Verne Begins Construction on 70MW Data Center Campus in Mäntsälä, Finland
June 19, 2026
Verne Begins Construction on 70MW Data Center Campus in Mäntsälä, Finland
Verne has officially broken ground on a new data center campus in the Kapuli area of Mäntsälä, Finland, marking a significant expansion of its Nordic footprint. The company announced this week that construction has started on the first 70 megawatts of capacity at the 10-hectare site, which was first revealed in 2024. The development underscores the growing demand for high-density computing capacity in the Nordics, a region prized for its renewable energy resources and cool climate.
“This is an important step for Verne in Finland,” said Kim Gunnelius, managing director for Finland at Verne. “Mäntsälä brings together the energy infrastructure, local partnerships, and operating conditions needed for high-density computing at scale. As demand continues to grow, we want to build infrastructure that not only supports our customers, but also contributes positively to the local community and regional economy.” The project is expected to create significant opportunities for local suppliers, service providers, and energy partners, according to Hannu Laurila, Mayor of Mäntsälä, who welcomed the investment as a long-term, future-focused commitment to the region.
Verne’s entry into Finland dates back to 2022, when it acquired local data center operator Ficolo, gaining facilities in Helsinki, Pori, and Tampere. The company later sold the Pori and Tampere sites to Nordic cloud firm Glesys last year, streamlining its portfolio to focus on larger-scale developments. Verne was originally founded as an Icelandic data center firm and was acquired by D9 in 2021, which then merged it with Ficolo and London’s Volta Data Centres. The combined entity was sold to investment firm Ardian in 2024 as D9 was wound down. Beyond Finland, Verne is also advancing a development site in France, signaling its broader European expansion strategy.
The Mäntsälä campus is positioned to serve the surging demand for AI and high-performance computing workloads, which require dense power and cooling infrastructure. As operators race to secure land and grid capacity across the Nordics, Verne’s latest move reinforces Finland’s role as a key hub for sustainable, large-scale data center investment.
Source: datacenterdynamics
