Northern EU Gateways

Far North Fiber will be the first cable system through the Arctic, which will connect Asia to Europe via North America and the Northwest Passage. When completed, the approximately 15,500 kilometer long optical fiber cable system will run in geopolitically stable and safe areas, significantly reducing the optical distance between Europe and Asia and minimizing the signal latency between the world's three largest market areas.

The Far North Fiber submarine cable system enables the use of SMART cable technology providing significant new tools for battling climate change, research of seabed seismology and oceans, as well as scientific cooperation between EU member states and partners of EU.

The project will conduct the route planning of the FNF submarine cable.

Cable route planning is in progress.

Terrestrial Backbone Finland (TBF) is national backbone network that enables low-latency and high-speed connections through Finland as well as efficient routing to other Nordic countries and Central Europe. Together with FNF and C-Lion2 submarine cables, the TBF network forms a digital loop around Northern Europe and provides routing options.

Scope of the project is to plan a new backbone network and to apply construction permits for it. Cable route planning is in progress on all route sections. Planning is now concentrating in the details, such as crossings, bridges, etc., of the route. First application for construction permit has been sent to be reviewed by the authorities.