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Applied Digital secures up to 1 GW Finland power deal for first AI campus abroad

US data centre operator Applied Digital signed a binding agreement for up to 1 gigawatt of power capacity in Finland, its first project outside the United States. Initial availability is due in 2028; further build-out still depends on customer demand.

Verified AI-drafted Applied Digital press release via StockTitan, 6 October 2026

What it does not test. It does not establish that construction has started or that any hyperscale customer has signed on, only that power access was secured.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. US-owned firm under US law building in Finland; power deal signed but no capability operating yet. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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