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Finnish regulator orders Google to halt forest clearing

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026, 00:36 UTC · How we work

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Google cleared roughly 530 hectares of forest in Finland before completing required environmental impact assessments.
The clearing removed an estimated 400,000 trees, about 250,000 in Muhos and 150,000 near Otanmäki.
Finnish Licensing and Supervision Authority ordered Google to stop all preparatory work at Muhos and Otanmäki sites by Oct. 23.
Google pledged to plant trees on 130 hectares at Muhos, less than half the area cleared there.

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Google cleared roughly 530 hectares of forest in Finland before completing required environmental impact assessments.
The clearing removed an estimated 400,000 trees, about 250,000 in Muhos and 150,000 near Otanmäki.
Finnish Licensing and Supervision Authority ordered Google to stop all preparatory work at Muhos and Otanmäki sites by Oct. 23.
Google pledged to plant trees on 130 hectares at Muhos, less than half the area cleared there.