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Finland orders Tuike to suspend data-center environmental work

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC · How we work

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Finland’s Licensing and Supervision Authority ordered Tuike Finland to suspend environmentally significant preparatory work at Muhos and Kajaani data-center sites.
The regulator said the work began before required environmental impact assessments were completed.
Approximately 250,000 trees were cleared at the Muhos site during the preparatory work.
A Finnish platform has proposed a data-center fee and tighter grid-access rules, citing the Irish model.

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Finland’s Licensing and Supervision Authority ordered Tuike Finland to suspend environmentally significant preparatory work at Muhos and Kajaani data-center sites.
The regulator said the work began before required environmental impact assessments were completed.
Approximately 250,000 trees were cleared at the Muhos site during the preparatory work.
A Finnish platform has proposed a data-center fee and tighter grid-access rules, citing the Irish model.