Description of fish catch and production statistics

Produced by: Natural Resources Institute Finland
Homepage for the statistics: Fish catch and production
Subject matter: Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): No
European Statistical System (ESS): No 

Description

Total fish production is a summary of the commercial and recreational fishing catch from Finland’s sea areas and inland waters, as well as from the farming of fish for food.

The statistics were formerly called Total Fish Production. The name has been changed on 26.1.2023.

Information content

The amount of fish caught and the amount of fish farmed are presented annually for each fish species. 

More specific information is available in the descriptions of the following statistics:

Commercial marine fishery

Commercial inland fishery

Recreational fishing

Aquaculture

Update frequency

The statistics are published once a year.

Time series

Information is available starting from the 1980s.