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In early October, the undersea Balticconnector gas pipeline between Estonia and Finland was damaged. Two undersea telecommunications cables linking Estonia to Finland and Sweden were also damaged.
Tensions between China and Europe have escalated as Finland and Estonia suspect a China-flagged vessel of damaging the Baltic Sea gas pipeline and two telecom cables. The incident disrupted gas supply through the Balticconnector pipeline and affected telecom connections between Estonia, Finland, and Sweden. Finnish and Estonian investigators point to the Chinese-owned vessel, NewNew Polar Bear, as the prime suspect.
Finland on Friday was tightening access to parts of its Inkoo port, which imports liquefied natural gas (LNG), as part of efforts in the wider region to intensify security at energy installations.
Two new terminals for importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Finland have enough capacity to cover peak winter demand, making up for supply lost via the damaged Balticconnector pipeline, market observers said on Wednesday.