Authorities allege company may have breached Finnish environmental laws by forgoing required impact assessment
‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre
Finnish police have launched a criminal investigation into possible breaches of the country’s environmental laws at the site of a planned Google datacentre in rural northern Finland.
Authorities allege that Tuike Finland, a Google subsidiary, cleared and drained 330 hectares (815 acres) of forest at the planned site in Muhos before environmental impact assessments required by Finnish law had been completed.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/29/finland-criminal-investigation-google-clearing-forest-datacentre
Author : Jon Henley
Publish date : 2026-10-29 14:51:00
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