Government Decree 1360/2015 on fishing (the so-called Fishing Decree), Article 1, stipulates that fat-finned lake salmon is completely prohibited in the Vuoksi water body and fat-finned (rel) lake salmon is also prohibited on the migration route between 1.6 and 31.8. In the fishing restriction service, this restriction area under the Regulation is indicated for the time being as a fishing restriction decision by the ELY.

Government Decree 1360/2015 on fishing (the so-called Fishing Decree), Article 14, stipulates that fishing with a hook and line set near the surface or in the intermediate water using floats is prohibited in the Vuoksi and Kuolimo watercourses. This restriction area under the Regulation is currently indicated in the fishing restriction service as a fishing restriction decision of the ELY.

The following fishing gear and fishing methods may not be used in the key habitats of the Saimaa ringed seal: 1) longlines; 2) other hook-and-line gear using fish or fish pieces as bait; 3) trammel nets; 4) nets with a line made of vertical bars lowered from other than the ends of the line; 5) nets with a line made of stranded or multifilament yarn; 6) nets or sets of interconnected nets that are not anchored at both ends during open water; (7) any net of mesh size less than 60 mm in which the twine is constructed of single twine of a thickness of 0,17 mm or more; (8) any net of mesh size equal to or greater than 60 mm in which the twine is constructed of single twine of a thickness of 0,20 mm or more; 9) a closed-top trap; 10) an open-top trap and any other static gear similar to a trap with a knot spacing of more than 55 mm; 11) a catfish or sea otter trap with a cod-end of more than 150 mm in width or length. The restrictions do not apply to angling, spinning, casting or trolling, even if carried out with bait. The prohibition shall not apply to a closed-end trap with a knot spacing of less than 55 millimetres and which, when spread or fitted with bars in the throat, does not under any circumstances create an opening of more than 150 millimetres. In addition, if the above trap is equipped with a covered front window, each corner of the front window shall have at least one exit opening 70 cm wide to allow the red seals to escape from the trap.

The minimum catch size for roe is 45 cm throughout the whole of the Heinävedenreit fishing area. Decision: POSELY/618/2023 (14.2.2024), https://heinavedenreitinkta.fi/

Decision POSELY/1284/2024 23.9.2024 Fishing with 22-54 mm nets is prohibited in the Pihlajavesi fishing zone in the Saimaa River in waters deeper than 8 m.

The North Savo Centre for Economic Affairs, Transport and the Environment has granted a permit to fish for eels in the waters of the Pihlajavesi fishing area between 1 May and 30 September 2024 - 2027 pursuant to Section 47 of the Fisheries Act (379/2015). Decision POSELY/2226/2023, 31.10.2023.

Fishing in surface and intermediate waters with nets with knots between 22 and 64 mm is prohibited. This prohibition shall apply to nets set on floats. Decision: POSELY/616/2023 (14.2.2024), https://www.puruvesi.info/

In Puruvesi, in the restricted fishing areas marked on the map, except for purse seine fishing, open trap fishing and fishing for vendace, all other fishing is prohibited within 100 metres of the marked islands and islets or parts thereof, in order to protect whitefish. These areas are key areas for the reproduction and life of the whitefish. The prohibition also applies to fishing under the general fishing rights referred to in Article 7 of the Fisheries Act, i.e. angling, spearfishing and bait fishing based on a management fee or age. POSELY/745/2022, 6.4.2022. Further information www.puruvesi.info.

According to the Pyhäjärvi route (4.39).

In the main basin of Lake Pyhäjärvi, when fishing with surface nets, the minimum permitted knot size is 65 mm; this restriction does not apply to fishing for vendace. Decisions POSELY/1515/2022 and VARELY/3641/2022, 25.8.2022. Further information: karjalanpyhajarvenkalatalousalue.fi

The minimum catch size for fat-finned trout is 60 cm in the Heinävedenreit fishing area. Fatty trout are completely banned. Decision: POSELY/618/2023 (14.2.2024), https://heinavedenreitinkta.fi/

Decision POSELY/1824/2024 23.9.2024 Surface and intermediate water networks of more than 21mm laid on raised beds are prohibited in the Pihlaj Lake of Lake Saimaa.

Fishing with nets is prohibited from 15 April to 30 June, except for gillnets with a knot size of less than 22 mm, which are allowed from 21 June.

The maximum height of the nets is 6 metres in the Puruvesi fishing zone. Decision: POSELY/616/2023 (14.2.2024), https://www.puruvesi.info/