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- Tuike Finland Oy, a Google subsidiary, was ordered by Finland to halt construction on two data centers in Muhos and Kajaani, with a deadline of October 23
- The construction pause is pending environmental impact assessments on the two sites Google is developing in Finland
Why it matters: Google's Finnish data center build-out — in Muhos and Kajaani — must freeze by October 23 until environmental impact assessments are completed, directly interrupting a project that started about a month ago and signaling that regulators are scrutinizing the local environmental footprint of hyperscale AI infrastructure before construction can resume.
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