Finland's LVV requests reports on 300 hectares of forest felled at Google's Muhos data center site
On September 18, Finland's Licensing and Supervision Agency (LVV) requested reports from Muhos, Kajaani and project manager Tuike Finland Oy on Google's planned data center projects, their permits and the measures taken. LVV says around 300 hectares were felled for the Muhos project while the environmental impact assessment was still underway, and building bans apply at both sites because the local plans are under appeal. Google denies any illegal logging and says the work met Forestry Act requirements; the probe follows its early September announcement of €13bn ($15.13bn) in Finnish investment across 2027 and 2028.
Clearing land before the environmental impact assessment and landscape work permits are settled can draw regulatory scrutiny and calls to halt construction, so builders should confirm the permit sequence for site works.
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