Best european flounder lakes in Finland
158 Finland waters hold european flounder, 158 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality, leading with the waters in our reviewed search catalog — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. A brackish-water flatfish that lies camouflaged on Baltic sand and mud, feeding along channel edges, harbor approaches and shallow banks.
- Helsinki-Porkkala — North — 165 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 5 public access sites, 3 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Ålands Hav Södra — Central East — 709 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Skiftet Södra — Central West — 227 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Kotkan-Haminan sisäsaaristo — 78 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites, 2 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Lumparn — 97 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Upinniemenselkä — East — 145 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
- Hangon läntisen selän ulkosaaristoalue — Central West — 244 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Bromarv — West — 146 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Gullkronan selän ulkosaaristoalue — Central — 279 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Hankoniemi W — South — 241 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 4 public access sites, 3 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Hankoniemi — West — 178 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 5 public access sites, 5 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Loviisa-Porvoo — Sector 05 — 177 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Uolionselkä - Tammionselkä — 80 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Gullkronan selän ulkosaaristoalue — North East — 227 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Kotkan edustan sisäsaaristo — 90 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Velkuan - Iniön välisaaristo — North West — 169 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Airisto — 240 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Ålands Hav Södra — North — 356 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Rauman ja Eurajoen saaristo — South — 46 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
- Helsinki-Porkkala — North West — 135 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
- Vardskadsudden - Strömma — North — 64 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
- Hankoniemi W — North — 260 ft max · survey depth data · Zander, Northern Pike, European Perch, Sea TroutWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
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How to use this ranking
The order is a map-planning ranking, not a claim about today's fish population. It favors larger mapped waters and gives survey-backed contours a three-times data-quality boost. Agency population surveys, current regulations, access and recent conditions should make the final decision.
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When to fish european flounder in Finland
- Spring 5–25 ft — Drift or hold bait tight to sand and mud beside a channel; bites are often only extra weight.
- Summer 6–35 ft — Cover broad sand transitions slowly with a bottom rig, especially where a light current crosses the flat.
- Fall 8–40 ft — Work deeper harbor approaches and channel edges as the nearshore water cools.
- Winter 15–50 ft — Most fish hold deeper; present a compact bait slowly on the bottom and expect a sparse bite.
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