近年来，芬兰的数据中心建设势头日益强劲。自上个月谷歌宣布将在芬兰进行其有史以来规模最大的欧洲投资后，多个新项目相继浮出水面。
Finland’s data center boom is gathering pace, with several new projects unveiled since after Alphabet Inc.’s Google announced its biggest-ever European investment in the country last month.
得益于凉爽的气候、丰富的可再生能源以及现成的电网设施，阿里巴巴集团、Applied Digital Corp.等企业近几周纷纷宣布在芬兰投资建设数据中心的计划。目前，芬兰境内正在规划或已实施的数据中心项目总投资额已突破670亿欧元（约合750亿美元）。
Attracted by the relatively cool climate, renewable power and available grid connections, companies including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Applied Digital Corp. have unveiled plans data-center investments in Finland in recent weeks. The total tally of projects being planned of executed in the country now exceeds €67 billion ($75 billion).
周四，法国人工智能基础设施企业Sesterce SAS宣布，计划在耶姆萨市原凯波拉造纸厂旧址上投资逾100亿欧元建设一个数据中心园区，长期目标是实现超过1吉瓦的算力供应。Applied Digital同样计划打造具备1吉瓦算力的数据中心，不过该公司并未透露具体的投资金额。
On Thursday, French AI infrastructure company Sesterce SAS said it plans to invest more than €10 billion in a data-center campus at the former Kaipola paper mill in Jämsä, targeting more than 1 gigawatt of capacity in the long run. While Applied Digital’s designs are also scalable to 1 gigawatt of computing power, the company didn’t disclose a value for its investment.
北欧数据中心运营商atNorth ehf也计划在萨洛市建设一座最大功率可达230兆瓦的数据中心。
Nordic data-center operator atNorth ehf is also planning a data center in Salo of up to 230 megawatts.
阿里巴巴虽未透露其项目的具体细节，但表示随着在欧洲及中东地区数据中心网络的扩张，公司还计划在土耳其与荷兰设立云服务区域。这家中国科技企业计划到2032年全球数据中心总算力达到20吉瓦。
Alibaba didn’t disclose details of its project, though it also expects to set up cloud regions in Turkey and Netherlands as it expands its data-center network in Europe and the Middle East. The Chinese technology company is targeting 20 gigawatts of global data-center capacity by 2032.
芬兰之所以能吸引众多数据中心开发商，主要得益于其充足的低碳电力资源、凉爽的气候以及大量现成工业用地——包括那些已接入电网的旧工厂用地。
Finland is attracting data-center developers with its relatively abundant supply of low-carbon electricity, cool climate and large industrial sites, including former factories with existing grid connections.
本周，芬兰政府下令要求谷歌暂停在穆霍斯与卡亚尼两地的园区筹备工作，在环境影响评估完成前不得继续砍伐林地或采取其他可能破坏自然环境的措施。
This week, Google was ordered to halt the preparatory work for its campuses in Muhos and Kajaani and wait for an environmental impact assessment to conclude before further clearing of woodland and other measures affecting nature.
大量数据中心投资项目的密集落地，也在芬兰国内引发了关于电力供应是否充足及其价格水平的讨论，尤其是普通家庭用电问题。
The fast pace at which new data center investments are unveiled has sparked a debate in Finland over the adequacy and price of power, especially for households.
政府正在准备一项立法，允许其对电网连接项目进行审查，而非当前的先到先得原则，以及一项要求运营商的法律。国会普遍认为数据中心需要更好的控制措施。
The government is preparing legislation that would allow it to vet projects for grid connections as opposed to the current first come, first serve principle, as well as a law that would require operators to. There’s widespread consensus in parliament that data centers need better controls.