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[-] Babalugats@feddit.uk 20 points 1 day ago

Whatever the outcome of this, it'll make no difference to Google.

They speeded up the process by ignoring any Laws that they otherwise would have had to wait for to permit the land clearance, and probably pay off the correct people to justify why it was a necessary decision. This way, they pay whatever fine Finland gives them, and they still build their massive data centre which will generate trillions for them harvesting.

Finnish authorities are considering applications for a total of 145 new datacentres at various stages of planning, including a €13bn (£11bn) artificial intelligence infrastructure project by Google that the US company has called its largest ‌investment in Europe.

Finland fucked.

[-] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 4 points 15 hours ago

Finland is extremely protective of their forests. This is basically the one thing they could do to anger the country enough to prevent their ability to built the datacenter at all, anywhere in the country.

[-] Babalugats@feddit.uk 2 points 1 hour ago

Glad to hear it. Might be harder for Google to pay off the relevant people so. 145 data centres is a lot of pull for the politicians to suggest they are needed.

[-] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 1 points 26 minutes ago* (last edited 25 minutes ago)

The paper and forestry industry is THE industry of Finland, except for perhaps mineral mining.

Forestry management is taken extremely seriously, and legislated according to the science. Google can obviously absorb the costs here, but doing this will have left a ton of officials PISSED THE FUCK OFF.

[-] Swemg@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Then it should be an open target 🤷🏻

[-] shartgargle@lemmy.zip 3 points 16 hours ago

So an artillery training field then?

[-] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 2 points 15 hours ago

They could always use more practice for a potential Russian invasion. Can never be too prepared.

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 points 13 hours ago

"FINNISH THEM."

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