Kotka, Finland

Kotka, Finland is a submarine cable landing point in Finland (coordinates 60.5010°, 26.8836°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in Finland's international connectivity infrastructure.

Kotka is a town in Finland, located on the southeastern coast of the country at the mouth of the Kymi River. The population of Kotka is approximately 50,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 79,000. It is the 21st most populous municipality in Finland, and the 16th most populous urban area in the country. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Kotka, Finland

Cables landing at Kotka, Finland are operated by 2 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Arelion, Eastern Light. 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 Kotka, Finland, international traffic can reach 3 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Finland, Russia, Sweden.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Kotka, Finland in the past 90 days — all connected systems remained within normal latency thresholds. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• Eastern Light Sweden-Finland I (2019) — Eastern Light Sweden-Finland I is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Finland and Sweden. Landing at Hanko, Helsinki, Kotka, Stockholm, 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 →
• BCS North - Phase 2 (2000) — BCS North - Phase 2 is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Finland and Russia. Landing at Helsinki, Kotka, Logi, 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. Geographic context from Wikipedia. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.