Hyperscale cloud and AI data centre platform Pure Data Centres Group (Pure DC) has signed a deal worth up to £6.4bn to build an AI data centre in Seinäjoki, Finland. Designated SJK01, the full campus is set within 370 acres and targeted to support over 550MW of IT capacity for
Kirstie Pickering
Hyperscale cloud and AI data centre platform Pure Data Centres Group (Pure DC) has signed a deal worth up to £6.4bn to build an AI data centre in Seinäjoki, Finland.
Designated SJK01, the full campus is set within 370 acres and targeted to support over 550MW of IT capacity for mass-scale AI and machine learning workloads.
Phase 1 will see investment of over €1.5bn (£1.3bn) for a 110MW AI campus, with the site in Seinäjoki capable of scaling to a €7.5bn (£6.4bn), 550MW+ campus for AI workloads, subject to the necessary permissions and contracting.
The first phase is already fully leased, with the substation for the first data hall constructed and live and all planning permissions and power requirements secured.
Pure DC says the full Seinäjoki campus will be one of Europe’s largest ever AI infrastructure projects, helping to put Finland at the forefront of Europe’s AI transition. It will also have the capacity to play a pivotal role in supporting the region’s reskilling, education, entrepreneurship, digital growth and energy resilience.
In collaboration with its local partner, SDC Ventures, the development will provide over 3,000 jobs during the decade-long construction, driving demand for skilled roles and utilising local companies wherever possible. The project will also improve local electricity and telecommunications infrastructure.
“Countries building AI infrastructure over the next decade will shape the global economy for the next fifty years,” says Gary Wojtaszek, executive chairman and interim CEO at Pure DC.
“Finland has all the ingredients required to lead this transformation – world class engineering talent, abundant renewable energy and a culture of innovation that gave rise to Nokia.”
Pure DC says it is committed to working with local communities near current and future operational locations.
In Seinäjoki, this includes developing a long-term skills pipeline through collaboration with Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences and vocational institutions. It aims to provide specialist skills training with a path to immediate post qualification employment, helping to train an area of Finland traditionally associated with forestry and paper-milling.
