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Sesterce unveils plan for over EUR 10 billion AI campus at former Finnish paper mill

French AI infrastructure firm Sesterce unveiled plans for an over EUR 10 billion AI campus at a former paper mill in Jamsa, Finland, starting at 200 megawatts and scaling past 1 gigawatt. Site sale, permits and financing remain unresolved.

Verified AI-drafted Sesterce press release, 8 October 2026

What it does not test. It does not establish a signed financing deal, a named anchor customer or a construction start.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Plan only; site, permits, financing unresolved, no own/operate change 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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