The Finnish Datacenter Stronghold

Motivation: Cool and stable bedrock Potential: State of the art fiber and electricity networks Competition: Not enough to make a difference in the above Demand: The world is your oyster When: Ongoing Data centre opportunities in Finland

Inexpensive green energy and free cooling

Electricity Prices (Eurostat) Finland Price for Italy is provisional No price data for Austria Source: Eurostat Electricity prices for industrial consumers, 2011 (in EUR/kWh) Without taxes and leviesNon recoverable taxes and levies

State of the art fiber and electricity networks Extensive, reliable power gridSolid fiber network connections ensures flow of information

Solid granite bedrock – no fear of major natural hazards Source: Seismicity Map of Finland 1900 to 2013

Strategic location and key customers

Great cities to enter in R&D purposes Capital area, Helsinki  Mobile software, UX  Game industry  Nanotechnology  RF communication Tampere  Mobile software & platform development  Game industry  Camera, imaging and picture manipulation Oulu  Security research  NFC, RF communication  Embedded systems Salo – Turku  Hardware design  Lean manufacturing development Note: Many locations outside larger centers are eligible for European Regional Development Funds (ERDF). Helsinki Salo, Turku Tampere Oulu

Skilled personnel available Key areas of expertise  User interfaces  Touch screens  Service design  Symbian, MeeGo, Android, iPhone  Location based solutions  RFID based solutions  TETRA networks (Terrestrial Trunked Radio)  Mobile gaming  Mobile analytics Some vertical areas of leading edge expertise:  Energy metering  Power and heat production and distribution  Environmental monitoring  Oil and gas transportation monitoring solutions  Logistics solutions. A world class pool of Scientists and Engineers Wages index: Finland 100, Sweden 115, USA 170

Case Google: Re-inventing the paper Mill  Large volumes of cheap electricity  Green energy  Water for cooling purposes  Large areas of land for privacy and security  The distance to other Google data centers  Tax incentives  Solid infrastructure with a green renewable energy production on site  Waterfront site, free cooling 365 days a year  Security and space for future expansion  Existing 24/7 service infrastructure Google’s criteria for data center location The criteria was met by Finnish paper mill in Hamina

For more information about datacentre activity in Finland: Invest in Finland/datacentres Tivit (Strategic Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation in the Field of ICT) Case: Google Case: TelecityGroup Case: Yandex

Why Finland? Entry to the East Creative solutions Stable Society Competent professionals

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