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Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns

The Guardian Business Tuesday 06 October 2026, 18:02 UTC By Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent 1 min read
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Order on two construction sites comes after Google failed to carry out the necessary environmental impact assessmentsGoogle 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.

Order 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.

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