The European Commission said it was allocating funding to end Finland’s energy isolation, one day after new life emerged for a Russian pipeline for Europe. The commission said it allocated roughly $210 million to support the construction of the first-ever natural gas pipeline linking Finland to Estonia, dubbed the Baltic-connector. European Energy Minister Arias Canete said the project would end Finland’s energy isolation by giving it a new option over Russia. “Diversifying energy sources and routes, and uniting the energy markets, is at the heart of the Energy Union,” he said in a statement. “This is key to ensuring secure, affordable and sustainable energy for all EU citizens.” With no large-scale commercial natural gas production of its own, the country relies entirely on Russia […]