The damage coincides with the damage to the gas pipeline and data cable between Finland and Estonia, says Swedish Civil Defense Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin.
The communication cable between Sweden and Estonia has been damaged. The Swedish Minister of Civil Defense has informed about the matter Carl-Oskar Bohlin.
– At the moment, we cannot say what has damaged the cable, Bohlin said at the press conference.
According to Bohlin, the cable was damaged at the same time and in the same area as the gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia and the communication cable that broke last week. Finland and Estonia suspect that the damage is caused by sabotage.
However, according to Bohlin, the cable has not been broken.
Sweden cooperates closely with Finland, Estonia and other partners in the investigations of the matter.
Swedish Minister of Defense Pål Jonson’s according to the government, the issue is important because it is a critical safety infrastructure.
– The government takes the situation seriously, Jonson said at the press conference.
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According to preliminary information from the Estonian Ministry of Economy and Communications, there is no reason to assume that the cable damage is connected to the cable and gas pipeline failures in the Gulf of Finland, says Estonian public radio company ERR.
– Similar smaller faults have happened to this cable before, the ministry said in its press release, according to ERR.
According to the ministry, the cable was damaged about 50 kilometers west of Hiidenmaa. It says that it received information about the interference of the communication cable last week, Wednesday, October 11.
The gas pipeline leak in the Gulf of Finland and the cable break occurred on the weekend of the 7th-8th. October
According to Estonia, the communication cable is working at full capacity again.