Google fällde 250 000 träd i Finland – utredning inledd

Dagens Nyheter29 October 2026, 20:23 UTCFinland

Techjätten Google har fällt minst 250 000 träd i Finland för att göra plats åt nya datacenter. Nu ska finländska myndigheter utreda om det Alphabet-ägda bolaget brutit mot landets miljölagstiftning. Googles talesperson i Finland har bett om ursäkt för händelsen.

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