Aquaculture 2021

In 2021, some 14.4 million kilograms of fish were cultivated for human consumption in Finland. This represented a decrease of about 0,7 million kilograms compared to 2020.
The production of rainbow trout amounted to 13.5 million kilograms, which accounts for 94 percent of the total food fish production. The production of cultivated European whitefish totalled 0.7 million kilograms, which is 0.1 million kilograms more than in the previous year. Other cultivated food fish species amounted to a total of 0.16 million kilograms.
About 0.4 million kilograms of rainbow trout roe was sold for food.
The value of rainbow trout production in 2021 totalled EUR 65.7 million, and the corresponding figure for European whitefish was EUR 6.3 million. In total, the value of food fish production amounted to EUR 73.3 million, which is almost EUR 10 million more than in 2020. The increase in the value of food fish production can largely be explained by the higher producer price of rainbow trout. The price of rainbow trout increases as the global market price for salmon rises.
Apart from use in the food industry, fish is also farmed for restocking in natural waters. The total volume of reared fish fry of different ages, excluding newly hatched fry, is around 50 million.
A total of 237 fish farming enterprises operated in Finland in 2021, nine enterprises fewer than in the previous year.