Finnish Navy's mine-countermeasures vessel Purunpää is pictured near the location of the damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline in the Gulf of Finland. (Finnish Defence Forces)

Finland's Central Criminal Police (CKP) has launched a preliminary investigation into “possible intentional damage” to the Balticconnector undersea gas pipeline and telecommunications cable that connects Finland and Estonia.

Finnish authorities confirmed on 10 October that a sudden drop in pressure in the pipeline that occurred during a storm on 9 October was caused by damage that was likely the result of external activity.

In an 11 October announcement the CKP said the initial classification of its investigation was “gross sabotage”.

“Yesterday [on 10 October] the Central Criminal Police began technical investigations into the leak and its surroundings [in the Finnish economic zone]. At the same time, evidence was secured,” it said. “CKP has sent a European investigation order to the Estonian authorities and intensive preliminary investigation co-operation has begun. Estonian authorities are investigating damage to a telecommunications cable that occurred around the same time [which] the authorities suspect … is in the Estonian economic zone.”

Finnish Navy's mine-countermeasures vessel Purunpää is pictured near the location of the damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline in the Gulf of Finland. (Finnish Defence Forces)

Finland's Central Criminal Police (CKP) has launched a preliminary investigation into “possible intentional damage” to the Balticconnector undersea gas pipeline and telecommunications cable that connects Finland and Estonia.

Finnish authorities confirmed on 10 October that a sudden drop in pressure in the pipeline that occurred during a storm on 9 October was caused by damage that was likely the result of external activity.

In an 11 October announcement the CKP said the initial classification of its investigation was “gross sabotage”.

“Yesterday [on 10 October] the Central Criminal Police began technical investigations into the leak and its surroundings [in the Finnish economic zone]. At the same time, evidence was secured,” it said. “CKP has sent a European investigation order to the Estonian authorities and intensive preliminary investigation co-operation has begun. Estonian authorities are investigating damage to a telecommunications cable that occurred around the same time [which] the authorities suspect … is in the Estonian economic zone.”

Finnish Navy's mine-countermeasures vessel Purunpää is pictured near the location of the damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline in the Gulf of Finland. (Finnish Defence Forces)

Finland's Central Criminal Police (CKP) has launched a preliminary investigation into “possible intentional damage” to the Balticconnector undersea gas pipeline and telecommunications cable that connects Finland and Estonia.

Finnish authorities confirmed on 10 October that a sudden drop in pressure in the pipeline that occurred during a storm on 9 October was caused by damage that was likely the result of external activity.

In an 11 October announcement the CKP said the initial classification of its investigation was “gross sabotage”.

“Yesterday [on 10 October] the Central Criminal Police began technical investigations into the leak and its surroundings [in the Finnish economic zone]. At the same time, evidence was secured,” it said. “CKP has sent a European investigation order to the Estonian authorities and intensive preliminary investigation co-operation has begun. Estonian authorities are investigating damage to a telecommunications cable that occurred around the same time [which] the authorities suspect … is in the Estonian economic zone.”

Finnish Navy's mine-countermeasures vessel Purunpää is pictured near the location of the damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline in the Gulf of Finland. (Finnish Defence Forces)

Finland's Central Criminal Police (CKP) has launched a preliminary investigation into “possible intentional damage” to the Balticconnector undersea gas pipeline and telecommunications cable that connects Finland and Estonia.

Finnish authorities confirmed on 10 October that a sudden drop in pressure in the pipeline that occurred during a storm on 9 October was caused by damage that was likely the result of external activity.

In an 11 October announcement the CKP said the initial classification of its investigation was “gross sabotage”.

“Yesterday [on 10 October] the Central Criminal Police began technical investigations into the leak and its surroundings [in the Finnish economic zone]. At the same time, evidence was secured,” it said. “CKP has sent a European investigation order to the Estonian authorities and intensive preliminary investigation co-operation has begun. Estonian authorities are investigating damage to a telecommunications cable that occurred around the same time [which] the authorities suspect … is in the Estonian economic zone.”

Finnish Navy's mine-countermeasures vessel Purunpää is pictured near the location of the damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline in the Gulf of Finland. (Finnish Defence Forces)

Finland's Central Criminal Police (CKP) has launched a preliminary investigation into “possible intentional damage” to the Balticconnector undersea gas pipeline and telecommunications cable that connects Finland and Estonia.

Finnish authorities confirmed on 10 October that a sudden drop in pressure in the pipeline that occurred during a storm on 9 October was caused by damage that was likely the result of external activity.

In an 11 October announcement the CKP said the initial classification of its investigation was “gross sabotage”.

“Yesterday [on 10 October] the Central Criminal Police began technical investigations into the leak and its surroundings [in the Finnish economic zone]. At the same time, evidence was secured,” it said. “CKP has sent a European investigation order to the Estonian authorities and intensive preliminary investigation co-operation has begun. Estonian authorities are investigating damage to a telecommunications cable that occurred around the same time [which] the authorities suspect … is in the Estonian economic zone.”

Finnish Navy's mine-countermeasures vessel Purunpää is pictured near the location of the damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline in the Gulf of Finland. (Finnish Defence Forces)

Finland's Central Criminal Police (CKP) has launched a preliminary investigation into “possible intentional damage” to the Balticconnector undersea gas pipeline and telecommunications cable that connects Finland and Estonia.

Finnish authorities confirmed on 10 October that a sudden drop in pressure in the pipeline that occurred during a storm on 9 October was caused by damage that was likely the result of external activity.

In an 11 October announcement the CKP said the initial classification of its investigation was “gross sabotage”.

“Yesterday [on 10 October] the Central Criminal Police began technical investigations into the leak and its surroundings [in the Finnish economic zone]. At the same time, evidence was secured,” it said. “CKP has sent a European investigation order to the Estonian authorities and intensive preliminary investigation co-operation has begun. Estonian authorities are investigating damage to a telecommunications cable that occurred around the same time [which] the authorities suspect … is in the Estonian economic zone.”