By Joshua Hawkins
Publication Date: 2026-10-31 01:17:00
Back in September, Google announced plans to invest €13 billion ($14.6 billion USD) in Finland — the biggest single investment it has ever made in Europe. Now, less than two months later, Google is in trouble with Finnish regulators and police after it cleared an estimated 250,000 trees near Muhos for one of its new data centers. According to reports on the issue, Google acted without first finishing the environmental impact assessments that Finnish law requires.
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