40 years ago lohira are received at the time of the march to the ministry corridors – whether the fish return to the river in the no longer possible? Watch live at 11

Today, Wednesday, at 11 o'clock began Yle areena in kemijoki to the special broadcast, which will be discussed salmon return to the River and related disputes. Involved in the transmission of, inter alia, fish-active Jasper Pääkkönen, ministry of the environment Krista Mikkonen and the river management.

Exactly 40 years ago kemi river, it was decided that enough was enough. The river was harnessed for electricity production, but the clarity in the power plant construction, the disadvantages of replacement of the lappish people still not.

at the high court in then it was already in threshed it whether indemnification Finland's longest river, the first dam to Pohjolan Voima or also Kemijoki Oy, who's compensation is eligible and how much they should pay.

the November sixth 1979 night train had brought half a hundred farmers, fishermen and provincial politicians kemi river to the capital region.

Troops marched to the justice department.

the Visit was not announced in advance, but the rumors were spread by the south until the delegation had to wait a long time before seeking the minister's speech.

severe obvious host men winter pomppineen and fur lakkeineen take on thirtysomething attorney general Christoffer Taxell (r.). Just a whole bunch though not allowed into the office rooms, but part of got to wait around the corridors.

"the Back does not come before the decision is obtained"

fur hat delegation requirement was that in the court stretched the controversy the compensation of the magnitude of the resolved exception law.

– Emanation was hard. When the Rovaniemi station was, it was said to the press that the back does not come before there is a decision on the matter obtained, recalls the Lapland provincial secretary of the fur cap to the embassy participated in the Jaakko Ylitalo .

Annu Passoja / Yle

Home bring them stayed skinny: exemption law is not obtained, but the matter to be submitted to the Vaasa water ylioikeudelle Taxell could at least promise more resources to processing expedite.

Dispute at the core was the mouth of the river, immediately after the war, risen to power plant dam, Pohjolan Voima Oy built by red kite. Power plant construction practically razed hundreds of houses to support the revolutionary and millions of direct fishing revenue along the river that the migratory fish stocks.

See the Life in the archive: When the salmon disappeared from the river

Seppo Suvela, Joonas Haverinen / Yle

Now a valuable lohijoen blocking power plant on the river at the mouth of the figure would more than power the economy. The post-war lapland, the situation seemed a lot of things. One of the most pressing reasons was that the retreating German troops were in October 1944 destroyed the River crossing bridges.

the River had to be harnessed in any case, believes the River in the history of the doctorate Kari Alaniska .

– Pohjolan Voima estuary was not a primary place, because it was held in difficult circumstances and, inter alia, the electricity transferred to the south in terms of. But bridges up, the company found opportunity, said Alaniska.

Salmon was a dam under thousands of

a red kite completed a temporary building permit for 1949 and its impact on the salmon began to appear immediately. Spawn at aspiring salmon was the dam below the river puurona. Keminmaa types of blizzards danger of the salmon house of the heirs of Martti Maunu can still remember the last salmon of the summer of 1948.

I Remember how divers were talking about how the salmon flocks circled the power plant below the river, Maunu says.

a labour shortage in lapland in power plants was seen in the 1950s and 60s the importance of the employment projects.

Their marketing was also that they would bring lapland to the industry and the lappish for cheap electricity. Operating principles in accordance with Kemijoki Oy sells its power at cost to its owners. The largest owners are Fortum, UPM and the metropolitan energy company Helen. Lappilais shareholding in the company is fair 13%.

kemi river salmon fishing was a thousand years of tradition before the river dam of. The picture of Hervan dam the country Liedakkalassa in the 1940s.Matti Hervan estate

In 1949 with the completion of the red kite power plant disadvantages became clear only in the late 1950s. Water rights issued in 1964, the institution of a permanent permission.

so far, the final act fish compensation dispute was in 1984. The water rights provided for compensation and in the company of fish treatment obligation was considered at the time as permanent, eternally valid.

the river company of the review has accelerated

PVO:no red kite started Kemijoki harness the power of energy production, but it is finished by the state-run Kemijoki Oy. It is built on the river pääuomaan so far seven power plants. The new project, Sierilä, has received a water management permit, but not yet a building permit.

in Any of Kemijoki Oy's plant is not of the fishway, but taivalkoski has tried the fish heart-the device salmon ylisiirrossa.

in the 2000s Kemijoki situation has attracted accelerating rate. It is affected, inter alia, that the northern Power is, after decades have allowed to build the red kite two fish passes, with the dam under a gun will rise, at best, thousands of hiking the fish.

In 2017 Lapland ELY-centre left Northern Finland regional state administrative agency for the application of the obligation to open up. Depending on the condition of the river is currently illegal. ELY requires, inter alia, the fish passes all of the Rovaniemi below Kemijoki power plants, where they are not.

Kemijoki Oy has opposed the obligation to open the fiercely. It has inter alia commissioned a consultant company survey, according to which the fishway construction would be unsustainable in the company's economy.

see also:

a noble fish or a power company the money? Lasse Peltonen mediates the new method in Northern Finland, eternal strife

hiking fish dam open – the researchers flashed the decades of stalemate, even coercive measures

Jasper Pääkkönen: power companies still eating his hat

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