The undersea cable between Finland and Germany is damaged

The submarine cable between Finland and Germany was damaged, resulting in a cutoff of telecommunications between the countries. Yle reported this on Monday, November 18.

Information about the damage was confirmed by the Traficom cybersecurity center, the cause of the malfunction is still unknown.

“Cinia Oy’s C-Lion1 submarine cable between Finland and Germany is at fault,” Cinia, a state-owned company that builds fiber optic networks and provides telecommunications services, said in a press release .

Director of the Traficom Cyber ​​​​Security Center, Samuli Bergström, said that the reasons for this are now being determined.

“Obstacles may occur from time to time and may have several reasons, for example they are sensitive to weather conditions and damage caused by shipping. The important thing is that the problems are identified and steps are initiated to eliminate these,” added Bergström.

The malfunction was noticed shortly after four o’clock on Monday morning.

The 1,173-kilometer cable runs between Santagamina in Helsinki and Rostock in Germany.

The exact repair time is not yet known, but the average repair time for submarine cables is between five and 15 days.

The C-Lion1 submarine cable was launched in 2016. It is the only submarine cable in Finland that goes directly to Central Europe.

Let’s recall that earlier it became known that the German elite anti-terrorism unit of the Federal Police GSG 9, against the background of the appearance of Russian spy ships, will guard the underwater infrastructure.

Also, Tallinn and Helsinki expanded their cooperation in the field of maritime defense, the parties are developing specific plans – how, if necessary, to completely close the Baltic Sea to Russian ships.