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The Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war
Amid claims of sabotage of undersea cables, a small wooden structure houses a key cog in Europe’s digital connectivity
At the end of an unmarked path on a tiny island at the edge of Stockholm’s extensive Baltic Sea archipelago lies an inconspicuous little wooden cabin, painted a deep shade of red. But in fact the cabin houses a key cog in Europe’s digital connectivity, and a point of vulnerability in a potential hybrid war: a datacentre that amplifies the signal from a 1,615-mile fibre-optic cable running from northern Sweden to Berlin. Photograph: Josefine Stenersen/The GuardianSince Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Sweden has experienced a rise in hybrid warfare – attacks on an adversary using methods other than traditional military action – blamed on pro-Russia groups.
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