Finland orders Google to halt work on two data centers pending environmental review

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The LVV ordered Tuike Finland Oy to stop work at Muhos and Kajaani by October 23rd after 330 hectares of forest were cleared without a completed assessment, a month after Google's $15 billion Finland commitment. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/07/google-finland-data-center-halt.html

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