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title: Google Will Spend €13 Billion on AI Data Centres in Finland, Its Largest European Investment
description: Google will invest €13 billion in AI data centres in Finland, its largest single European investment, and buy up to half of one nuclear plant's power.
author: Darie Nani (Editor-in-Chief)
updated: 2026-09-11T23:21:09.015Z
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Google will invest €13 billion, about $15 billion, in artificial-intelligence infrastructure in Finland, the company said, describing it as its largest single investment in Europe. The money funds three new data centres, expands Google's existing Finnish site, and pays for energy projects to supply the electricity these systems need. Google is spending the total over the next two years, with outlays scheduled across 2027 and 2028.

Google called the investment "a testament to Finland's leadership in responsibly building AI infrastructure." The sum is larger than any single investment the company has made in Europe before, and it puts Finland ahead of the individual data-centre projects Google has announced elsewhere on the continent. Google expects much of its next wave of AI data centres in Europe to sit there.

## Google Will Draw Power From a Finnish Nuclear Plant

As part of the deal, Google will buy up to half of the electricity produced by one of Finland's nuclear power plants. AI data centres are, before anything else, large and constant consumers of power, and securing supply on that scale is now part of the same decision as choosing where to put a site. Nuclear gives Google a low-carbon source that runs day and night, which suits machines that never switch off.

Finland has two features that matter to an AI operator. Its cold climate reduces the energy needed to cool racks of servers, a running cost that grows with every added machine. Its grid draws on nuclear, hydro and wind, which gives a buyer both abundant supply and a low-carbon profile. Google's existing Finnish data centre, at Hamina on the south coast, has run since 2011, so the company is expanding where it already operates rather than starting fresh.

## Europe's AI Build-Out Is Now a Race for Power

The announcement comes as the largest technology companies compete for the sites, power contracts and cooling that AI data centres in Europe depend on. Computing capacity now limits how fast AI models can be trained and run, and that capacity is bounded by electricity and by the physical space to house the machines. By committing €13 billion and tying up a large share of one country's nuclear output, Google has made Finland central to its European plans rather than a place it happens to have a site.

For investors and operators, the signal is where the money went and why: cold air and firm, low-carbon power, not subsidies or nearness to customers. As more of the AI build-out chases the same conditions, the far north of Europe becomes a bigger part of the map than its population or economy alone would suggest.

## FAQ

**Q: Why is Google building in Finland rather than a larger European market?**
Finland offers a cold climate that lowers data-centre cooling costs and a grid rich in nuclear, hydro and wind power. For AI data centres, which run constantly and consume large amounts of electricity, cheap and reliable low-carbon power matters more than proximity to big population centres. Google has also operated a data centre at Hamina since 2011, so it is expanding where it already has a presence.

**Q: What is the €13 billion actually paying for?**
Google said the investment funds three new data centres, an expansion of its existing Finnish site, and energy projects to supply the electricity the facilities need. The spending is scheduled over the next two years, across 2027 and 2028.

**Q: What does buying half a nuclear plant's output mean?**
As part of the deal Google will purchase up to half of the electricity produced by one of Finland's nuclear power plants. It is a long-term power supply arrangement rather than an ownership stake, securing a steady, low-carbon source to run its AI infrastructure.

**Q: How big is €13 billion compared with Google's other European investments?**
Google has said it is the company's largest single investment in Europe, larger than any individual project it has announced elsewhere on the continent.

**Q: What is an AI data centre?**
It is a facility packed with specialised servers that train and run artificial-intelligence models. These machines draw far more power and generate far more heat than conventional computing, which is why access to electricity and to natural cooling now shapes where they are located.