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

Private Trade News venue-risk note (2026-10-06): Order on two construction sites comes after Google failed to carry out environmental impact assessmentsGoogle has been ordered to temporarily stop work on two… Primary source: original at The Guardian (theguardian.com).

· The Guardian

Order on two construction sites comes after Google failed to carry out 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 (£11bn) project across multiple sites in northern Finland by the technology company amid huge demand for space to house online infrastructure.

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