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Read atNorth Signs Calentix Heat Reuse Deal at 300MW Sollefteå Site
atNorth has signed a [project development agreement](https://calentix.com/en/resources/atnorth-calentix-heat-reuse-swe04) with the Swedish energy infrastructure company Calentix covering the [SWE04...

atNorth Signs Calentix Heat Reuse Deal at 300MW Sollefteå Site

November 04, 2026 atNorth: Sollefteå SWE04

atNorth has signed a project development agreement with the Swedish energy infrastructure company Calentix covering the SWE04 data center in Långsele, Sweden. Under the agreement, Calentix will develop and finance a system that recovers surplus heat from SWE04 and supplies it to the nearby...

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Read CoreWeave Brings 22.5MW Online at atNorth's Copenhagen Data Center
CoreWeave has brought most of its planned 22.5MW of IT capacity online at [atNorth](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/atnorth)'s [DEN01](https://baxtel.com/data-center/atnorth-den01) data center in t...

CoreWeave Brings 22.5MW Online at atNorth's Copenhagen Data Center

October 27, 2026 atNorth: DEN01

CoreWeave has brought most of its planned 22.5MW of IT capacity online at atNorth's DEN01 data center in the Copenhagen metro, its first deployment in Denmark. The company announced the activation from London on October 27. atNorth owns and operates DEN01, a colocation site in Ballerup,...

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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 Crusoe Takes 40MW Second Phase At Polar's Hydro-Powered Norway Campus
[Crusoe](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/crusoe) will take a second, larger building at [Polar Data Centers](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/polar-dc)' Tørdal campus in Norway. Polar announced the ...

Crusoe Takes 40MW Second Phase At Polar's Hydro-Powered Norway Campus

October 22, 2026 Norway

Crusoe will take a second, larger building at Polar Data Centers' Tørdal campus in Norway. Polar announced the expansion on Oct. 21 (announcement). The new building, DRA02, will add 40MW of liquid-cooled critical IT capacity on hydroelectric power and is due online in late 2027. Crusoe plans...

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Read Magnora Data Center Acquires 2MW Operating Oslo Site With Blix Group
Magnora Data Center ASA has acquired [an operating data center in Oslo](https://kommunikasjon.ntb.no/announcement/19111297?lang=en) from an international telecom operator, adding u![commons.wikimed...

Magnora Data Center Acquires 2MW Operating Oslo Site With Blix Group

October 21, 2026 Oslo

Magnora Data Center ASA has acquired an operating data center in Oslo from an international telecom operator, adding up to 2MW of IT load. The seller is not named, and financial terms were not disclosed. Magnora Data Center owns 75 percent of the facility, and Blix Group AS, the owner of...

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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 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 Exascale Labs Partners With EnergyBank On Floating Wind Data Center Pilot In Norway
AI data center developer Exascale Labs has partnered with energy storage firm EnergyBank to explore AI data centers powered by floating offshore wind and long-duration battery storage. Under a non-...

Exascale Labs Partners With EnergyBank On Floating Wind Data Center Pilot In Norway

August 31, 2026 Norway

AI data center developer Exascale Labs has partnered with energy storage firm EnergyBank to explore AI data centers powered by floating offshore wind and long-duration battery storage. Under a non-binding MoU, the companies will develop an initial pilot with Zephyros-One, a 2.3MW floating wind...

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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 Magnora to Launch 1MW Data Center in Oslo, Norway
European data center firm Magnora plans to develop a new facility in Oslo, Norway. Euronext Oslo-listed Magnora Data Center has formed a 50:50 joint venture with Blix Group AS and acquired a commer...

Magnora to Launch 1MW Data Center in Oslo, Norway

August 11, 2026 Norway

European data center firm Magnora plans to develop a new facility in Oslo, Norway. Euronext Oslo-listed Magnora Data Center has formed a 50:50 joint venture with Blix Group AS and acquired a commercial property near Oslo for conversion into an AI data center. The site, formerly used by the...

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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 nLighten Secures Major Geneva Data Center Services Contract
nLighten Secures Major Geneva Data Center Services Contract

nLighten Secures Major Geneva Data Center Services Contract

May 07, 2026 nLighten

The canton of Geneva, Switzerland, has signed a new data center colocation agreement with nLighten. As detailed in a tender issued by the Geneva Cantonal Office for Information Systems and Digital Technology (OCSIN), the 10-year contract with the European operator’s Swiss subsidiary is worth CHF...

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