Huopanankoski (meaning: Huopana rapids) is a popular fishing rapids in

Central Finland Central Finland (; ) is a Regions of Finland, region ( / ) in Finland. It borders the regions of Päijät-Häme, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Northern Savonia, North Savo, and Southern Savonia, South S ...

with cultural heritage landscape.

Sport fishing Recreational fishing, also called sport fishing or game fishing, is fishing for leisure, exercise or competition. It can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is occupational fishing activities done for profit; or subsistence fishing, ...

has been practised in these waters since the 1800s.Huopanankoski Rapids
Fishing in Finland.. Retrieved 2015-04-10. The rapids became famous due to the Finnish author and journalist

Juhani Aho Juhani Aho, originally Johannes Brofeldt (11 September 1861 – 8 August 1921), was a Finnish author and journalist. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature sixteen times. Early life Juhani Aho was born at Lapinlahti in 1861. His ...

, who wrote popular short stories of his flyfishing experiences there. Huopana is located on the waterway from Lake Kivijärvi to

Lake Keitele Keitele is a large lake located in Central Finland. With a area of 493.59 km2, it is the 9th largest lake in the country. The lake is divided into three regions, Ylä-, Keski-, and Ala-Keitele, of which Keski-Keitele is the largest. Water in ...

. The rapids consist of a narrow forked stream flowing from Lake

Vuosjärvi Vuosjärvi is a medium-sized lake of Finland in northern Central Finland, Kannonkoski and Viitasaari. The water flows from Kivijärvi (Central Finland) lake, Lake Kivijärvi through Hilmo Power Station and the water continues to the Huopanankosk ...

to Lake

Muuruejärvi Muuruejärvi is a medium-sized lake of Finland. It is situated in Viitasaari, in Central Finland. The lake has a surface area of 25.3 km² and is located between two rapids, Huopanankoski and Keihärinkoski. See also *List of lakes in Finland ...

with a total elevation difference of . The left fork of the rapids is in a nearly natural state. The right fork has been slightly modified for log floating. In the village, there is also an old power station, a mill and an old road bridge. The Huopana village is situated at the lower part of the rapids. The fishing season runs from January 1 to September 10 and from November 16 to December 31. The natural catch species are brown trout, ide, grayling and whitefish. Stocked species are brown trout and grayling.

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* A YouTube vide
Huopanankoski 2013
by Hannu Rönty. Rivers of Finland Landforms of Central Finland Viitasaari Sport in Central Finland {{Finland-river-stub