Farosund, Sweden

Farosund, Sweden is a submarine cable landing point in Sweden (coordinates 57.8630°, 19.0553°). It serves 3 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Sweden's international connectivity infrastructure.

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Farosund, Sweden

Cables landing at Farosund, Sweden are operated by 2 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including GlobalConnect, Latvia State Radio and Television Centre. Each cable is typically jointly owned by a consortium of tier-one carriers and hyperscale operators who share construction costs and capacity; the operator mix reflects both regional incumbents and global players with interest in the routes served by this landing point.

Connectivity profile

From Farosund, Sweden, international traffic can reach 6 countries through 3 cable systems. Destinations include Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Sweden.

Monitoring status

GeoCables recorded 1 monitoring event on cables serving Farosund, Sweden in the past 90 days. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• Mjolner East (2027) — Mjolner East is a regional submarine cable serving 3 countries: Sweden, Finland, Estonia. With landing points at Farosund, Helsinki, Kihelkonna, Tallinn, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity — crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →
• Aurora (2024) — Aurora is a regional submarine cable serving 3 countries: Sweden, Denmark, Germany. With landing points at Borbby Strandbad, Brondby, Byxelkrok, Farosund, Hasle, and 7 more, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity — crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →
• Sweden-Latvia (2005) — Sweden-Latvia is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Sweden and Latvia. Landing at Farosund, Stockholm, Ventspils, it provides a direct fiber-optic path between the two countries, serving as both a primary data route and a redundancy option for neighboring cable systems. Read more →

Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.