AI infrastructure company Nebius Group is building a 310-megawatt data center in Lappeenranta, Finland, close to the Russian border.
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Nebius plans $10 billion AI data center in Finland near Russian border
THE DECODER / 3/31/2026
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Key Points
- Nebius Group plans to build a 310-megawatt AI-focused data center in Lappeenranta, Finland, located close to the Russian border.
- The project is reported as a $10 billion investment, signaling a major expansion of AI infrastructure capacity in the region.
- The location choice near Russia highlights the strategic and geopolitical considerations shaping where large-scale compute resources are deployed.
- The buildout is likely to increase demand for supporting infrastructure such as power supply, networking, and cooling systems to sustain AI workloads at scale.
