Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre in Finland

Finland's LVV regulator ordered Google to halt work at sites in Muhos and Otanmäki after the company cleared about 250,000 trees across 330 hectares without required environmental impact assessments. The clearing is part of a €13bn AI infrastructure project, and a petition demanding tighter datacentre rules has gathered over 93,000 signatures.

• About 250,000 trees felled across 330 hectares in Muhos, plus ~150,000 in Otanmäki
• LVV halted work at both sites over missing environmental impact assessments
• The project is part of Google's €13bn AI infrastructure investment in Finland
• A petition for datacentre regulation has drawn more than 93,000 signatures