Finland combines a cool climate, low-carbon nuclear and wind electricity, spare grid capacity, available land, strong fiber connectivity and political stabilit…
Finland's first Loviisa reactor entered commercial operation on 9 May 1977, giving the country decades of nuclear operating expertise — the same expertise now underpinni…
Loviisa's second reactor entered commercial operation on 5 January 1981, bringing the plant's combined capacity to 1,014 MW — the exact plant Google now partly finances…
Google bought the former Summa paper mill from Stora Enso in 2009 for about €200 million and opened its data center there in 2011, reusing the mill's original seawater p…
In February 2023, Finnish authorities extended both Loviisa units' licenses from their original 2027/2030 horizon through the end of 2050 — the regulatory decision, thre…
TVO's 1,600 MW Olkiluoto 3 EPR began regular production on 16 April 2023 after 14 years of delays — Europe's largest single reactor, materially improving Finland's overa…
On 9 September 2026, Google announced at least €13 billion for 2027-2028: expanding Hamina and building new, greenfield sites near Muhos, Vaala and Kajaani on roughly 1,…
Google and Fortum signed a 22-year power-purchase agreement: starting in 2028 at a reduced share, reaching up to 50% of Loviisa's capacity from 2030 through 2049. Google…
Centre Party leader Antti Kaikkonen called for a national data-center permitting system, warning projects are assessed in isolation. SDP's Niina Malm raised electricity…
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