Finland has ordered a halt to construction of two Google data centers due to environmental concerns.

Updated 2026-10-14 · told from many outlets at once

Google must stop building two data centers in Finland after regulators found work at one site lacked an environmental impact assessment.

Google must stop construction on two data centers in Finland after the Finnish Licensing and Supervision Agency ordered it to halt by a specific date.
Google announced plans to invest $15 billion in Finland through 2028.
Google acknowledged its work fell short of its own environmental standards.
Google plans to plant trees across 130 hectares at Muhos.
The Finnish Supervisory Agency said work at one site lacked an environmental impact assessment.

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