Google to invest approximately 72.5 billion yen in data center expansion in Finland

Google to invest approximately 72.5 billion yen in data center expansion in Finland

Google has invested 600 million euros (about 72.5 billion yen) and announced that it will construct a new data center in Hamina, Finland. Hamina is a town located on the southern coast of Finland near the Russian border.

Google bought a paper mill in Hamina for 200 million euros in 2009, and then converted it to a server farm over 150 million euros. After that, we have invested 450 million euros in 2013, so the combined amount of this investment will be 1.4 billion euros.

Data centers generally do not contribute much to job creation locally. However, for coverage by Finnish state-run broadcaster YLE, Hamina authorities are the largest investment this time as a single investment in Hamina, and will have a positive impact on employment in the construction of data centers and later phases. Said. Google said it has a positive impact on the Finnish economy through job creation.

Google's Hamina Data Center uses the water from the Gulf of Finland for cooling. In terms of electricity, the center is connected to the Finnish standard electricity network, but signed a 10-year electricity sales contract (PPA) with a Swedish wind farm (aggregate wind farm) to cover its electricity consumption. doing.