Finland’s police force investigates environmental damage at Muhos datacentre site

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Where: Muhosresolved to locality64.806, 25.995
When: Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-10-22 · last update 2026-10-29
Sourcing: 7 reports7 outlets carrying it · independence not established
How far this got: localizednamed facility unresolvedOptical coverage

Summary

On October 6, 2026, Finland’s police force launched a criminal investigation into environmental violations at a planned Google datacentre in Muhos and the Otanmäki forest. Authorities allege that Google’s subsidiary, Tuike Finland, destroyed the sites by clearing hundreds of hectares of forest and conducting drainage work without completing mandatory environmental impact assessments. The Finnish Licensing and Supervision Office has ordered a temporary halt to all operations at these locations. The incident has resulted in the unwanted migration of homeless wildlife into nearby towns and sparked national debate regarding the environmental impact of large-scale infrastructure projects.

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named facility unresolved

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2026-10-29member countour measurement6 → 7reports joined

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theguardian.com
- ‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre2026-10-22
24tv.ua
- Google illegally cut down 250 thousand trees in Finland for a data centerTranslated from Ukrainian2026-10-22
yourdemocracy.net
- data does not grow on trees, you know.....2026-10-29
aol.co.uk
- Finland launches criminal investigation into Google’s clearing of forest for datacentre site - AOL2026-10-29
forcechange.com
- Stop Data Center Deforestation - ForceChange2026-10-29
aljazeera.com
- Finland launches criminal probe of suspected environmental damage by Google2026-10-29
economictimes.indiatimes.com
- Google went to Finland for its AI expansion. Now a cleared forest and a police probe threaten to overshado2026-10-29

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