Google to invest €13B in Finnish AI infrastructure, its largest Europe deal
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Google has announced its largest single investment in Europe, pledging at least €13 billion ($15.1 billion) for AI infrastructure in Finland over 2027–2028. The funds will go toward three new data centers, expansion of an existing facility in Hamina, clean energy projects and economic partnerships. The company also signed a 22-year agreement to buy up to half of the capacity of the Loviisa nuclear power plant from operator Fortum. The investment is expected to add $3.6 billion to Finland's GDP during construction and create tens of thousands of jobs.
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Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
Google to invest $15 billion AI infrastructure in Finland
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Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
Google to invest $15 billion in AI infrastructure in Finland
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Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
Google to invest $15 billion in AI infrastructure and buy nuclear power in Finland
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Yle News (English) (outlet profile)
Google announces €13bn additional investment in Finland. The money will be used to develop data centres as well as supporting infrastructure, and represents the search engine giant's largest single investment in Europe…
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CNBC (outlet profile)
Google to invest $15 billion into AI infrastructure in Finland in biggest-ever Europe investment. Google on Wednesday said it would invest 13 billion euros ($15.1 billion) into AI infrastructure in Finland, marking the…
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Malay Mail (outlet profile)
Google announces €13b Finland investment in its largest European AI infrastructure push. HELSINKI, Sept 9 — Google said today that it would invest at least €13 billion (RM60.8 billion) in digital in...
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Интерфакс-Украина (outlet profile)
Google інвестує EUR13 млрд у Фінляндію до кінця 2028р. Американська компанія Google, що входить до холдингу Alphabet Inc., планує інвестувати EUR13 млрд у розвиток інфраструктури штучного інтелекту у Фінляндії у 2027 та…
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Telegraf (outlet profile)
Gugl ulaže rekordnih 13 milijardi evra u sever Evrope: Gradi se čitava infrastruktura - evo o čemu se radi. Tehnološki gigant Gugl najavio je istorijsko ulaganje u Finsku: u naredne dve godine investiraće najmanje 13 mi…
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Euronews (outlet profile)
Google to invest €13bn in Finnish AI data centres, its biggest European push yet. Google will spend at least €13 billion on data centres and digital infrastructure in Finland over the next two years, its largest single…
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TechRadar (outlet profile)
Google to invest $15 billion in AI infrastructure in Finland, its largest single investment in Europe. Google is growing its infrastructure in Finland in response to growing demand, and it's going all-in on renewables.
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Коммерсантъ (outlet profile)
Google направит €13 млрд на инфраструктуру для ИИ в Финляндии. Американская компания Google планирует за два года вложить €13 млрд в инфраструктуру искусственного интеллекта в Финляндии. В сообщении компании отмечается,…
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El Economista (outlet profile)
Google invertirá 15,000 millones de dólares en infraestructura de IA en Finlandia. La inversión, que se llevará a cabo en 2027 y 2028, aportará 3,600 millones de dólares al PIB de Finlandia durante la fase de construcci…
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CNN Brasil (outlet profile)
Google vai investir 13 bi de euros em infraestrutura de IA na Finlândia. Clima frio do país torna mais econômico lidar com o calor produzido pelos data centers, além de contar com grandes quantidades de eletricidade…
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O Globo (outlet profile)
Frio como aliado: Google vai investir US$ 15 bi em data center na Finlândia. O Google, da Alphabet., está investindo € 13 bilhões (US$ 15,1 bilhões ou R$ 77,2 bilhões) em infraestrutura de inteligência artificial na Fin…
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ТАСС (outlet profile)
Google инвестирует €13 млрд в инфраструктуру ИИ в Финляндии. Это станет крупнейшей единовременной инвестицией технологического гиганта в Европе, сообщила компания
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The Register (outlet profile)
Google takes the nuclear option for €13B Finland expansion. 22-year power deal covers up to half of Loviisa plant's capacity, with wind and battery projects alongside
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Tanjug (outlet profile)
Gugl ulaže najmanje 13 milijardi evra u AI infrastrukturu i data centre u Finskoj
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Politika (outlet profile)
Историјски уговор: „Гугл” улаже 13 милијарди евра у Финску. Споразум представља велики искорак „Гугла” у Европи
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BBC News (outlet profile)
Google picks Finland for its largest single investment in Europe. The US tech giant says the €13bn data centre project will create tens of thousands of jobs.
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NRK (outlet profile)
Google investerer stort i Finland. Google skal investere minst 140 milliarder kroner i nye datasentre i Finland de neste to årene De nye datasentrene skal bygges nord i Finland, der kulde i vinterhalvåret vil redusere b…
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Heise (outlet profile)
Google: Milliardeninvestition in KI-Infrastruktur in Finnland. Der US-Konzern tätigt seine größte Einzelinvestition in Europa über 13 Milliarden Euro in Finnland. Der Vertrag umfasst einen Abnahmevertrag für Atomstrom.
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Ámbito (outlet profile)
Google anuncia la mayor inversión de su historia en Europa: u$s15.100 millones para data centers en Finlandia. La compañía ampliará su infraestructura de inteligencia artificial en el Viejo Continente. La inversión se s…
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DW (Deutsche Welle) (outlet profile)
Finland: Google announces €13 billion AI, energy investment. Google has announced a plan to expand AI data centers and buy massive amounts of nuclear energy. Finland's security services have warned of there are risks, b…
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ITmedia (outlet profile)
Google、フィンランドに過去最大の約2.3兆円投資 AIデータセンター増設や原発電力調達へ. Googleは、2027年から2年間でフィンランドのデジタルインフラに過去最大規模となる130億ユーロ（約2兆3000億円）超を投資すると発表した。4地域でデータセンターを新設・拡張し、原発からの長期電力調達契約も締結。地域熱供給や再エネ活用、地域社会への資金拠出や人材育成も進める。
Factual core
- Google invests €13 billion in AI infrastructure in Finland.
- The investment is Google's largest single investment in Europe.
- Finland's cold climate makes it more economical to manage the heat produced by data centers.
- The deal includes wind and battery projects alongside the nuclear power.