# Finland halts Google data center work pending environmental assessments

https://mins.news/en/item/94132

- CGTN, 2026-10-07 04:09 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-07/Finland-halts-Google-data-center-work-over-environmental-assessment-1R2Ig6FxTzy/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Finland’s supervisory authority ordered environmentally significant preparatory work at Google’s planned data center sites in Muhos and Kajaani to stop until legally required impact assessments are complete. Google said it would follow the authorities’ instructions; the assessments are expected to finish later this year.

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