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The investment includes the purchase of four parcels of land in the municipalities of Muhos and Kajaani at an estimated cost of 27 million euros.
Multinational tech giant Alphabet, the parent company of search engine Google, has announced plans to expand its data centre infrastructure in Finland.
The expansion will involve the purchase of parcels of land in the municipalities of Muhos and Kajaani, which the government gave wildlife Agency Metsähallitus a green light to approve on Thursday.
The acquisition of the lands — covering some 1,400 hectares — will cost the company an estimated 27 millions euros, a government press release said, while the expansion of the data centre network in Finland could potentially create hundreds of jobs in the Muhos and Kajaani region.
The plans were confirmed at a Thursday evening press conference jointly hosted by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) and Agriculture and Forestry Minister Sari Essayah (CD).
