CSC - IT Center for Science

CSC is a non-profit limited liability company with a special mission. The Finnish state owns 70% of its shares and Finnish higher education institutions own 30%, and the Ministry of Education and Culture steers the ownership. CSC is headquartered in Espoo, and Kimmo Koski has been its managing director since 2004.

CSC provides high-performance, cloud, quantum and AI computing, research data management, digital preservation and Funet, the Finnish research and education network. Its Kajaani data centre sits in the Renforsin Ranta business area, a former paper mill site, and hosts the EuroHPC LUMI supercomputer and the national Roihu supercomputer. CSC is building a new data centre on the same site for the LUMI AI Factory.

CSC History:

In January 2026, construction started on the LUMI AI Factory data centre at Renforsin Ranta in Kajaani.
In November 2025, CSC signed a lease with Kansallisholding for a new data centre building in Kajaani.
In December 2024, the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking selected the Finnish-led LUMI consortium to set up an AI Factory in Kajaani, with CSC as host.
In June 2022, the LUMI supercomputer was inaugurated at CSC's Kajaani data centre.
In 2016, the state transferred 30% of CSC's shares to Finnish higher education institutions.
In 2012, CSC opened its data centre in Kajaani.
In 2008, the company took the name CSC - Tieteen tietotekniikan keskus Oy (CSC - IT Center for Science Ltd).
In 1993, the unit was incorporated as CSC - Tieteellinen laskenta Oy.
In 1988, CSC connected Finland to the internet through Funet.
Founded in 1971 as a support unit within the State Computer Centre (VTKK).