Finnish climate is cool and suitable for energy efficient solutions
Low cost of electrical power
The location between Europe and Asia connects many networks.
Finland is a politically stable nation.
Minimal hazardous risks including no earthquakes and foundations are built on granite bedrock

Finland had 2,127MW of installed wind power capacity as of 1 September, according to Windpower Intelligence

Low-Cost Electrical Utility

Finland had 2016 the second cheapest electricity inside the European Union, behind Sweden. (Eurostat 2016). Finland offers tax abatements for data centers over 0.5 MWs.

Mega Content in Finland

Google Hamina Data Center: In 2009 Google choose Hamina to the East of Helsinki to build their second major data center in Europe. Access to inexpensive power and the cool water from the Gulf of Finland made the site attractive.
Yandex Mäntsälä: In 2016 Yandex finished their data center in Mantsala to the North of Helsinki
Hetzner Online, a German data center and hosting provider has a big presence in the country.

Connectivity

Finland’s international connectivity was improved the C-Lion 1 submarine cable that links Finland directly to Germany. C-Lion 1 is 1,172 kilometers, has eight optical fiber pairs with a total capacity of 120 Tbps, and was completed in January 2016.

Finland Photos

Ice Fisherman next to Google's Data Center in Hamina
Posted in Google Hamina Finland

View from the Icy Water: Google Finland
Posted in Google Hamina Finland Source: Google

Top Datacenter Providers in Finland

	Sites	Sites	Gross SqFt
Google	1	172,223	81.00
TeliaSonera	2	161,459	24.00
Hetzner Online GmbH	1	21,528	2.40
Mediam Helsinki DC	1	0	0.00
Nebula Oy	1	0	0.00
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Largest Datacenters in Finland

	Gross SqFt	Gross SqFt
Google Hamina Finland	172,223	81.00
Telia Helsinki Pitäjänmäki	161,459	24.00
Hetzner Finland	21,528	2.40
Mediam Helsiki Data Center
Nebula Helsiki
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Germany’s Hetzner opens major colocation campus in Helsinki

Oct 01, 2018 | Hetzner Finland

The site in Tuusula offers cloud and colocation services, with 2,000 square meters of space available immediately. It benefits from fast connectivity to central Europe, thanks to Hetzner’s investment into C-Lion 1 cable system (also known as the Northern Digital Highway) between Helsinki and Rost...

Finland Data Centers & Colo

The Finland Data Center Map Has 17 Sites

List of Finland Data Centers: