilograms of the other species of fish being farmed, including trout, arctic charr, sturgeon, pike perch and grayling, 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 46.1 million, while the value of European whitefish totalled EUR 7.1 million. The value of all edible fish produced amounted to EUR 55.6 million, representing the same than in 2014. This is largely explained by the lower average producer prices of rainbow trout.
In addition to fish consumed as food, fish is also farmed in order to be stocked in natural waters. Some 50 million specimens of fry and crayfish – excluding newly hatched individuals – were produced for the purposes of stocking and further farming.
In 2015, a total of 293 fish farming enterprises operated in Finland.