Germany and Finland say they are “deeply concerned” after the undersea cable connecting the countries was cut.
The break of the 1,170 km (730 mile) telecommunications cable – which is being investigated – comes at a time when tensions with Russia have risen.
The foreign ministers of the two countries said in a joint statement: “Our European security is threatened not only by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, but also by hybrid warfare by malicious elements.”
Damage to pipelines in the Baltic Sea has raised concerns about sabotage in recent years.
In October 2023, there was a natural gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia. Severely damaged. Finnish authorities later said the incident was caused by a Chinese container ship dragging its anchor.
And German prosecutors are still investigating. Nord Stream gas pipeline explosion Between Russia and Germany in 2022.
Conspiracy theories surround the attack, with unconfirmed rumors that the Ukrainian, Russian or US governments were behind it.
The latest development involves a C-Lion1 fibreoptic cable connecting the Finnish capital of Helsinki and the German city of Rostock.
Finland’s network operator Senia said all its fiber connections had been cut.
“These types of breaks do not occur in these waters without external influences,” a Senia spokesman told local media.
The failure did not affect internet traffic between the two countries because other cable routes were available, said Samuli Bergström, a cybersecurity expert for the Finnish government.
