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Read Spain Raises Data Center Threshold to 10MW in Revised Renewables Decree
[Spain](https://baxtel.com/regions/spain) has raised the threshold at which its draft data center rules apply to 10MW from 1MW. The Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge ...

Spain Raises Data Center Threshold to 10MW in Revised Renewables Decree

October 27, 2026 Spain

Spain has raised the threshold at which its draft data center rules apply to 10MW from 1MW. The Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge sent the revised decree to the Council of State on October 26, Reuters reported. The text replaces an August draft that covered...

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Read Google Apologizes And Halts Work At Two Finnish Data Center Sites
Finland's Licensing and Supervision Authority has told Google subsidiary Tuike Finland to keep preparatory work at its [Muhos](https://baxtel.com/data-center/google-muhos) and [Kajaani](https://bax...

Google Apologizes And Halts Work At Two Finnish Data Center Sites

October 26, 2026 Finland

Finland's Licensing and Supervision Authority has told Google subsidiary Tuike Finland to keep preparatory work at its Muhos and Kajaani data center sites suspended. The agency set an Oct. 23 deadline for felling, excavation, blasting and road building to stop at both sites, according to its...

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Read Finland Halts Two Google Data Center Builds Over 300-Hectare Forest Clearing
Finnish regulators have ordered a halt to work at two planned [Google](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/google) data centers after more than 300 hectares of forest were cleared before mandatory envi...

Finland Halts Two Google Data Center Builds Over 300-Hectare Forest Clearing

October 10, 2026 Finland

Finnish regulators have ordered a halt to work at two planned Google data centers after more than 300 hectares of forest were cleared before mandatory environmental impact assessments were completed, the BBC reported. The order covers the company's project sites in Muhos and Kajaani, both in the...

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Read Sesterce Plans €10B, 600MW AI Campus at Former Finnish Paper Mill
French AI infrastructure company [Sesterce](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/sesterce) said Thursday it plans to invest more than €10 billion ($11.2 billion) to convert the former Kaipola paper mill...

Sesterce Plans €10B, 600MW AI Campus at Former Finnish Paper Mill

October 08, 2026 Finland

French AI infrastructure company Sesterce said Thursday it plans to invest more than €10 billion ($11.2 billion) to convert the former Kaipola paper mill in Jämsä, Central Finland, into a 600 MW AI data center campus. The company's announcement outlines a 200 MW first phase and confirms an anchor...

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Read Applied Digital Secures 1 GW Of Finnish Power For First Campus Outside US
[Applied Digital](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/applied-digital) (NASDAQ: APLD) has secured access to as much as 1 GW of potential power capacity in Finland, its first development opportunity out...

Applied Digital Secures 1 GW Of Finnish Power For First Campus Outside US

October 06, 2026 Finland

Applied Digital (NASDAQ: APLD) has secured access to as much as 1 GW of potential power capacity in Finland, its first development opportunity outside the United States, the Dallas-based AI data center developer said on October 6. The planned AI Factory campus can scale to 1 GW, with initial...

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Read atNorth Plans €2B Salo Data Center With 75MW First Phase, 230MW Path
atNorth will develop a €2 billion data center, FIN05, in Salo, [Finland](https://baxtel.com/regions/finland), on a 28.6-hectare site, with 75 MW of power secured for the first phase and a path to a...

atNorth Plans €2B Salo Data Center With 75MW First Phase, 230MW Path

October 05, 2026 Finland

atNorth will develop a €2 billion data center, FIN05, in Salo, Finland, on a 28.6-hectare site, with 75 MW of power secured for the first phase and a path to as much as 230 MW. The Nordic operator announced the plan on October 5. Power will arrive through a new Fingrid substation.The first phase...

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Read Cerebras Begins Construction Of 165MW Data Center In Mikkeli, Finland
Cerebras has begun construction on a 165MW data center campus in Mikkeli, Finland, with the first 50MW phase now underway. The campus is being developed with Compute Nordic Finland and will use clo...

Cerebras Begins Construction Of 165MW Data Center In Mikkeli, Finland

September 02, 2026 Finland

Cerebras has begun construction on a 165MW data center campus in Mikkeli, Finland, with the first 50MW phase now underway. The campus is being developed with Compute Nordic Finland and will use closed-loop cooling and waste-heat recovery to supply heat to the local community. “This partnership...

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Read atNorth Signs YIT Contract For Additional Data Center Building In 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 construc...

atNorth Signs YIT Contract For Additional Data Center Building In Finland

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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Read Spain Proposes Rules Requiring Data Centers To Source 80% Of Power From New Renewables
Spain is preparing legislation that would require data centers of 1MW or more to source at least 80% of their electricity from new renewable generation on an hourly basis. The draft rules, approved...

Spain Proposes Rules Requiring Data Centers To Source 80% Of Power From New Renewables

August 26, 2026 Spain

Spain is preparing legislation that would require data centers of 1MW or more to source at least 80% of their electricity from new renewable generation on an hourly basis. The draft rules, approved for fast-track legislation, would apply only to new data centers and undergo public consultation...

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Read Magnora Secures Grid Connection For Hämeenlinna Data Center In 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 N...

Magnora Secures Grid Connection For Hämeenlinna Data Center In Finland

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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Read Helios Plans 80-Hectare Data Center Site in 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...

Helios Plans 80-Hectare Data Center Site in Finland

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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Read Data Center Operator Renews Lease for Vanda 3 Data Center in Stockholm, Sweden
Alternative investment manager Barings has signed a 10-year lease extension with a global data center operator at its Vanda 3 facility in Kista, Stockholm. The deal includes an additional 30MW of p...

Data Center Operator Renews Lease for Vanda 3 Data Center in Stockholm, Sweden

July 03, 2026 Sweden

Alternative investment manager Barings has signed a 10-year lease extension with a global data center operator at its Vanda 3 facility in Kista, Stockholm. The deal includes an additional 30MW of power from Ellevio to support expansion, with Barings planning to add 25,000 sqm (269,100 sq ft) of...

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Read 60MW Data Center Planned in Närpiö, Finland
A 60MW data center is being planned in western Finland by renewable energy firm Aurinkokarhu. Reported by local media including Yle and Vasabladet, the project would be located in Närpiö (Närpes), ...

60MW Data Center Planned in Närpiö, Finland

June 23, 2026 Finland

A 60MW data center is being planned in western Finland by renewable energy firm Aurinkokarhu. Reported by local media including Yle and Vasabladet, the project would be located in Närpiö (Närpes), in the Ostrobothnia region. The company has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire 18 hectares of...

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Read Verne Breaks Ground on New Data Center in Mäntsälä, Finland
Verne has begun construction on a new data center in Finland, marking the first phase of development at its Mäntsälä campus. The company announced this week that work is underway on the initial 70M...

Verne Breaks Ground on New Data Center in Mäntsälä, Finland

June 19, 2026 Finland

Verne has begun construction on a new data center in Finland, marking the first phase of development at its Mäntsälä campus. The company announced this week that work is underway on the initial 70MW phase of its data center campus in the Kapuli area of Mäntsälä, further expanding its footprint in...

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Read Finland’s Winda Energy Plans 100MW Data Center in Lapland Industrial Park
Finland’s Winda Energy Plans 100MW Data Center in Lapland Industrial Park

Finland’s Winda Energy Plans 100MW Data Center in Lapland Industrial Park

May 29, 2026 Finland

Winda Energy is planning a new data center development in Finnish Lapland. The company announced this week that the project, developed through Winda Energy Oy, will be located in Rajakangas, Keminmaa. Co-developed with investment firm Gi21 Capital, the 15-hectare site is expected to attract...

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Read Swedish Solar Firm Targets Finnish Data Center Development
Swedish Solar Firm Targets Finnish Data Center Development

Swedish Solar Firm Targets Finnish Data Center Development

April 10, 2026 Finland

A solar farm developer is expanding into the data center sector, with plans to develop a campus in Finland. The municipality of Iisalmi this week announced that Swedish energy company Helios Nordic Energy is planning a new data center in the Tervamäki area. While full details have not been...

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Read FCDC Plans New Data Center Campus in Vaasa, Finland
FCDC Plans New Data Center Campus in Vaasa, Finland

FCDC Plans New Data Center Campus in Vaasa, Finland

December 31, 2025 Finland

Finnish data center FCDC is planning a new campus in western-central Finland. FDFC Corp Oy aims to develop a 66,000 sqm (710,420 sq ft) campus in GigaVaasa, located in the Laajametsä business area near the airport. Two data center buildings are planned."The data center project supports Vaasa's...

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Read Elisa Confirms Plans to Cut 357 Jobs Following Personnel Negotiations
Elisa Confirms Plans to Cut 357 Jobs Following Personnel Negotiations

Elisa Confirms Plans to Cut 357 Jobs Following Personnel Negotiations

December 30, 2025 Finland

Finnish telco Elisa has confirmed it will cut 357 jobs. The announcement comes after the company launched its transformation program in October, when the carrier hinted up to 450 jobs could be lost."As part of the transformation program, Elisa is streamlining its organization and optimizing its...

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Read Blykalla Raises $50m as it Advances Plans to Power Data Centers
Blykalla Raises $50m as it Advances Plans to Power Data Centers

Blykalla Raises $50m as it Advances Plans to Power Data Centers

December 27, 2025 Sweden

Swedish small modular reactor (SMR) start-up Blykalla has closed a $50 million (€42m) financing round to accelerate development of its lead-cooled SMR, with a focus on meeting growing demand from the data center sector.Blykalla said that it will use the capital to scale testing and validation...

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Read Bitzero Breaks Ground on Finland Data Center
Bitzero Breaks Ground on Finland Data Center

Bitzero Breaks Ground on Finland Data Center

December 04, 2025 Finland

Data center and cryptomine firm Bitzero has broken ground on a data center campus in Finland. Iit has begun Phase I development at its nearly 100-hectare data center site in Kokemäki, Finland."This site provides the space and power capacity we need to achieve our aggressive growth plans and...

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