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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 Nebius Secures $3.5B Senior Secured Facility From Citi
Nebius Group has borrowed $3.5 billion from Citi under a senior secured facility that matures in 364 days. The Amsterdam-based AI cloud company [anno](https://nebius.com/newsroom/nebius-secures-3-5...

Nebius Secures $3.5B Senior Secured Facility From Citi

October 23, 2026 Nebius

Nebius Group has borrowed $3.5 billion from Citi under a senior secured facility that matures in 364 days. The Amsterdam-based AI cloud company annoimg.jpg#bx-caption=Featured%3A%20Wide%20shot%20of%20Nebius%20AI%20infrastructure%20server%20rows%20and%20network%20cabling.#bx-layout=right-50)unced...

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Read Nebius Signs Preliminary Framework for 50MW at NEOM's Oxagon Campus
[HUMAIN](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/humain) and [DataVolt](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/datavolt) signed a preliminary framework agreement with [Nebius](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/nebi...

Nebius Signs Preliminary Framework for 50MW at NEOM's Oxagon Campus

October 22, 2026 Nebius

HUMAIN and DataVolt signed a preliminary framework agreement with Nebius for up to 50MW at Oxagon, the industrial city in Saudi Arabia's NEOM development. NEOM announced the framework on October 21, naming the AI cloud company an anchor customer at a giga campus already under construction....

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Read Nebius Signs LOI to Anchor VOLT's 600MW Rotterdam AI Gigafactory
[VOLT](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/volt-data-centers) has lined up [Nebius](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/nebius) as the first off-taker at its [Rotterdam AI Gigafactory](https://fromvolt.com...

Nebius Signs LOI to Anchor VOLT's 600MW Rotterdam AI Gigafactory

October 13, 2026 Nebius

VOLT has lined up Nebius as the first off-taker at its Rotterdam AI Gigafactory, the anchor customer the Dutch developer needs before it can take a 600 MW campus at the Port of Rotterdam to lenders. The letter of intent, announced Monday, covers a long-term lease, with a first phase of two...

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Read Nebius Signs LOI With Volt for Rotterdam Data Center Capacity
AI cloud provider Nebius has signed an LOI with Volt to become the first offtaker at its planned AI Gigafactory in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The campus is planned to deliver 600MW across six buil...

Nebius Signs LOI With Volt for Rotterdam Data Center Capacity

October 13, 2026 Nebius

AI cloud provider Nebius has signed an LOI with Volt to become the first offtaker at its planned AI Gigafactory in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The campus is planned to deliver 600MW across six buildings, with the first phase comprising two 100MW data centers. The initial phase is expected to cost...

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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 Hyperscale Data Center

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...

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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...

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Read Applied Digital Plans 1GW Data Center Campus in Finland
Applied Digital is expanding into Europe with plans for a 1GW-scale data center campus in Finland.The Nasdaq-listed company has secured access to up to 1GW of potential power capacity, with initial...

Applied Digital Plans 1GW Data Center Campus in Finland

October 07, 2026 Applied Digital

Applied Digital is expanding into Europe with plans for a 1GW-scale data center campus in Finland.The Nasdaq-listed company has secured access to up to 1GW of potential power capacity, with initial availability expected from 2028. The project is Applied Digital’s first outside the US. Details...

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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 Applied Digital

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 Applied Digital Adds 75MW to Ellendale Data Center Campus in North Dakota
Applied Digital has completed the second phase of Building 2 at its Polaris Forge 1 campus in Ellendale, North Dakota, adding 75MW of IT capacity across three 25MW data halls. The 150MW Building 2 ...

Applied Digital Adds 75MW to Ellendale Data Center Campus in North Dakota

October 05, 2026 Applied Digital

Applied Digital has completed the second phase of Building 2 at its Polaris Forge 1 campus in Ellendale, North Dakota, adding 75MW of IT capacity across three 25MW data halls. The 150MW Building 2 is now fully operational, bringing the campus to 250MW. The site is fully leased to CoreWeave and is...

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Read Nebius Signs 50MW Data Center Lease With AIB Data Centers
Neocloud provider Nebius has signed a 12-year capacity agreement with AIB Data Centers to lease 50MW at a data center in the southeastern US. The deal includes two five-year renewal options. Nebius...

Nebius Signs 50MW Data Center Lease With AIB Data Centers

October 02, 2026 Nebius

Neocloud provider Nebius has signed a 12-year capacity agreement with AIB Data Centers to lease 50MW at a data center in the southeastern US. The deal includes two five-year renewal options. Nebius will make prepayments to AIB, alongside project-level debt and equity, to help fund the data...

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Read Applied Digital Picks Brookwood, Alabama For $3.2bn, 210MW Delta Forge 2 Campus
Applied Digital has confirmed Brookwood, Alabama, as the location of Delta Forge 2, its fifth AI Factory campus. The $3.2 billion project in Tuscaloosa County will deliver 210MW of critical IT load...

Applied Digital Picks Brookwood, Alabama For $3.2bn, 210MW Delta Forge 2 Campus

September 26, 2026 Applied Digital

Applied Digital has confirmed Brookwood, Alabama, as the location of Delta Forge 2, its fifth AI Factory campus. The $3.2 billion project in Tuscaloosa County will deliver 210MW of critical IT load under a long-term lease with a US-based, investment-grade hyperscaler. Operations are targeted for...

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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 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 Nebius Reports 32x Emissions Increase Amid Rapid Data Center Expansion
European neocloud provider Nebius reported a 32x increase in carbon emissions over the past year, driven by rapid data center expansion. In its 2025 sustainability report, the company recorded 65,0...

Nebius Reports 32x Emissions Increase Amid Rapid Data Center Expansion

July 31, 2026 Nebius

European neocloud provider Nebius reported a 32x increase in carbon emissions over the past year, driven by rapid data center expansion. In its 2025 sustainability report, the company recorded 65,001 tons of CO2e in combined Scope 1 and Scope 2 market-based emissions, up from 2,036 tons in 2024....

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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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