BalticsPublished: 21 October 2026 at 15:54

New communications cable to be built across the Baltic Sea between Estonia, Finland and Sweden

Swedish company GlobalConnect will lay a new fibre-optic cable linking Sweden, Estonia and Finland. Estonian officials say the connection is urgently needed after recent incidents in the Baltic Sea.

Swedish telecommunications company GlobalConnect will install a new fibre-optic communications cable in the Baltic Sea, connecting Sweden, Estonia and Finland. The cable is scheduled to enter service next year.

Estonian officials assess the new link as urgently needed. They tie this to recent incidents in the Baltic Sea, which have put the security of communications infrastructure in the region in focus.

No further technical details, project costs or a precise installation timetable have been given, so these remain unknown for now.

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