A significant power outage caused the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) to lose its live broadcast just before the start of the Venla relay race on Saturday afternoon. The outage occurred around 1:30 PM local time, impacting the televised coverage of the event. Reports from Kotka indicate that the race’s display screen also went dark at the moment of the start. The cause of the widespread power disruption is currently under investigation. The timing of the outage heavily impacted viewers hoping to watch the beginning of the competition. No information regarding the duration of the power cut or its wider impact beyond the race broadcast has been released. Organizers are working to restore full broadcasting capabilities.