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Invest in Finland suggested Google to locate data centre in old Finnish paper mills

04/03/2009

Google Inc and Stora Enso have announced that the purchase of the Summa Mill site in Hamina by Google has been closed.

The possibility to utilize the factory space in Summa was discovered by Invest in Finland, which has been Google’s long-term partner in the investment process. The Summa region was selected after comparing many different alternatives. Regional Development Company Cursor Oy acted as the local partner in the Hamina region.

"Invest in Finland supported us from the start, and during the process offered us alternative solutions for the investment; Summa Mill was the best one for us”, says Rhett Weiss from Google Inc.

Kati Rovetta (Google), Tuomo Airaksinen (CEO of Invest in Finland), Markus Rauramo (Stora
Enso), Mauri Pekkarinen (Minister of Economic Affairs), Rhett Weiss (Google) and
Hannu Muhonen (Mayor Hamina City) in the Press Conference 4.3.2009 in Hamina.
(Photo: Raimo Poutanen)

Further Information: www.google.com/intl/en/datacenter/hamina/

More information:

Tuomo Airaksinen
CEO, Invest in Finland
Puh. 0107730302
Email. tuomo.airaksinen@investinfinland.fi

Jari Ängeslevä
Senior Business Development Director, Invest in Finland
Puh. 0107730314
Email. jari.angesleva@investinfinland.fi