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Google said it will invest at least €13 billion in Finland during 2027–2028, combining new data centers, an expansion of its Hamina site, long-term electricity procurement, wind capacity, battery storage, and local community funding as it builds out infrastructure for AI and other digital services.
The plan adds three new data-center locations in Kajaani, Muhos, and Vaala and expands Google’s existing site in Hamina. Google said the infrastructure is intended to support AI services including Gemini, along with Search, Maps, and YouTube.
A central part of the announcement is a 22-year power-purchase agreement with Fortum linked to the Loviisa nuclear plant. The source article says Google is not buying the Loviisa nuclear power plant and describes the deal as a long-term electricity contract.
Under Fortum’s schedule, Google’s contracted share starts at a smaller capacity in 2028 and rises to as much as 50% of Loviisa’s total capacity during 2030–2049. The article notes that this is narrower than saying Google receives half of the plant’s output for the entire contract.
Google’s broader energy package also includes support for 629 MW of new onshore-wind capacity in Finland and a 94 MW battery system near Kajaani, expected to become operational in late 2027.
The source article says the battery figure is a measure of power capacity in megawatts and does not show how many hours the system can deliver electricity because no energy-capacity figure in megawatt-hours was provided.
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The article says AI data centers require very large and steady electricity supplies, making the power system a core part of the computing strategy. It also says Fingrid, Finland’s transmission-system operator, has stated that the northern locations have significant grid capacity for additional electricity consumption.
Google is also working with Elisa on connectivity and with Nokia on optical and IP network infrastructure, according to the source. It adds that Finland’s cold climate and existing industrial infrastructure suit the physical needs of large data centers.
Google’s current presence in Finland began in Hamina, where it bought a former paper mill in 2009 and opened its first data center in 2011. While Hamina is documented as using seawater cooling, the source article says that does not establish the cooling systems for the inland sites in Kajaani, Muhos, or Vaala.
Alongside the physical buildout, Google announced €31 million over four years in community partnerships for Hamina, Kajaani, Muhos, and Vaala. Separately, the company said its AI-skills program will reach more than 4,400 workers and that up to 100 Finnish students will take part in local data-center training over one year.
The source article says Google projects the initial construction phase will support more than 37,000 jobs nationwide, including about 16,000 construction jobs, and contribute an average of €3.6 billion per year to Finland’s GDP during 2027–2028.
It also says Google separately projects about 7,000 jobs annually once the facilities are operating, including on-site roles, supplier employment, and jobs supported by local spending. The article stresses that these figures should not be treated as interchangeable and that the construction and operating job numbers describe different types of economic impact.
The source article says several practical effects will depend on how the projects develop. It says the impact on Finnish household electricity prices has not been quantified in the announced figures, and that final water use at the three inland sites has not been specified.
It also notes that the jobs and economic impact figures are Google’s projections rather than completed results, with construction, commissioning, and the eventual operating footprint still tied to the project schedule.
The timeline laid out in the source separates the major milestones: construction is planned for 2027–2028; the Kajaani battery is expected in late 2027; and the Fortum agreement runs for 22 years, with Google’s contracted share reaching up to 50% of Loviisa’s capacity during 2030–2049.
Taken together, the Finnish announcement describes a coordinated infrastructure push across computing sites, electricity supply, wind, storage, networks, and local programs, with its long-term impact dependent on what is ultimately built and how closely projected benefits match the final outcome.
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