Google illegally cut down 250,000 trees in Finland to build an AI data center.

Google cut down about 250,000 trees during the construction of its data center in Muhos, northern Finland, without legal environmental impact assessment, drawing criticism from local residents and environmental groups. The Finnish Licensing and Supervision Agency has demanded that Google suspend construction and stop environmental change activities, or face fines. In addition to the 250,000 trees in Muhos, about 150,000 trees were cut in Oitti, totaling approximately 400,000 trees destroyed.