Finland orders halt to Google data centre construction

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 6 Oct, 19:18 · Archive

Finland has ordered Google to halt work on two planned data centres over environmental concerns.

Finland has ordered Google to halt work on two data centres in Muhos and Kajanni following concerns over forest clearance and environmental impact. The Guardian reports that Google failed to carry out the necessary environmental impact assessments on its construction sites.

The two facilities are part of a larger 13 billion euro project across multiple locations in northern Finland. The project was undertaken to meet demand for data centre capacity to house online infrastructure.

How it is being reported

• Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concernsOrder on two construction sites comes after Google failed to carry out the necessary environmental impact assessments Google has been ordered to temporarily stop work on two datacentres in Finland after failing to do the necessary environmental impact assessments on its construction sites. The planned datacentres in Muhos and Kajanni are part of a 13bn euro project across multiple sites in northern Finland by the technology company amid huge demand for space to house online infrastructure. Continue reading...Guardian World · 6 Oct, 19:02
• Finland orders halt to work on two Google data centresThe order affecting two planned data centres follows concerns over forest clearance.BBC Technology · 6 Oct, 18:15

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