Fault cuts Finland-Estonia Estlink 1 power connection

The Estlink 1 electricity cable linking Finland and Estonia was disconnected early on Monday after a technical failure at a substation in Espoo. Transmission operator Fingrid reported the fault at 5:46 a.m., confirming that the problem had been traced to a reactor at the Espoo site. Fingrid’s head of operations Mikko Piironen said there was no evidence of sabotage or external interference.