Finland

• Google announced it will invest at least €13 billion in Finland for digital infrastructure, including data centres to support artificial intelligence. • The investment also includes funding for clean energy projects and community development initiatives, such as dedicated nature and community funds. • This investment is Google's largest in European AI infrastructure, aiming to power artificial intelligence and support local communities.

• Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc, announced on September 09, 2026, that it will invest at least €13 billion in artificial intelligence in Finland. • The investment, which is Google's largest in Europe, amounts to $15.1 billion when converted to US dollars. • This significant investment is expected to have a major impact on Finland's economy and technology sector, potentially creating new job opportunities and stimulating growth.

• Google will invest €13 billion in Finland over the next two years to develop the country into a strategic AI hub in Europe. • The investment includes €31 million committed to communities in Hamina, Kajaani, Muhos, and Vaala, for education, AI upskilling, and training for students over a four-year period. • This significant investment is expected to turn Finland into a major AI infrastructure hub, with Google also investing in power generation, grids, and energy storage to support the initiative.

• Google announced on Wednesday it will invest at least 13 billion euros in data centers and digital infrastructure to support its AI goals in Finland. • The plan involves a total investment of $15 billion and includes the development of clean energy projects over the next two years. • This represents the company's largest single investment in Europe to date, expanding the physical capacity needed to run complex artificial intelligence models.

• Google announced it will invest an additional €13 billion in Finland to develop data centers and supporting infrastructure. • This funding represents the search engine giant's largest single investment in Europe to date. • The capital will support clean energy projects and community funds for local biodiversity, education, research, and workforce development.

• Google will invest €13 billion ($15.1 billion) to build AI data centres in Finland between 2027 and 2028. • The investment supports the use of nuclear power and is expected to back 37,000 jobs. • This shift indicates that Finland and other Nordic countries are competing with Ireland and the Netherlands to become Europe's primary hubs for tech infrastructure.

• Canada, the UK, France, and 9 other nations issued a joint statement today confirming their intent to restrict trade in goods from settlements illegal under international law. • The UK, France, and Canada specifically pledged to introduce national measures to ban trade in settlement goods, following similar actions already taken by Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway, and Belgium. • These restrictions target the economic viability of illegal settlements to push for a two-state solution in the region.

• Bull has been selected to build LUMI-AI, a high-performance AI supercomputer in Kajaani, Finland, with a total funding of €387.8 million. • The system will be developed for the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking and the LUMI AI Factory consortium, featuring AMD MI430X GPUs and advanced warm water cooling. • This project expands Finland's computational capabilities, providing critical infrastructure for large-scale AI research and industrial applications.

• Bull has been selected to deliver the LUMI-AI supercomputer in Finland, a project valued at €387.8 million. • The system is designed to accelerate AI training and inference while supporting large-scale scientific simulations for research and industry. • Funding is split equally between EuroHPC JU and the LUMI AI Factory consortium, which comprises Finland, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Norway, and Poland.

• German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hosted leaders from Austria, Denmark, and Finland in Berlin on Thursday to coordinate a strategy among "frugal" EU member states. • The meeting serves as preparation for upcoming negotiations regarding the European Union's joint budget for the 2028-2034 seven-year period. • This alliance, which also includes the Netherlands and Sweden, advocates for tighter spending discipline, often clashing with nations like Italy, Spain, and Poland that favor higher spending.

Nikita and Olga Belov say they will be persecuted on return to Moscow but are yet to convince Finnish authoritiesA Russian family faces deportation from Finland after repeatedly being denied asylum – despite the threat of arrest, imprisonment and potential torture for their pro-Ukrainian activism.Nikita and Olga Belov fled their homeland in 2022 after attracting the attention of Russian authorities – including military summons, threatening messages and attempts to locate them – after expressing opposition to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading...

• Disney+ announced on July 2 that it has secured an exclusive four-year agreement to live-stream Spain's LaLiga soccer league. • The deal covers 380 matches per season and will be available to viewers in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. • This move is part of Disney's aggressive strategy to expand its global streaming footprint and acquire high-value European sports rights.