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# Finland's government backs Nokia led bid for a national AI gigafactory
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-07-04-finland-nokia-ai-gigafactory-consortium/
- Published: 2025-07-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-19T16:00:29.000Z
- Description: Finland's government formally welcomed a Nokia led consortium's expression of interest to build an AI gigafactory beside the LUMI supercomputer in Kajaani, under the EU's InvestAI call. No state funding was pledged.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Yle, 6 July 2025](https://yle.fi/a/74-20171278?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish that the consortium's bid will be selected for EU gigafactory funding.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-19\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)