Half the amount will be provided from European Union funds, the remaining funds to the farmers will pay the Finnish authorities. The support is intended to temporarily restrict milk production to stabilize market.

According to the publication, on the EU market in recent years there has been a surplus of milk. In addition, the Russian embargo also makes it difficult for dairy farms in Finland. In March 2016 Finnish farmers held in Helsinki protest demonstration on tractors. Farmers demanded the government to compensate losses from the Russian food embargo.

"The EU needs to restore good economic relations with Russia", — said the Finnish Central Union of agricultural producers MTK.