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Read Aker Nscale Plans 96MW Data Center in Skien, Norway
Aker Nscale Plans 96MW Data Center in Skien, Norway

Aker Nscale Plans 96MW Data Center in Skien, Norway

January 28, 2026 Norway

Aker Nscale has entered into an agreement with Løvenskiold-Fossum Kraft Drift to develop a 96MW data center in Skien, Norway. The company aims to establish a data center capable of supporting AI workloads and has applied for grid capacity from Statnett.Leopold Løvenskiold, the general manager and...

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Read VivoPower Acquires 40MW Data Center in Norway
VivoPower Acquires 40MW Data Center in Norway

VivoPower Acquires 40MW Data Center in Norway

January 04, 2026 Norway

VivoPower International has signed an exclusive heads-of-agreement to acquire the facility from an undisclosed firm. According to Vivo, the data center has a further 40MW of capacity earmarked for potential approval in 2026 and is powered exclusively by hydroelectric energy.Vivo intends to...

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Read FCDC Plans New Data Center Campus in Vaasa, Finland
FCDC Plans New Data Center Campus in Vaasa, Finland

FCDC Plans New Data Center Campus in Vaasa, Finland

December 31, 2025 Finland

Finnish data center FCDC is planning a new campus in western-central Finland. FDFC Corp Oy aims to develop a 66,000 sqm (710,420 sq ft) campus in GigaVaasa, located in the Laajametsä business area near the airport. Two data center buildings are planned."The data center project supports Vaasa's...

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Read Elisa Confirms Plans to Cut 357 Jobs Following Personnel Negotiations
Elisa Confirms Plans to Cut 357 Jobs Following Personnel Negotiations

Elisa Confirms Plans to Cut 357 Jobs Following Personnel Negotiations

December 30, 2025 Finland

Finnish telco Elisa has confirmed it will cut 357 jobs. The announcement comes after the company launched its transformation program in October, when the carrier hinted up to 450 jobs could be lost."As part of the transformation program, Elisa is streamlining its organization and optimizing its...

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Read Blykalla Raises $50m as it Advances Plans to Power Data Centers
Blykalla Raises $50m as it Advances Plans to Power Data Centers

Blykalla Raises $50m as it Advances Plans to Power Data Centers

December 27, 2025 Sweden

Swedish small modular reactor (SMR) start-up Blykalla has closed a $50 million (€42m) financing round to accelerate development of its lead-cooled SMR, with a focus on meeting growing demand from the data center sector.Blykalla said that it will use the capital to scale testing and validation...

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Read Kevin O’Leary's Bitzero Signs 10MW PPA in Norway
Kevin O’Leary's Bitzero Signs 10MW PPA in Norway

Kevin O’Leary's Bitzero Signs 10MW PPA in Norway

December 16, 2025 Norway

Cryptomine and HPC data center firm Bitzero announced it had secured a new 10MW power purchase agreement (PPA) at its data center site in Namsskogan, Norway. The company said the deal locks in power at approximately $0.02 per kWh. The new total blended cost of $0.03–0.035 per kWh for the 40MW...

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Read Magnora Plans 100MW Data Center Project in Kristiansund, Norway
Magnora Plans 100MW Data Center Project in Kristiansund, Norway

Magnora Plans 100MW Data Center Project in Kristiansund, Norway

December 08, 2025 Norway

Norwegian renewable investment firm Magnora this week announced it has launched Magnora Scale Averøya, a new 100MW data center project in Kristiansund. Timelines to develop the 120,000 sqm (1.29 million sq ft) site haven’t been shared.Magnora is working with owners of Averøy Industripark and Tore...

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Read Bitzero Breaks Ground on Finland Data Center
Bitzero Breaks Ground on Finland Data Center

Bitzero Breaks Ground on Finland Data Center

December 04, 2025 Finland

Data center and cryptomine firm Bitzero has broken ground on a data center campus in Finland. Iit has begun Phase I development at its nearly 100-hectare data center site in Kokemäki, Finland."This site provides the space and power capacity we need to achieve our aggressive growth plans and...

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Read Magnora Plans 100MW Data Center Project in Norway
Magnora Plans 100MW Data Center Project in Norway

Magnora Plans 100MW Data Center Project in Norway

December 03, 2025 Norway

Norwegian renewable investment firm Magnora has started work on a new data center project on the western coast of Norway. It has launched Magnora Scale Averøya, a new 100MW data center project in Kristiansund.Magnora is working with owners of Averøy Industripark and Tore Knapskog, who...

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Read Fossefall Acquires Data Center in Telemark, Norway
Fossefall Acquires Data Center in Telemark, Norway

Fossefall Acquires Data Center in Telemark, Norway

November 26, 2025 Norway

Fossefall this week announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Fyresdal Datacenter from Norwegian holding company Norsk Data AS to establish its first AI factory in Norway. stment firm Valinor, AI startup WAIYS, and renewable energy company Norsk Solar. "The establishment of...

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Read Data Center Startup Fossefall Launches in Norway
Data Center Startup Fossefall Launches in Norway

Data Center Startup Fossefall Launches in Norway

November 14, 2025 Norway

A new data center startup has launched in Norway, aiming to launch “AI factories” in Scandinavia. The company aims to develop “AI factories” powered by surplus renewable energy (namely hydroelectric) in the Nordics.The company is reportedly initially targeting developments at 11 sites in Norway...

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Read 120MW Facility Proposed in Hämeenlinna, Finland
120MW  Facility Proposed in Hämeenlinna, Finland

120MW Facility Proposed in Hämeenlinna, Finland

November 06, 2025 Central Finland

The government of Hämeenlinna this week announced that a reservation agreement has been made for three business plots in Hämeenlinna's MORE industrial park for a data center project. The government of Hämeenlinna this week announced that a reservation agreement has been made for three business...

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Read Garbe Plans 350MW Data Center Campus in Denmark
Garbe Plans 350MW Data Center Campus in Denmark

Garbe Plans 350MW Data Center Campus in Denmark

November 06, 2025 Denmark

European real estate developer Garbe is planning a large data center campus in Denmark.The deal concerns 35 hectares of commercial land in Business Park Falster at exit 43 on Nordfalster.Jonathan Henry, executive managing director at Garbe Data Centers, said: “This is an important milestone both...

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Read Norway's Bulk Secures €410m Senior Secured Loan
Norway's Bulk Secures €410m Senior Secured Loan

Norway's Bulk Secures €410m Senior Secured Loan

November 04, 2025 Norway

Bulk Infrastructure has successfully closed a €410 million ($472.1m) senior secured loan to support the continued development of its N01 data center campus in the Vennesla municipality. The N01 data center campus is located on a three-square-km site next to a transformer station just outside of...

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Read Scale42 Plans Data Center in Kitee, Finland
Scale42 Plans Data Center in Kitee, Finland

Scale42 Plans Data Center in Kitee, Finland

October 11, 2025 Finland

Kitee this week announced plans to sign a preliminary property purchase agreement with data center developer Scale42. The deal, to be discussed at a city meeting next week, concerns a 10-hectare plot in the northern part of the Kitee Puhos industrial area.William Tasney, CEO of Scale42, said:...

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Read Kolo DC Launches Data Center in Copenhagen, Denmark
Kolo DC Launches Data Center in Copenhagen, Denmark

Kolo DC Launches Data Center in Copenhagen, Denmark

October 08, 2025 Denmark

European colocation firm Kolo DC has launched a new data center in Copenhagen, Denmark. On its website, Kolo lists one facility in Copenhagen: DK5 at Bygmestervej 10. The facility can reportedly offer 30kW per rack and features hot/cold aisle containment and a closed-loop cooling system.“We...

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Read Magnora Acquires Majority Stake in Storespeed
Magnora Acquires Majority Stake in Storespeed

Magnora Acquires Majority Stake in Storespeed

October 07, 2025 Norway

Norwegian renewable investment firm Magnora has entered the data center market with the acquisition of Norwegian data center developer Storespeed. Magnora acquired a 75 percent stake in the company in partnership with Blix Solutions, a data center developer based in Norway, which nabbed a five...

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Read ASP Data Center Acquires Former Factory Site outside Bergen
ASP Data Center Acquires Former Factory Site outside Bergen

ASP Data Center Acquires Former Factory Site outside Bergen

September 24, 2025 Norway

Norwegian firm ASP Data Center recently announced the acquisition of a former factory used by local clothing firm Dale of Norway with plans to turn it into an AI data center. The first phase of development will see the company relaunch the site as a 20MW data center. The project will see around...

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Read Helen Seeking Data Center partners
Helen Seeking Data Center partners

Helen Seeking Data Center partners

September 12, 2025 Finland

Helen, one of Finland's largest energy companies, has announced that it is open to supporting data center operators in joining its “comprehensive energy system” in Helsinki, where facilities can be connected to the city’s advanced district heating and cooling network."The synergy benefits of data...

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Read DataCrunch Proposes Data Center in Akaa, Finland
DataCrunch Proposes Data Center in Akaa, Finland

DataCrunch Proposes Data Center in Akaa, Finland

September 08, 2025 Finland

Helsinki-based AI cloud company DataCrunch is looking to develop a data center in Akaa, Finland and has purchased 10 hectares of land in the Akaa Point business district for around €600,000 ($698,200). "The scale of the investment is significant and it strengthens our city's tax revenue base,...

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