Tallinn, Estonia

Tallinn, Estonia is a submarine cable landing point in Estonia (coordinates 59.4362°, 24.7524°). It serves 7 submarine cable systems, making it a significant node in Estonia's international connectivity infrastructure.

Tallinn is the capital and most populous city of Estonia. Located on a bay in northern Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of 456,518 as of 2025 and administratively lies in Harju County. Tallinn is the main governmental, financial, industrial, and cultural centre of Estonia. It is located 187 kilometres (116 mi) northwest of the country's second largest city, Tartu, however, only 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Helsinki, Finland. It is also 320 kilometres (200 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia, 300 kilometres (190 mi) north of Riga, Latvia, and 380 kilometres (240 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden. From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century, Tallinn was known in most of the world by variants of its other historical name, Reval. Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at Tallinn, Estonia

Cables landing at Tallinn, Estonia are operated by 8 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Arelion, CITIC Telecom International, EMT, Elion), Elisa Corporation, GN Great Nordic, GlobalConnect, Telia Eesti (formerly Eesti Telekom. 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 Tallinn, Estonia, international traffic can reach 3 countries through 7 cable systems. Destinations include Estonia, Finland, Sweden. With multiple redundant paths, traffic at this landing point can reroute through alternative cables if any single system experiences an outage.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving Tallinn, Estonia 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

• 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 →
• E-FINEST (2019) — E-FINEST is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Finland and Estonia. Landing at Espoo, Tallinn, 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 →
• Baltic Sea Submarine Cable (2000) — Baltic Sea Submarine Cable is a regional submarine cable serving 3 countries: Finland, Sweden, Estonia. With landing points at Helsinki, Stockholm, Tallinn, it strengthens regional internet resilience and provides route diversity — crucial when nearby cables experience faults. Read more →
• Finland Estonia Connection 1 (FEC-1) (2000) — Finland Estonia Connection 1 (FEC-1) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Finland and Estonia. Landing at Helsinki, Tallinn, 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 →
• Finland Estonia Connection 2 (FEC-2) (2000) — Finland Estonia Connection 2 (FEC-2) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Finland and Estonia. Landing at Helsinki, Tallinn, 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 →
• Sweden-Estonia (EE-S 1) (1995) — Sweden-Estonia (EE-S 1) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Estonia and Sweden. Landing at Kärdla, Stavsnas, Tallinn, 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 →
• Finland-Estonia 2 (EESF-2) (1992) — Finland-Estonia 2 (EESF-2) is a point-to-point submarine cable linking Finland and Estonia. Landing at Helsinki, Tallinn, 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.