The EU, if necessary, will consider the possibility of assisting Finnish farmers affected by the imposition of the Russian countermeasures, also in 2015.

This was reported to journalists in Helsinki, the European Commissioner for agriculture Phil Hogan.

"I understand that the situation with prices (end of 2014) has not improved. We will continue to understand what is happening and ready to intervene again in 2015, if need be", "Hogan said, without specifying what type of assistance and what its entirety can be discussed.

In his words, to improve the situation of farmers in Finland would help "additional export opportunities", in search of which the EU could also provide support. He recommended that the Finns to look at the Asian market.

Autumn 2014-present prices for milk and dairy products in Finland decreased from 5% to over 12%.

At the end of last year, the European Commission decided to provide Finnish farmers in dairy products - financial assistance in the amount of €10.7 million as compensation for the damage imposed by Russia in response to European sanctions countermeasures. In addition, the Finnish budget for the support of the agricultural sector was allocated more than €20 million.

Earlier, the European Commission announced the intention to support the Baltic farmers affected by the Russian embargo, and to allocate €28 million Finns in this list please do not hit, because Finland was not recorded as serious as in the Baltic States (26%), falling prices for dairy products because of the efforts of cooperatives, trying to compensate for the losses to producers. However, the Finnish side insisted that if farmers will not receive financial assistance from the EU, soon cooperatives can end funds and the crisis, accompanied by a sharp decline in prices, in any case will be inevitable.

Russia introduced on 7 August 2014 package of measures on sanctions the United States, Australia, Canada, the European Union and Norway. They are a ban for a period of one year on imports to Russia from these countries fruits, vegetables, dairy and meat products.