Screenshot of the Ministry of Defence website down on 24 September 2025. Photo: Lehtikuva
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A denial-of-service attack temporarily disabled Finland’s Ministry of Defence website this week.
The attack, which began on Tuesday, was confirmed by ministry spokesperson Riina Kauppila on Wednesday afternoon. She told Finnish media that the .
It stated that the website had suffered a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, resulting in intermittent outages and limited access for users.
By 14:07 local time on Wednesday, the ministry announced that the attack had ended. However, it warned that ongoing protective measures might still cause service interruptions for some users.
The website displayed error messages throughout Wednesday afternoon, preventing public access to standard services and information. Other key government sites, including those of the Foreign Ministry, Prime Minister’s Office, and Parliament, were unaffected.
No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
DDoS attacks work by overwhelming a server with artificial traffic, typically generated through a network of hijacked internet-connected devices known as a botnet. These devices, which can include computers, routers, or surveillance cameras, flood the target with data requests until it becomes unresponsive.
Unlike data breaches, DDoS attacks do not involve unauthorised access to internal systems or networks. They are designed to disrupt service availability rather than steal information. Despite this, such attacks can still cause public disruption and require significant re, which noted that the website failure occurred early on Wednesday, with no immediate explanation from officials at the time.
This is not the first time a Finnish government platform has faced digital disruption. In recent years, increased geopolitical tension has led to a rise in cyber activity targeting public institutions in Finland and across the Nordic region.
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Source: www.helsinkitimes.fi
