Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns
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…
The Guardian reports that 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.
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.
This technology story centres on Finland. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Google, Muhos and Kajanni.
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- Google, Muhos, Kajanni
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- Technology
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