Catch, Cook and Enjoy your own Whitefish on a Skewer

EXPERIENCE THE TORNE RIVER INTERNATIONAL DIPNET FISHING TRADITION WITH THE GUIDANCE OF FISHERMEN

Catch, cook and enjoy your own skewered whitefish! Learn about the age-old fishing tradition practiced on both sides of the Finland-Sweden border river at Kukkolankoski.

During the program you will catch, prepare, cook and enjoy your own whitefish. Local dipnetting fishermen will guide you and tell you about their long-standing tradition.

You will get to know the Torne Valley dipnetting culture, learn to cook a local traditional dish and enjoy a unique culinary experience in the wonderful river scenery of the Kukkolankoski rapids.

The customized experience is suitable for travelers, companies, families and friends.

The dipnetting season is on from June to September. The service can be booked from Lippokala Oy, which is the fishermen's experience service company. For more information please contact the host Risto Leinonen, tel. +358 40 841 1348, risto.leinonen54@gmail.com.

Tornio river rapids fishing culture is listed in the National Inventory of Living Heritage both in Finland (2017) and in Sweden (2018).