Verne has acquired a strategic site in Mäntsälä, Finland, unveiling plans to build its fifth Nordic data center, reinforcing the company’s position as a leader in sustainable and scalable data center solutions.
With an initial capacity of 70 MW, the Mäntsälä 10-hectare campus, a 40-minute drive from Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport, will support services to data intensive enterprises and AI innovators running High Performance Compute (HPC), machine learning, and other high intensity workloads, while operating exclusively on renewable energy.
The new campus will be powered by 100% renewable energy sources, while waste heat generated by the data center will be harnessed to power local community heating projects.
Dominic Ward, CEO, Verne, said: “This new site is part of our strategy of continuous growth across the Nordic region and marks our first new location following Ardian’s acquisition of Verne.”
“Finland, with its abundant clean energy, established data center industry and highly skilled workforce, offers the perfect environment for our latest development.”
Construction of Mäntsälä data center will commence in mid-2025 and is expected to take two years to complete.
The expansion represents a strategic move in Verne’s long-term plan to build out its sustainably powered data center platform, which was acquired by private investment house Ardian in early 2024.
Ardian – a long-term infrastructure investor focused on a focus on energy transition and digital infrastructure projects – is working with Verne to drive sustainable growth across the Nordic countries, starting with this expansion plan in Finland.
