Google illegally cut down 250K trees in Finland for data center

Google illegally cleared approximately 250,000 trees across 816 acres in Northern Finland to construct data centers before obtaining required environmental approval, creating a barren wasteland that displaced wildlife and forced wolves into nearby towns. Finnish authorities suspended development at two Google data center sites to assess the environmental damage, while angry residents complained about noise, water pollution, and ecological destruction from the project, part of Google's $15 billion AI infrastructure investment in the region.