Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki, Finland is a submarine cable landing point in Finland (coordinates 60.1711°, 24.9325°). It serves 10 submarine cable systems, making it a major regional hub in Finland's international connectivity infrastructure.

Helsinki is the capital and most populous city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About 694,000 people live in the municipality, with 1.3 million in the capital region and 1.6 million in the metropolitan area. As the most populous urban area in Finland, it is the country's most significant centre for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400 kilometres (250 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden, and 300 kilometres (190 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Helsinki, Finland

Cables landing at Helsinki, Finland are operated by 9 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Arelion, CITIC Telecom International, Cinia Oy, EMT, Eastern Light, Elion), Elisa Corporation, GlobalConnect, Telia Eesti (formerly Eesti Telekom. Each cable is typically jointly owned by a consortium of tier-one carriers and hyperscale operators who share construction costs and capacity; the operator mix reflects both regional incumbents and global players with interest in the routes served by this landing point.

Connectivity profile

From Helsinki, Finland, international traffic can reach 5 countries through 10 cable systems. Destinations include Estonia, Finland, Germany, Russia, Sweden. With multiple redundant paths, traffic at this landing point can reroute through alternative cables if any single system experiences an outage.

Monitoring status

GeoCables recorded 3 monitoring events on cables serving Helsinki, Finland in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• Mjolner East (2027) — Mjolner East is a regional submarine cable serving 3 countries: Sweden, Finland, Estonia. With landing points at Farosund, Helsinki, Kihelkonna, Tallinn, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity — crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →
• Eastern Light Sweden-Finland I (2019) — Eastern Light Sweden-Finland I is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Finland and Sweden. Landing at Hanko, Helsinki, Kotka, Stockholm, it provides a direct fiber-optic path between the two countries, serving as both a primary data route and a redundancy option for neighboring cable systems. Read more →
• C-Lion1 (2016) — C-Lion1 is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Finland and Germany. Landing at Hanko, Helsinki, Rostock, it provides a direct fiber-optic path between the two countries, serving as both a primary data route and a redundancy option for neighboring cable systems. Read more →
• Baltic Sea Submarine Cable (2000) — Baltic Sea Submarine Cable is a regional submarine cable serving 3 countries: Finland, Sweden, Estonia. With landing points at Helsinki, Stockholm, Tallinn, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity — crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →
• BCS North - Phase 2 (2000) — BCS North - Phase 2 is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Finland and Russia. Landing at Helsinki, Kotka, Logi, it provides a direct fiber-optic path between the two countries, serving as both a primary data route and a redundancy option for neighboring cable systems. Read more →
• Finland Estonia Connection 1 (FEC-1) (2000) — Finland Estonia Connection 1 (FEC-1) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Finland and Estonia. Landing at Helsinki, Tallinn, it provides a direct fiber-optic path between the two countries, serving as both a primary data route and a redundancy option for neighboring cable systems. Read more →
• Finland Estonia Connection 2 (FEC-2) (2000) — Finland Estonia Connection 2 (FEC-2) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Finland and Estonia. Landing at Helsinki, Tallinn, it provides a direct fiber-optic path between the two countries, serving as both a primary data route and a redundancy option for neighboring cable systems. Read more →
• BCS North - Phase 1 (1998) — BCS North - Phase 1 is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Finland and Sweden. Landing at Hanko, Haradsholm, Helsinki, Mariehamn, Stavsnas, it provides a direct fiber-optic path between the two countries, serving as both a primary data route and a redundancy option for neighboring cable systems. Read more →
• Finland-Estonia 3 (EESF-3) (1994) — Finland-Estonia 3 (EESF-3) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Finland and Estonia. Landing at Helsinki, Meremöisa, it provides a direct fiber-optic path between the two countries, serving as both a primary data route and a redundancy option for neighboring cable systems. Read more →
• Finland-Estonia 2 (EESF-2) (1992) — Finland-Estonia 2 (EESF-2) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Finland and Estonia. Landing at Helsinki, Tallinn, it provides a direct fiber-optic path between the two countries, serving as both a primary data route and a redundancy option for neighboring cable systems. Read more →

Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Geographic context from Wikipedia. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.