Google cleared 300 hectares of Finnish forest for a data center
Original title: Google cleared 300 hectares of Finnish forest
Finland's regulator says the environmental review came too late for a €13 billion AI build; Google says it followed the law.
Google's local company, Tuike Finland Oy, cleared about 300 hectares of forest for an AI-focused data center before the full environmental review was finished, according to Finland's Permit and Supervision Agency. The agency asked the company last month to explain. Google says the site was surveyed and the clearing complied with Finnish law. A nature conservation group says satellite imagery shows protected areas were leveled and wants the site halted.
Unconfirmed: Google and the conservation group dispute whether protected areas were cleared.
- Public reports cited by the agency put cleared land at about 300 hectares.
- Google is investing €13 billion in the Finnish AI infrastructure.
- The conservation chair asked LVV to suspend construction pending review.
- Google says no high-value environmental areas were meant to be damaged.
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