Google在芬兰北部穆霍斯地区非法砍伐约25万棵树木，清除了816英亩林地用于建设数据中心，违反了芬兰关于大规模工程必须完成环境影响评估的法律要求1。此举造成森林生态破坏，导致狼群进入附近村庄觅食，水源也遭到污染1。芬兰监管部门已暂停了Google两个数据中心项目的所有开发工作，截止日期为10月23日1。
Google芬兰首席执行官Antti Järvinen声称公司认为已获得立法批准进行砍伐1。然而芬兰自然保护协会主席Hanna Halmeenpää将此事件斥为"纯粹的傲慎"1。这两个数据中心位于穆霍斯和卡亚尼，相距约90英里，是Google在2024年9月宣布的150亿美元AI基础设施投资计划的一部分1。此前美国纽约州长Kathy Hochul也在2024年7月签署行政令，禁止在该州建设大规模AI数据中心，暂停期为一年1。
Google has been accused of illegally clearing approximately 250,000 trees across 816 acres of forest in the Muhos region of northern Finland to make way for a data center, in violation of Finnish environmental law requiring companies to complete environmental impact assessments before undertaking large-scale projects.1 The extensive deforestation has triggered ecological damage, with reports indicating that wolf packs have been forced into nearby villages in search of food and water sources have become contaminated.1 Finnish regulatory authorities have suspended all development work on Google's two data center projects—located in Muhos and Kajaani, approximately 90 miles apart—with an enforcement deadline of October 23.1
Google's Finland chief executive, Antti Järvinen, stated that the company believed it had legislative approval to proceed with the tree-cutting operations.1 The project is part of Google's broader $15 billion investment in AI infrastructure in Finland, which was announced in September 2024.1 However, Hanna Halmeenpää, chair of the Finnish Nature Conservation Association, characterized the action as "pure arrogance."1 The incident reflects growing regulatory scrutiny of large-scale data center development; in July 2024, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order prohibiting the construction of massive AI data centers in the state, imposing a one-year moratorium on such projects.1
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