The commanding officer of the Finnish Navy Toni Joutsia (L to R), lieutenant commander of the Finnish Border Guard Markus Paljakka, the detective inspector of the National Bureau of Investigation Risto Lohi and the Chief of National Bureau of Investigation Robin Lardot during the joint press conference of the investigation of the possible attack on the Balticconnector gas line on 8th Oct., 2023 between Finland and Estonia at the headquarters of the National Bureau of Investigation in Vantaa, Finland, 24 October 2023. Lehtikuva/HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA via REUTERS
By Kati Pohjanpalo (Bloomberg) Finland and Estonia agreed to boost cooperation in protecting underwater energy infrastructure roughly a year after a ship anchor ripped up a gas pipeline connecting the countries.
The two governments seek to improve the surveillance and resilience of underwater gas and electricity infrastructure in the Gulf of Finland, and improve capacity for repairs, according to a statement on Friday.
The Balticconnector gas pipeline damaged in October 2023 has been repaired, and sabotage hasn’t been ruled out as a cause of the incident. There are also two submarine power cables that connect the countries, Estlink 1 and 2, in addition to data cables.
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