Ystad, Sweden

Ystad, Sweden: Submarine Cable Landing Point

Ystad is a town on the southern coast of Sweden, situated in Scania County. As one of 28 submarine cable landing points distributed across Sweden, Ystad connects to the Baltic Sea cable network through one submarine cable. Its position on the Swedish southern coastline places it in proximity to Denmark and Poland, making it a node in the regional Baltic connectivity framework.

The single cable landing at Ystad is the Baltica system, which links Sweden to both Denmark and Poland across the Baltic Sea. This cable establishes a regional Baltic corridor connecting three distinct national networks within a relatively confined sea basin.

Cables Landing at Ystad

The Baltica cable is 437 kilometres in length and reached ready-for-service status in 1997 as a draft system. In addition to its landing at Ystad in Sweden, Baltica connects to landing points in Denmark and Poland. Spanning three countries along the southern and western Baltic rim, Baltica forms a triangular regional link across this enclosed sea. No additional technical specifications such as capacity or fiber pairs are recorded for this system.

Regional Context

Within Sweden's submarine cable infrastructure, Ystad hosts one cable, placing it among the smaller landing points in the country. Sites such as Farosund, Stockholm, and Visby each host three cables, while Capri Strand, Helsingborg, and Klagshamn each host two. With one cable, Ystad ranks within the top 76 percent of Sweden's 29 landing points by cable count, reflecting its role as a single-cable terminus rather than a multi-cable hub.

Network Role

Ystad functions as a single-cable terminus, with the Baltica system providing its sole submarine connection. Through Baltica, Ystad participates in a three-country Baltic regional link that reaches Denmark and Poland, enabling direct subsea connectivity between the Swedish southern coast and two of its Baltic neighbours. The cable's 1997 ready-for-service date places it among the earlier installations in Sweden's submarine cable history, given that the country's first submarine cable entered service in 1994.

As a single-cable landing point in a country with 28 such sites, Ystad represents a dedicated node in Sweden's regional submarine cable graph, anchoring one specific Baltic corridor that would otherwise require routing through alternative Swedish landing points to reach Denmark or Poland.