Meta, operating through its subsidiary Valoa Networks, is advancing plans for a massive data center campus in the municipality of Ii, located in Finland’s Northern Ostrobothnia region. The project centers on a massive 1,160-hectare site in the Northern Ostrobothnia region, with approximately 475 hectares specifically earmarked for server halls near the Herva power station.
Mayor Marjukka Manninen has highlighted the area's abundant clean energy production as a primary draw for the tech giant, aligning with Meta's global goal to match its energy use with 100% renewable sources. While the municipality is actively moving forward with zoning and environmental impact assessments, a final investment decision from Meta is still pending, and the permitting process is not expected to conclude until 2027.
Founded in 2004, Facebook needs no introduction as the world's largest social network. All the status updates, family photos and videos add up and create a need for a massive amount of storage and compute. Facebook maintains a growing stable of data centers spread across the world.
August 28, 2026 Finland
atNorth is expanding its FIN04 data center campus in Myllykoski, Kouvola, Finland, with a new building called FIN04A1. The company has appointed YIT as the main contractor, responsible for construction and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing works. YIT was also selected to build another campus...
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August 24, 2026 Finland
European data center developer Magnora has secured a firm grid connection for its Hämeenlinna data center project in Finland. The 150,000 sqm (1.61 million sq ft) facility is being developed with Northern Europe Energy Group (NEEG), with Magnora holding a 70 percent stake. The grid connection is...
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August 14, 2026 Finland
Swedish energy company Helios Nordic Energy Finland Oy is planning a data center project in the Alapitkä area of Lapinlahti, central Finland. The project covers more than 80 hectares near Fingrid’s Alapitkä substation and could support up to 500MW of capacity. The site was previously approved for...
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July 13, 2026 Meta
Meta plans to more than double its Richland Parish, Louisiana, data center campus to 5GW of capacity. The site, known as the Hyperion data center project, was previously planned as a 2GW development. Announced in late 2024, Hyperion was originally designed as a 4 million sq ft (372,000 sqm)...
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July 09, 2026 Meta
Meta is planning a 1GW data center in Sturgeon County, Alberta, marking the company’s first facility in Canada. The project represents a CA$13 billion (US$9.17 billion) investment and could scale up to 1.8GW of capacity. The AI-focused facility will use a closed-loop liquid cooling system and is...
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