The Guardian
🔴 Central
29 Oct 2026
🇫🇮 What is said about Finland
Finnish police are investigating whether Google subsidiary Tuike Finland breached environmental laws by clearing and draining 330 hectares of forest in Muhos before completing required environmental impact assessments. Authorities have raised concerns about drainage and water management, and ordered Google to halt environment-altering work at sites in Muhos and Otanmäki.
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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 of forest at the planned site in Muhos before environmental impact assessments required by Finnish law had been completed.
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