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Finland launches criminal investigation into Google’s clearing of forest for datacentre site 29 October 2026 at 17:51

Finland launches criminal investigation into Google’s clearing of forest for datacentre site

29 October 2026 at 17:51

Authorities allege company may have breached Finnish environmental laws by forgoing required impact assessment

‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre

Finnish ⁠police have launched a criminal investigation into possible breaches ⁠of the country’s environmental ⁠laws at the site of a planned Google datacentre in rural northern Finland.

Authorities allege that Tuike Finland, a Google subsidiary, cleared and drained 330 hectares (815 acres) of forest at the planned site in Muhos before environmental impact assessments required by Finnish law had been completed.

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Finland launches criminal investigation into Google’s clearing of forest for datacentre site 29 October 2026 at 17:51

Finland launches criminal investigation into Google’s clearing of forest for datacentre site

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By: Jon Henley

29 October 2026 at 17:51

Authorities allege company may have breached Finnish environmental laws by forgoing required impact assessment

‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre

Finnish ⁠police have launched a criminal investigation into possible breaches ⁠of the country’s environmental ⁠laws at the site of a planned Google datacentre in rural northern Finland.

Authorities allege that Tuike Finland, a Google subsidiary, cleared and drained 330 hectares (815 acres) of forest at the planned site in Muhos before environmental impact assessments required by Finnish law had been completed.

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Google owner Alphabet loses $500bn in market value after profit disappoints Wall Street 29 October 2026 at 20:29

Google owner Alphabet loses $500bn in market value after profit disappoints Wall Street

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By: Agence France-Presse

29 October 2026 at 20:29

Net profit slid 25% from a year earlier to $26.2bn, well short of expectations, though revenue rose to $127.6bn

Shares in the Google parent Alphabet fell double digits Wednesday evening into Thursday trading, erasing hundreds of billions of dollars in stock market value from the $4tn tech giant.

The company had reported lower-than-expected profit and a slowdown in its advertising business while it maintained big spending on AI.