Google has acquired a €27 million (US$28.5 million) land parcel in Finland to expand its data centre operations, the Finnish government announced on Thursday
Metsahallitus, Finland's state forest property administrator, has been authorised to sell approximately 1,400 hectares of land near Kajaani, a northeastern town that serves as a key hub for data centre activities, reported Xinhua.
The government noted in its press release that land transactions of this size are rare in Finland.