Google Hamina Data Center

Operated by Google · Hamina, Kymenlaakso, FI1 srcupdated 1d ago

Google's europe-north1 data center, uses Gulf of Finland seawater cooling.

Compared to peers

Compared with 3 peer facilities in FI.

Capacity (MW)
200near median
median 225 · p95 225
Supplier coverage
2no peers
median 0 · p75 2
Announce → online lag
in progress
no completions yet

Bands describe deviation from peer median; not a judgment.

Ownership chain (Google)

Ownership opacity: 28 / 100 — transparent2 layers traced
  1. L0 (entity)GooglellcUS
  2. L1 (top)Alphabet Inc.publicUS100%src ↗

Opacity score combines jurisdiction secrecy and chain depth (≥3 layers = +10, ≥4 = +20). Descriptive only — high opacity warrants review, not accusation.

Public subsidies & incentives

Total disclosed
$50.0M
Claimed jobs
180
$/job claimed
$278k
  • City of Hamina / Finnish StateFI · infrastructure
    $50.0M
    announced 2009.2.04 · 20y term · 90 jobs claimed
  • City of Hamina / Finnish State (Stora Enso Summa Mill conversion)FI · infrastructure
    announced 2009.2.04 · 20y term · 90 jobs claimed

Permits

No permits tracked for this facility yet. Public records (county permits, environmental filings, grid interconnect filings) can be sourced via community findings.

Status
operational
Current capacity
200 MW
Planned capacity
—
Power source
wind
Cooling
open-loop
Water draw
—
PUE
—
Capex
$4.8B

Location

City
Hamina
Region
Kymenlaakso
Country
FI
Coordinates
60.5608, 27.1972
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Timeline

Announced
—
Groundbreak
—
Online
—
Full capacity
—

Power

Primary source
wind
Utility
—
PUE pledged
—

Suppliers (2)

  • YIT1 src
    gc · Finnish GC · local
  • Fortum1 src
    other · Renewable + district heat offtake · local

Sources (1)

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