Alors que certaines rivières conservent encore des populations viables, la plupart des saumons sauvages (par opposition aux saumons élevés pour la reconstitution des stocks) provient du nord de la Baltique, notamment des rivières de Suède et de Finlande qui se jettent dans le golfe de Botnie.
While there are several rivers that still have viable populations the large majority of wild salmon (as opposed to reared salmon for restocking purposes) come from the northern areas, especially northern Swedish and Finnish rivers in the Gulf of Bothnia.