This archipelago, located in the heart of the Baltic Sea, consisting of 6,500 islands and skerries (rocky islands) is often called the "Pearl of Scandinavia". From the point of view of politics and economy, this is a kind of "state in the state" - a Finnish province with internal self-government, having its own citizenship, its parliament, its government and its postage stamps. The official language of the Åland Islands is Swedish. The capital of the province-state, Mariehamn ("Mary Harbor") is the third largest port in Finland.
The Åland Islands are popular all over Europe among the lovers of fishing. Water in the surrounding islands is marine, but low in salt, so the fish here are found both marine and freshwater. In addition, the islands - an ideal place to relax from the bustling city life and bustle. Here you can rent a cottage for the weekend, for a week, for a month or even to come here all year round.
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How to get to
From Helsinki or Turku on a large Silja Line or Viking Line ferry to Marienhamn.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions in Åland |
Medieval castle Castelholm, Viking mounds, medieval aland churches, snail breeding farm, chip factory, tasting of Åland apple wine in the old wine-making economy.
Horse riding, golf. In summer, various music festivals, outdoor theater performances, international sports in sailing, tennis and fishing are held on the coast.
Fishing in the Åland Islands
At different times of the year, different fish are caught. In the summer - pike perch and salmon, in autumn - scary pike and sea taimen, in winter ice fishing is good with a short fishing rod, and in spring a salmon, sea taimen and pike are pecking.
Since the land on the islands (and coastal waters) are privately owned, you can only fish in specially designated areas. These territories often consist of many small private estates, the owners of which have united in fisheries. There are about fifty in total.
For fishing, you must purchase a fishing permit or a license for the area where you plan to fish .To do this, it is necessary to determine in advance the place of fishing (or, more precisely, the place where to live, since it makes no sense to live in one place and fish in another place) .The license can be ordered in advance when booking a cottage or purchased directly on the site of its owner .The cost of licenses fluctuates quite strongly - depending on the number of fish and the size of the territory .Each territory has its own rules, they should be clarified by the owner of the cottage when buying a license .The
It is necessary to specify at once what kinds of fishing are allowed in these places: the pike is caught for spinning and spinning, perch for light spinning, jigs and small spoon-bait, salmon is caught by trolling (fishing at great depths in the open sea), sea taimen - by spoon-shaped spoon and wobblers, pike-perches - on large wobblers and jigs. Photos of Åland (9)