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Finland orders halt to work on two Google data centres.

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Finland ordered a temporary halt to work on two planned Google data centres after the company failed to carry out the necessary environmental impact assessments, over concerns about forest clearance.

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Finland ordered a halt to work on two planned Google data centres over concerns about forest clearance.

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Finland orders halt to work on two Google data centres over environmental concerns

Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns
Guardian Technology · 06 Oct 2026, 18:02

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“The order affecting two planned data centres follows concerns over forest clearance.”
BBC Technology, 06 Oct 2026, 17:15.

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