The criminal inquiry focuses on Tuike Finland for executing site clearing and drainage before finalizing compulsory environmental impact assessments. Investigators identified preliminary ambiguities and operational shortcomings concerning water management at the Muhos location. The development comes after an October 6 administrative halt on preparatory works that also affected a second planned site. The disputed project represents a key piece of Alphabet's flagship $15 billion European artificial intelligence infrastructure push.
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Google's European data hub rollout faces legal and regulatory resistance over missing env…: Google's European data hub rollout faces legal and regulatory resistance over missing environmental impact assessments.
Tuike Finland maintained that it initiated early ground preparations relying on its under…: Tuike Finland maintained that it initiated early ground preparations relying on its understanding of applicable legal approvals.
Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo continues to support the data center project despite…: Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo continues to support the data center project despite domestic worries over electricity prices.
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HELSINKI, Oct 29 : Finnish police said on Thursday they have launched a criminal investigation into suspected breaches of environmental law at the construction site of a planned Google data centre in northern Finland.
The project is part of a plan announced last month by Alphabet's Google to invest $15 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure in Finland, which the US company described as its largest investment in Europe.
Authorities have said Tuike Finland, a subsidiary of Alphabet's Google, conducted forest clearing and drainage at a planned site near the town of Muhos before the environmental impact assessments required under Finnish law had been completed.
POLICE PROBE DRAINAGE AND WATER MANAGEMENT
"Based on preliminary information, there have been ambiguities and shortcomings in the drainage and water management at the construction site of Tuike Finland Oy's data centre project," police said in a statement.
"The criminal investigation will examine, among other things, circumstances related to these issues," they added.
On October 6, Finland's Supervisory Agency, which oversees environmental permits and assessments, ordered Google to halt preparatory measures altering the environment at Muhos…
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