After a series of suspected undersea cable cuttings, NATO has launched a new surveillance and deterrence mission to protect critical infrastructure under the Baltic Sea.

Finland and Estonia have implemented a real-time system for sharing environmental radiation data, enhancing both countries' preparedness to respond to any abnormal changes in radiation levels. The initiative came into effect at the start of 2025.

NATO is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect cables and pipelines that stitch together the nine countries with shores on Baltic waters.

Incidents damaging Europe’s undersea networks have become more frequent since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, raising suspicions they are the result of sabotage.

There has been a sharp rise in damage to undersea cables in the Baltic, with at least 11 incidents reported since October 2023.

NATO is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect cables and pipelines that stitch together the nine countries with shores on Baltic waters.

Estonia plans to build a new icebreaker in collaboration with Finland in the near future. The icebreaker Tarmo will be retired in three years, and a new ship is critically needed.

A defence spending target of 3% of GDP is more likely than the 5% aim pushed by US President Donald Trump, say members of the parliamentary Defence Committee.

Finland joined NASA's Artemis Accords on Jan. 21 through a signing ceremony that took place on the sidelines of the Winter Satellite Workshop 2025 in Espoo, Finland. The signing makes the Nordic country the latest to commit to the safe and responsible exploration of space that benefits humanity, according to a NASA statement.

Spot prices are rising due to colder, less-windy conditions. According to Fingrid, damage to the Estlink 2 cable does not play a significant role.

Elisa already has strong expertise in network automation and in software development, including various applications such as entertainment services Elisa Viihde and Elisa Elamus. According to the operator,

So far, the impact on Europe’s natural gas, electricity and data flows has been fairly limited. But a concerted attack on data cables could paralyze many nations’ communications networks, jeopardizing hospital surgeries, police responses and more.