Aki Heikkilä dropped out of school when he became a self-employed entrepreneur at the age of 22. As a child, Heikkilä got a bright picture of the industry. Now the situation in Finnish agriculture looks bleak. “You can’t afford surprises,” says Heikkilä.
There is an acute cost crisis in agriculture. Aki Heikkilä, 26, from Euraa, continued to live at home because he did not want to break the centuries-old tradition. Now he explains why farming has become a hobby for many: “It’s easier to get money somewhere else.”
Aki Heikkilä grabs a handful of snow from the ground and wipes the pitch from his hands. The backup generator broke down a month ago. The pistons are loose and the engine is in pieces.
A farm with 10,000 turkeys cannot be run without electricity, but a new aggregator would cost around € 20,000. With installation costs even more.
“You can’t afford surprises.”
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