Slussen

Slussen is an old fishing harbour at Nyborg in Kalix Municipality, Norrbotten, named after a lock system that once regulated the water level in Minasfjärden, now known as Smårsen. The site was once an important landing place where professional fishermen delivered their catches to the Kalix Fishermen's Sales Association, later BD Fisk AB, and an ice cellar was built to keep the fish cool. The main catches were herring and salmon, though whitefish and perch were also part of the harvest, and from the 1960s onward Kalix vendace roe (Kalix Löjrom) became a sought-after delicacy that made vendace fishing the most important source of income for local professional fishermen. The sources contain no information about present-day facilities, guest berths, or arrival conditions for pleasure craft, so these cannot be included in the description.