Finnish Licensing and Supervision Agency (LVV, 6 Oct) ordered Tuike Finland Oy to suspend environmentally significant preparatory works at planned data centers in Muhos and Kajaani until EIA procedures finish — stop by 23 Oct; written reply by 14 Oct; Google told CNBC it will follow LVV guidance. Soft hold: EIA still in progress; do not invent MW, capex, or $15B Finland package as cancelled.
Finland’s Licensing and Supervision Agency (LVV, 6 Oct via STT) ordered Tuike Finland Oy — Google’s Finnish subsidiary — to suspend environmentally significant preparatory works at planned data centers in Muhos and Kajaani immediately and by 23 Oct until environmental impact assessment procedures finish; a written reply is due by 14 Oct; planning, measurements and minor easily restored works are excluded. Google told CNBC (7 Oct) it will follow LVV guidance and said it had “fallen short of our own high standards.” Soft hold: do not invent MW or declare the broader Finland investment package cancelled; EIA still in progress. Distinct from yesterday’s Applied Digital Finland power-access Brief.
Sources: LVV via STT — halt Muhos and Kajaani preparatory works (2026-10-06) · CNBC — Google Finland data center halt (2026-10-07) · Soft hold: EIA in progress; no invented MW/capex; package not cancelled; soft hold secondary acreage figures