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Finland orders Google to suspend data-center work over clearing

By Drooid · Oct 6, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC · How we work

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Finland’s Licensing and Supervision Authority (LVV) ordered Google to suspend work on data-centre sites in Muhos and Kajaani.
Google cleared 330 ha of forest in Muhos and nearly 200 ha in Kajaani without an environmental impact assessment.
The suspension must take effect by 23 October, the regulator’s deadline.
Google pledged to submit an explanation by next Wednesday.
Google also pledged to plant trees on 130 hectares.

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Finland’s Licensing and Supervision Authority (LVV) ordered Google to suspend work on data-centre sites in Muhos and Kajaani.
Google cleared 330 ha of forest in Muhos and nearly 200 ha in Kajaani without an environmental impact assessment.
The suspension must take effect by 23 October, the regulator’s deadline.
Google pledged to submit an explanation by next Wednesday.
Google also pledged to plant trees on 130 hectares.