– From the Norwegian side, we are upset about the development, and strongly dissociate ourselves from fishing on the Finnish side, writes State Secretary Aleksander Øren Heen (Sp) in the Ministry of Climate and Environment in an e-mail to news. He uses an even stronger description: – This is an unethical fishing, where a small group of fishermen take out salmon that are protected to ensure salmon fishing for future generations. Agreement on fishing ban Norway and Finland agreed as early as April that all fishing for salmon in both the Tanavassdraget and the Tanafjord should be banned this summer. The case was the same last year as well. The reason is severely weakened salmon stocks, and harvestable profits are no longer produced. The fishing ban has been introduced on the Norwegian side, but the Finnish authorities have spent more time getting the decision to ban approved. The Finnish president must first sign the bill in the Riksdag before it can be implemented. This has taken time, and therefore Finnish citizens can not be denied fishing. Valde Ranttila landed a salmon of 5-6 kilos on Tuesday night. On Facebook, he sent a special greeting: the 58-year-old cares little about the Norwegian rage. “President Sauli Niinistö has far more important things than salmon to think about now, NATO membership and the war in Ukraine,” Ranttila told news. He does not agree that he and the locals pose a threat to the tan salmon. 87-year-old can not be stopped At one of the very best rapids, Jalvi in Storfossen, news meets 87-year-old Ándde Niillas Länsman. – So far I have not caught salmon, but I just had one on the hook, he says. The veteran thinks it is sad that his neighbors and relatives on the Norwegian side are not to be seen by the river. – We Sami have never fished so that the river is destroyed. Then we would ruin for ourselves. Therefore, we who live here on both the Norwegian and Finnish side, must be able to fish a little, he says. The Finnish president will probably approve the law banning fishing in a few days, according to Yle Sápmi. But Länsman will not let that stop him. – Completely unbelievable A few miles further up the valley, on the Norwegian side, Per Andreas Holm (54) strolls to his vaulted river boat. – First we were told if we might be allowed to fish for a total of four days, but then the authorities turned around. It was a real blow. I had been looking forward to one of the salmon, says the farmer from the village of Sirma. He was on the river as a 4-year-old, and has fished salmon every spring with drift nets. Holm does not understand that the residents on the Finnish side are allowed to fish, but still does not criticize them. Has asked Finland to intervene State Secretary Aleksander Øren Heen says they have a dialogue with the Finnish authorities. – We have repeatedly asked them to intervene against those who now fish for salmon in the Tanavassdraget, he writes to news. That the fishing is not stopped is contrary to the agreement reached by the countries in April, he believes. Finnish citizens have also been fishing with driftnets for two weeks. The Secretary of State says:
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Norway about Finnish salmon fishermen in Tana: – Unethical to take out salmon that are protected – news Sápmi
