Essi LehtoSep 10, 2026 – 1.56amHelsinki | Alphabet’s Google will invest at least €13 billion ($21 billion) in artificial intelligence infrastructure in Finland over the next two years and has signed its first nuclear power contract outside the US, it said on Wednesday.The Finnish deal includes a 22-year purchase agreement for up to 50 per cent of the energy output of one of Finland’s two nuclear plants, its operator Fortum said separately.ReutersSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Google makes $21b investment in AI and nuclear power in Finland
The tech giant has signed its first contract for nuclear power outside the US and has made its European biggest investment in AI.
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Google commits $21B to Finland's AI infrastructure with a 22-year nuclear contract—its first major nuclear deal outside the US. This signals hyperscalers' shift to energy-independent scaling; power constraints now determine European AI capex allocation and cloud infrastructure decisions.
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