Helsinki, Oct 6, 2026 (AFP) - Finland orders halt to work on Google's data centre sites

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2026-10-06

A Finnish authority on Tuesday ordered work on two of Google's data centre sites in the country halted until mandatory environmental impact assessments have been completed. The US tech giant announced in September a 13-billion-euro ($15-billion) investment in digital infrastructure Finland over the next two years to power its AI ambitions. Google has called the data centre projects in the municipalities of Muhos, Vaala, Kajaani and Hamina its sin......

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