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Read Pau to Build 1MW Data Center in Push for Digital Sovereignty
The French city of Pau is building a €3 million ($3.4 million), 1MW data center to support local businesses and government agencies. Funded by the Pau Béarn Pyrénées Agglomeration (CAPBP), which co...

Pau to Build 1MW Data Center in Push for Digital Sovereignty

July 07, 2026 France

The French city of Pau is building a €3 million ($3.4 million), 1MW data center to support local businesses and government agencies. Funded by the Pau Béarn Pyrénées Agglomeration (CAPBP), which comprises 31 communes in the Pau region, the facility will be operated by French data center company...

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Read Le Bourget Data Center Plan at Former H&M Site Faces Potential Mayoral Block
A planned data center in Le Bourget, France, could be blocked by the commune’s newly elected mayor. Mehdi Nezzar, who took office earlier this year, is calling for the cancellation of Segro’s 75MW ...

Le Bourget Data Center Plan at Former H&M Site Faces Potential Mayoral Block

July 01, 2026 France

A planned data center in Le Bourget, France, could be blocked by the commune’s newly elected mayor. Mehdi Nezzar, who took office earlier this year, is calling for the cancellation of Segro’s 75MW project at a former H&M warehouse in the northeastern Paris suburb. A building permit was...

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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 Mayor of London Commits to Joint Effort on Data Center Growth Challenges
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged "coordinated action" to address the challenges posed by rising data center demand across the capital, particularly growing pressure on power infrastructure. A re...

Mayor of London Commits to Joint Effort on Data Center Growth Challenges

June 17, 2026 London

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has pledged "coordinated action" to address the challenges posed by rising data center demand across the capital, particularly growing pressure on power infrastructure. A report commissioned by the Greater London Authority and prepared by Buro Happold found that while...

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Read Data4 Unveils Plans for €5bn, 700MW AI Data Center Project in Northern France
Data4 has confirmed plans for a €5 billion ($5.8 billion), 700MW data center campus in Escaudain, set to be the company's largest facility to date. The campus will be developed on the site of the f...

Data4 Unveils Plans for €5bn, 700MW AI Data Center Project in Northern France

June 15, 2026 France

Data4 has confirmed plans for a €5 billion ($5.8 billion), 700MW data center campus in Escaudain, set to be the company's largest facility to date. The campus will be developed on the site of the former Usinor steelworks in the Hauts-de-France region. “We are delighted to bring our project to...

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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 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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Read STMicroelectronics signs 43MW PPA with TSE in France
STMicroelectronics signs 43MW PPA with TSE in France

STMicroelectronics signs 43MW PPA with TSE in France

December 02, 2025 France

European chip manufacturer STMicroelectronics has signed a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with French solar developer TSE Energy. The PPA will see TSE supply ST with power generated by three solar parks in France, with a combined capacity of 43MW. The contract will commence in 2027 and...

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Read Thésée Datacenter Plans 50MW Expansion of Campus outside Paris
Thésée Datacenter Plans 50MW Expansion of Campus outside Paris

Thésée Datacenter Plans 50MW Expansion of Campus outside Paris

November 29, 2025 France

Thésée Datacenter is adding 50MW of data center capacity to its campus in Aurbgenville, outside Paris, France. The firm will invest an initial €60 million ($69.6m) into the project as part of a total investment expected to reach €500m ($579.9m).It intends to expand the site with data center...

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Read Nscale Signs 15MW Lease Agreement with Verne for Data Center Capacity
Nscale Signs 15MW Lease Agreement with Verne for Data Center Capacity

Nscale Signs 15MW Lease Agreement with Verne for Data Center Capacity

November 19, 2025 Verne Global

AI cloud provider Nscale has signed on to lease 15MW of capacity at Verne's data center campus in Iceland. The agreement will see Nscale deploying 4,600 Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPUs across Verne's campus through 2026. The GPUs will be 85 percent liquid-cooled and 15 percent air-cooled.Dominic...

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Read Mastercard to Invest €250m in Three Data Centers in France
Mastercard to Invest €250m in Three Data Centers in France

Mastercard to Invest €250m in Three Data Centers in France

October 23, 2025 France

Mastercard is planning to develop three new data centers in France with plans to invest around €250 million ($289.81m) in the data centers, which will build on around a dozen data centers already operating in Europe.In a company announcement written by Kelly Devine, Mastercard's president of...

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Read Verne Sells Two Finnish Data Centers to Glesys
Verne Sells Two Finnish Data Centers to Glesys

Verne Sells Two Finnish Data Centers to Glesys

October 15, 2025 Verne Global

Nordic data center firm Verne this week announced it has sold the Finnish operations, including facilities in Pori and Tampere, to Nordic cloud firm Glesys. “We’re pleased to welcome a talented team and a strong customer base through this agreement with Verne. It expands our data center footprint...

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Read Cellnex Sells French Data Center Business to Vauban Infra Fibre
Cellnex Sells French Data Center Business to Vauban Infra Fibre

Cellnex Sells French Data Center Business to Vauban Infra Fibre

October 15, 2025 France

Cellnex, through its wholly owned subsidiary Cellnex France, this week announced it has entered into a put option agreement with Vauban Infra Fibre (VIF) to sell 99.99 percent of Towerlink France, the entity responsible for the group’s main data center operations in France.“We remain committed to...

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Read Scale42 Plans Data Center in Kitee, Finland
Scale42 Plans Data Center in Kitee, Finland

Scale42 Plans Data Center in Kitee, Finland

October 11, 2025 Finland

Kitee this week announced plans to sign a preliminary property purchase agreement with data center developer Scale42. The deal, to be discussed at a city meeting next week, concerns a 10-hectare plot in the northern part of the Kitee Puhos industrial area.William Tasney, CEO of Scale42, said:...

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Read Helen Seeking Data Center partners
Helen Seeking Data Center partners

Helen Seeking Data Center partners

September 12, 2025 Finland

Helen, one of Finland's largest energy companies, has announced that it is open to supporting data center operators in joining its “comprehensive energy system” in Helsinki, where facilities can be connected to the city’s advanced district heating and cooling network."The synergy benefits of data...

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Read DataCrunch Proposes Data Center in Akaa, Finland
DataCrunch Proposes Data Center in Akaa, Finland

DataCrunch Proposes Data Center in Akaa, Finland

September 08, 2025 Finland

Helsinki-based AI cloud company DataCrunch is looking to develop a data center in Akaa, Finland and has purchased 10 hectares of land in the Akaa Point business district for around €600,000 ($698,200). "The scale of the investment is significant and it strengthens our city's tax revenue base,...

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