Here's what was said at the official press conference. Prime minister says it is considered not possible to be a normal fault, but that it is "because of exter

Here's what was said at the official press conference. Prime minister says it is considered not possible to be a normal fault, but that it is "because of external influence". No effect on Finnish needs for gas or communication. The Finnish Border Guard said that the damage was clearly not just a normal leak. National Bureau of Investigation is suggesting one might call it "aggravated vandalism". Finnish Transport and Communications Agency says communication cable cut has no impact whatsoever as they have failovers. Reporter questions: Q: Was it Russia? A: Will not speculate. Q: What will you do next? A: Gather evidence at the scene, see if there is a connection between the two connections being cut. Q: How far are the damaged spots from each other? A: The cables are not right next to each other, but in the overall same area. Q: How large is the damage? A: Large enough that it is clearly intentional damage. Q: Did you see any ships or quakes? A: No explosion-like quakes. There is always a lot of traffic in the area. Q: Heard there was a Russian research vessel called Sibiryakov in that area in September? A: Will not comment, there are always many ships of different origin in the area. Q: Is there a growing military threat near the Finnish border after the incident? A: No. Q: Is it clearly an explosion or could it be something else? A: It looks like it was not an explosion. It is currently difficult to investigate because of the conditions at sea. Q: What does it mean that your "current responsiveness is elevated"? A: No we are operating as normal, but we are just paying some extra attention to these connections. Will not give details in what way. The press conference is now over.