Google has announced a two-year, 13 billion euro investment in AI and data-centre infrastructure in Finland, expanding its presence in the country with work tied to four locations: Hamina, Kajaani, Muhos and Vaala. The announcement frames the programme as a major commitment to the infrastructure needed to support AI services and related computing demand.
According to Google’s press release, the company is planning AI infrastructure across Hamina, Kajaani, Muhos and Vaala as part of the two-year investment. The announcement places the project under a broader effort to deepen Google’s commitment to Finland while building out the data-centre capacity needed for AI workloads.
Euronews also reported the investment, the four Finnish locations and the two-year timeframe, confirming the scale and scope of the programme from an independent source. Together, the two reports make clear that the initiative is not a single-site expansion but a multi-location infrastructure push.
The sources do not provide a technical breakdown of each site, but they do show that Finland is being positioned as a central location for this infrastructure build-out. With sites named in Hamina, Kajaani, Muhos and Vaala, the project appears to span multiple regions rather than concentrate all capacity in one place.
That geographic spread suggests an infrastructure strategy focused on scale and distribution. While the supplied material does not specify detailed engineering plans, it is clear that the investment is intended to support AI infrastructure at a national level within Finland.
Euronews described the announcement as Google’s biggest European push yet, and its report aligns with the company’s own press release on the amount, locations and two-year timeline. This kind of parallel reporting helps confirm the central facts of the announcement without adding new details beyond the supplied material.
Because the available sources are limited to the company statement and one independent report, the safest takeaway is straightforward: Google says it will spend 13 billion euros over two years on AI infrastructure in Finland, and the plan names four locations where that work will be focused.
The key development is the scale of the investment and the breadth of the Finnish footprint. Rather than signaling a narrow upgrade, the plan points to a broad infrastructure expansion tied to AI and data-centre operations. For readers tracking tech infrastructure, this is a notable example of how major cloud and AI operators are extending physical capacity to support growing demand.
The announcement also underscores how central data-centre geography remains to AI development. Even when the focus is on software and models, the underlying compute layer still depends on large-scale infrastructure projects like the one Google has outlined in Finland.
Google’s announcement puts Finland at the center of a two-year, 13 billion euro AI infrastructure programme spanning Hamina, Kajaani, Muhos and Vaala. With both the company and Euronews describing the same core details, the report points to a substantial and multi-site build-out that reflects the continuing importance of physical infrastructure in the AI era.
Energy and grid measures
The announcement links computing growth to several energy projects. Google says a 94-megawatt battery system is planned near Kajaani for late 2027. It also cites contracts supporting 629 megawatts of new onshore wind capacity. A long-term power purchase agreement with Fortum is intended to support an operating-life extension at the Loviisa nuclear plant, while a separate memorandum covers possible additional low-carbon generation and flexibility.
Local programmes and delivery timetable
Google says 31 million euros will be allocated over four years to research, education and community initiatives in Hamina, Kajaani, Muhos and Vaala. Its workforce programme targets AI-skills training for more than 4,400 workers. A separate course, delivered with Finnish education partners, is expected to prepare up to 100 students for data-centre careers.
These figures describe announced plans, not completed facilities. Construction and supporting infrastructure are scheduled across 2027 and 2028. The final capacity and timetable will depend on construction, grid connections and the implementation of agreements with energy and municipal partners. Euronews independently reported the 13-billion-euro total and the same four-site scope.
The programme expands an existing Finnish footprint while separating confirmed infrastructure commitments from estimates about future AI products, capacity and demand.