New land-based data link between Sweden and Finland strengthens security in the Nordic region

Recently, we have seen increased challenges to digital infrastructure, with incidents where submarine cables have been broken or destroyed. To counter this vulnerability, GlobalConnect has now completed a new land-based data communication connection between Sweden and Finland.

The new connection includes three fiber cables between Sweden and Finland and is part of GlobalConnect's 2,600-kilometer digital infrastructure project which starts in Berlin and extends to Finland. The aim of the project is to create a more resilient digital environment in the Nordic region by reducing vulnerabilities and expanding data traffic capacity. The new interconnection of the countries' digital infrastructure offers alternative paths for data traffic, thereby strengthening digital security and resilience.

“By building more and stronger connections, we reduce the vulnerability of the network and strengthen the digital infrastructure. This is an important part of our work to create a resilient and future-proof digital environment in the Nordics,” says Pär Jansson, responsible for international fiber expansion at GlobalConnect.

Contribution to security and regional development

For Sweden The connection will provide enhanced regional connectivity, creating conditions for new business investments, especially in the data center industry. In Finland, the project complements GlobalConnects previous investments in the Helsinki region, where an additional 260 kilometers of new fiber network are being built as part of a larger investment of 500 million euros.

“This connection is crucial to strengthening the region’s digital security and capacity, while enabling continued economic growth,” says Helena Bergstrand, CEO of GlobalConnect Finland.

Positioning the Nordic region as a global data hub

With investments like this, the Nordic region is solidifying its role as a global hub for data communications. The region already has unique conditions for the data center industry, and according to forecasts, more than half of Europe's investments in data center take place in the Nordic countries in the coming years.

– The Nordic region has unique conditions to handle the increasing demand for data capacity, and we are proud to contribute to this development, adds Jansson.

Briefly about the project

• Geography: Connects Sweden and Finland, part of a longer link from Berlin.
• Time: Completed in December 2024.
• Capacity: Up to 3 petabits per second, equivalent to all data traffic in the Nordic region today.
• Investment: Approximately 75 million SEK.