Seabed Defence Feature: What The Estlink 2 Incident Can Tell Us About Protecting Critical Undersea Infrastructure

When the Estlink 2 submarine power cable linking Finland and Estonia was severed on Christmas Day 2024, it sparked a chain of events with ramifications for northern Europe as a whole. We talk to Kimmo Nepola of Finnish power grid company Fingrid and Commander Toni Joutsia, Chief of Staff of the Finnish Navy’s Coastal Fleet, about the events of that day, the aftermath, and lessons that can be learned.

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