Finnish company Cinia has reported issues with its undersea communication cable, which connects Finland to Germany across the Baltic Sea.
On November 18, Cinia, a firm specializing in building and maintaining fiber-optic networks, announced a problem with its C-Lion1 cable. The cause of the malfunction remains unknown.
The cable, stretching 1,173 kilometers, links the Gulf near Helsinki to Rostock, Germany. Operational since 2016, it is the only direct submarine cable connecting Finland to Central Europe. Notably, its route was designed to run close to the now-inoperative Russian Nord Stream pipeline to facilitate installation work.
This incident comes in the wake of a previous undersea infrastructure issue in the Baltic region. In fall 2023, a pipeline and communication cable between Finland and Estonia were damaged in the Gulf of Finland. Investigators suspect a Chinese vessel might have accidentally severed them with its anchor, though the investigation is still ongoing.
