Tornedalens Fiskemuseum
Fishing museum at Kukkolaforsen by the Torne River, about the fishing and people of Tornedalen, with filmed fish species, fishing methods and cultural history.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
Tornedalens fiskemuseum is at Kukkolaforsen by the Torne River, about one mil (Swedish mile) north of Haparanda and right at the border with Finland. Fishing at Kukkolaforsen has roots going back to the 13th century, and dip-net fishing for whitefish (sik) is still carried out today from boats and pator (traditional fishing platforms). Over time, fishing has been food, a source of income and part of the culture of Tornedalen.
The exhibition Fisk och människa i Tornedalen (Fish and People in Tornedalen) is divided into three rooms. In the first, I fiskarnas värld (In the World of the Fish), visitors can see twelve fish species filmed under water, listen to the fish’s sounds in a sound shower, and get a virtual 3D model of the bed of Kukkolaforsen on their mobile phones. The second room is about fishing methods and equipment, from simple rods to large and complicated pators. The third tells of people and fish in Tornedalen: festivities, competitions and rituals around fishing, the disputes over who owns the fishing waters, and how fish is prepared and used.
The museum is run by Haparanda town and is part of Kukkolaforsen’s cultural area, where there are also preserved fishing huts, a clock tower from 1887, water-driven mills and a sauna museum.
Highlights
- Twelve fish species filmed under water
- Sound shower where the fish can be heard
- Virtual 3D model of the bed of Kukkolaforsen
- Exhibition on fishing methods and equipment, from rods to pators
- Kukkolaforsen cultural area with fishing huts, clock tower and mills
Permanent exhibition
- Fisk och människa i Tornedalen – Basic exhibition in three rooms on the world of the fish, fishing methods and equipment, and people and fish in Tornedalen.
- Founded
- 1987
- Operated by
- Haparanda stad
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
- Restaurant
Restaurant by the river at Kukkolaforsen, with whitefish and salmon caught in the Torne River. The museum is in the cultural area next to the fishing huts, mills and the sauna village with a sauna museum.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| Good to know | Guided tours of the Kukkolaforsen cultural area, of which the fishing museum is part, can be ordered for groups of up to 50 people, lasting about one hour, year-round (SEK 2,500 for a private guided tour according to Kukkolaforsen). |
