Mäntsälä, Finland - 17.06.2026
Verne today marked the start of construction of the first 70 MW on its data center campus in Mäntsälä, Finland, with a foundation stone ceremony attended by local and national stakeholders.
The new campus will have an initial capacity of 70 MW and is being developed to support growing demand for AI, high-performance computing, machine learning and other high-density workloads. Located in Mäntsälä’s Kapuli area, an established industrial and logistics area designed for business development, the approximately 10-hectare site will run on renewable energy and is planned to reuse waste heat in local community heating projects.
Today’s ceremony marks an important milestone in Verne’s continued growth in Finland. Representatives from Verne, the Finnish Government and Mäntsälä came together earlier today to reflect on the role of digital infrastructure in regional development, the clean energy transition and Finland’s growing importance as a location for AI gigafactories.
“This is an important step for Verne in Finland,” said Kim Gunnelius, Managing Director, 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.”
“This is a landmark project for Mäntsälä and an important step in strengthening the foundations for future industrial growth,” said Marko Ahl, CEO of Nivos, which will be supplying power to the site. “Reliable, forward-looking energy infrastructure is essential to attracting major new investment, and we are proud to support a development that can contribute to the municipality’s long-term economic development and competitiveness.”
The Mäntsälä campus is designed to support high-density workloads at scale while leveraging Finland’s strengths in low-carbon power, district heating and energy infrastructure. Verne is working hand in hand with local partners and suppliers to ensure the development contributes beyond the site itself. This includes opportunities linked to waste-heat reuse, local public services, skills development through collaboration with local educational institutions, and supporting industries.
“We are very pleased to see Verne take this important next step in Mäntsälä,” said Hannu Laurila, Mayor of Mäntsälä. “This investment creates significant opportunities for our municipality and the wider region, not only through the site itself, but through the wider network of suppliers, service providers, energy partners and other businesses that can grow around it. Mäntsälä has the location, infrastructure and reliable power grid needed for long-term, future-focused investment.”
Finland is increasingly well placed as a European location for AI-ready and high-density data center infrastructure, supported by competitive power, a resilient grid and advanced district heating systems. By reusing waste heat, data centers can also play a more active role in the wider energy system, supporting decarbonisation and reducing reliance on fossil-based heat production.
Verne’s investment in Mäntsälä forms part of the company’s wider Northern European growth strategy, focused on delivering scalable, low-carbon high-density data center capacity for hyperscalers, neoclouds and enterprises to meet rising demand for AI and other advanced digital workloads