Farmer Joni Pitkanen is pictured in his livestock barn in Muhos, Finland, on September 30, 2026, near the site where Google's new data centre is set to be built. In the northern Finnish town of Muhos, 36-year-old farmer Joni Pitkanen is preparing for life with a new neighbour -- just kilometers away tech giant Google is planning to build new data centres. The planned data centres are part of an announced 13-billion-euro ($15-billion) investment in Finland over the next two years -- the US tech giant's single biggest investment in Europe. A few kilometers down the gravel road that passes by Pitkanen's farm, the forest has already been cut down on land acquired by Google, with excavators now clearing the ground and rumbling trucks shuttling back and forth to the construction area located next to major power lines. (Photo by Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP via Getty Images)

Muhos Mayor Kimmo Hinno is pictured in his office in Muhos, Finland, on September 29, 2026. In the northern Finnish town of Muhos, 36-year-old farmer Joni Pitkanen is preparing for life with a new neighbour -- just kilometers away tech giant Google is planning to build new data centres. The planned data centres are part of an announced 13-billion-euro ($15-billion) investment in Finland over the next two years -- the US tech giant's single biggest investment in Europe. A few kilometers down the gravel road that passes by Pitkanen's farm, the forest has already been cut down on land acquired by Google, with excavators now clearing the ground and rumbling trucks shuttling back and forth to the construction area located next to major power lines. (Photo by Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP via Getty Images)

Handout undated picture released on October 2, 2026 by Jungle Dave's Science Foundation and the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO) shows Excidobates perplexus, a newly discovered species of poisonous frog, in Ecuador. Researchers have discovered a new species of tiny, poisonous frog described as "puzzling" and threatened by mining in Ecuador, the National Institute of Biodiversity (Inabio) said on October 2, 2026. (Photo by Handout / Jungle Dave's Science Foundation and the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO) / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Jungle Dave's Science Foundation and the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO)" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Handout undated picture released on October 2, 2026 by Jungle Dave's Science Foundation and the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO) shows Excidobates perplexus, a newly discovered species of poisonous frog, in Ecuador. Researchers have discovered a new species of tiny, poisonous frog described as "puzzling" and threatened by mining in Ecuador, the National Institute of Biodiversity (Inabio) said on October 2, 2026. (Photo by Handout / Jungle Dave's Science Foundation and the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO) / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Jungle Dave's Science Foundation and the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO)" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Demonstrators hold banners reading "No AI for War" (L) and "Data Center seriously harms your health" during a protest march against the construction of new data centers in Rho, near Milan, Italy, on October 3, 2026. Protesters are calling for a moratorium on new data center permits and a halt to ongoing projects, citing concerns over their impact on electricity consumption, noise, heat and the local environment. (Photo by Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP via Getty Images)

A banner hanging from a house reading "No Data Center" is seen as demonstrators take part in a protest march against the construction of new data centers in Rho, near Milan, Italy, on October 3, 2026. Protesters are calling for a moratorium on new data center permits and a halt to ongoing projects, citing concerns over their impact on electricity consumption, noise, heat and the local environment. (Photo by Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP via Getty Images)

Demonstrators hold banners reading "We won't be slaves of servers" and "Data Center: seriously harms your health" during aprotest march against the construction of new data centers in Rho, near Milan, Italy, on October 3, 2026. Protesters are calling for a moratorium on new data center permits and a halt to ongoing projects, citing concerns over their impact on electricity consumption, noise, heat and the local environment. (Photo by Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP via Getty Images)

A demonstrators wearing a cut-out mask of Tesla CEO Elon Musk lights a smoke flare during a protest march against the construction of new data centers in Rho, near Milan, Italy, on October 3, 2026. Protesters are calling for a moratorium on new data center permits and a halt to ongoing projects, citing concerns over their impact on electricity consumption, noise, heat and the local environment. (Photo by Piero Cruciatti / AFP via Getty Images)