Fish species - Salmon (Salmo salar)

Salmon, Salmo salar is very popular food fish. Most of used salmon is farmed fish.

Vegetable tanned salmon skin leather is durable material for many purposes. Salmon has easily regognized pattern, which is composed of skin pockets. The skin surface is polished and darkened somewhat in use.

We use mostly farmed salmon, which has been used for food, typical size is between 4 - 6 kg. We have tanned also salmon skins from fismermen who have caught bigger salmon for example from Teno or Tornionjoki river. Biggest one in 2019 weight about 16,5 kg.