‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre

October 22, 2026 · 11:22 am 1 sources

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• ‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre
  The Guardian · October 22, 2026 11:22
  Company ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms’ latest push Behind a wire fence lies a vast gaping wound of earth. Before Google’s arrival a few months ago, an estimated quarter of a million trees occupied the 330 hectares (815 acres) of…