"The new facility in Lahti will have an initial capacity of 50 megawatts and a potential total capacity of 128 megawatts, with construction expected to be completed within a year."
"TikTok's investments in Finland are part of Project Clover, a €12 billion initiative designed to store and process the data of more than 200 million European users on European soil."
"The announcement of the Lahti center comes at a time when TikTok's parent company narrowly avoided a US ban over data protection concerns, highlighting the importance of European infrastructure."
"Regulators and governments in Europe are increasing pressure on social media platforms regarding children's safety, making TikTok's investment in European infrastructure both a business necessity and a political calculation."
TikTok is investing €1 billion to build a new data center in Lahti, Finland, as part of its €12 billion Project Clover aimed at European data sovereignty. The facility will have an initial capacity of 50 megawatts and a potential total capacity of 128 megawatts, with operations expected to begin by 2027. This investment follows TikTok's first data center in Kouvola, set to be operational by the end of 2026, and aims to store data for over 200 million European users on European soil, reducing reliance on US infrastructure.
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