NordicQCI interconnects the national quantum communication infrastructures of Finland, Estonia, and Sweden — creating a resilient, sovereign quantum network aligned with the EuroQCI vision.
Erillisverkot is involved in building a European quantum-safe communication network that leverages quantum technology to protect critical communications. The NordicQCI-project, which develops quantum-safe connections between Estonia, Finland and Sweden, is part of…
Read more →Stockholm University (SU) to bring quantum to space. Through a carefully designed optical ground station (OGS) in Albanova, the NordicQCI project will exchange quantum keys…
Read more →NordicQCI establishes cross-border quantum-secured communication links, integrating national QCI testbeds into a cohesive international network that feeds into the pan-European EuroQCI initiative.
Overall management, administrative oversight, risk and quality control and coordination with national authorities and adjacent EuroQCI initiatives.
Technical, regulatory, and cost-benefit studies preparing the architecture, technology, route selection and procurement specifications for the Space and Terrestrial Works packages.
Deployment and commissioning of the optical ground station (OGS) and its integration with the terrestrial KMS to enable QKD connecting to the Eagle1 satellite.
Procurement, deployment and commissioning of the cross-border QKD link between Stockholm and Helsinki over terrestrial and submarine fiber infrastructure. Including a use case with hybrid QKD-PQC connectivity between the LUMI and MIMER EuroHPCs and beyond.
Procurement, deployment, and commissioning of the cross-border QKD link between Tallinn and Helsinki over submarine fiber across the Gulf of Finland. Including a use case originating in Tallinn, with uplink to the Eagle1 satellite via the Stockholm OGS.
QKD provides provably secure key exchange based on quantum mechanical principles, immune to advances in computational power including quantum computers.
Building indigenous Nordic quantum communication capacity reduces dependency on non-European suppliers and strengthens strategic autonomy.
NordicQCI is designed as a segment of the pan-European EuroQCI network, following EU standards and contributing to the continent-wide quantum communication backbone.
QKD systems co-deployed on existing dark fiber infrastructure, leveraging Nordic telecoms assets to minimize deployment cost and accelerate rollout.
Leading research institutes, telecom operators, and government agencies across three countries pooling expertise in quantum photonics, network engineering, and security.
NordicQCI pilots hybrid classical-quantum security architectures, testing integration paths for government and enterprise early adopters of quantum-safe communications.
NordicQCI is delivered by a consortium of leading governmental and research institutes, as well as universities across the Nordic region.
NordicQCI has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Commission.
