Finland launches criminal investigation into Google’s clearing of forest for datacentre site

October 29, 2026 · 2:51 pm 2 sources

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• Finland launches criminal investigation into Google’s clearing of forest for datacentre site
  The Guardian · October 29, 2026 14:51
  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…

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• Finland launches criminal probe of suspected environmental damage by Google
  Al Jazeera · October 29, 2026 18:24
  The US tech giant is investing $15bn in a huge new data centre project in northern Finland.