Fishing for pikeperch

Every winter the telephone at Maria Häggblom's hardly ever stops ringing. Half of the callers ask, "Is the ice settling?". The other half ask, "When is the ice going to break up?" There are two types of guests: those who fish for perch and those who fish for pikeperch.

Do you need help to arrange your Åland fishing trip? Here you'll find tips and inspiration.

Get acquainted with the Åland fishing grounds together with a skilled and experienced sport fishing guide. Read more about the different guides before you make your choice.

It doesn't matter how well prepared you are – the unforeseen may happen anyway. Your fishing rod may break, you may run out of ammunition or you may forget your warm underwear. Then the hunting and fishing shops in Åland are ready to help!

We asked some sport fishing guides in Åland about what their guests have to say after their fishing adventures in Åland. Here is a selection of quotes:

Åland is special in many ways – also when it comes to fishing grounds and fishing licenses. You are very welcome as a fishing guest and to fish in many of the waters around Åland. But a fishing license is always required – sometimes one, sometimes several, depending on where you want to fish.

Seal hunting demands much from the hunter, both before and after the hunt. In the outer archipelago of Åland there is a great population of grey seals and the exciting hunt fascinates natives as much as visitors.

In 2008, the perch and the zander are in turn to be featured on two definitive stamps. The fish illustrations were taken from the illustrated work 'Finlands fiskar målade efter naturen af Gösta Sundman' issued in the late 1800s.