The inquiry is expected to be complete at several item next year.
The Oulu Police Department has opened a preliminary inquiry into the activities at Google's data centre building location in Muhos, following a petition from the Finnish Supervisory Agency to appearance into the matter.
The division has received five requests for an inquiry connected to the Muhos site, all of which volition be addressed in the preliminary probe.
The data centre building activity is part of the tech giant's 13 milliard euro investment in Finland.
Police stated the matter is being investigated under the offender heading of suspected ecological damage. They noted that another imaginable charges may be clarified as the preliminary inquiry proceeds.
Police stated that, according to current information, there have been irregularities and shortcomings in drainage and h2o administration at the data centre project's worksite, which is run by Google's local subsidiary Tuike Finland.
The preliminary inquiry is expected to obtain a fine agreement of time, constabulary said, adding that efforts volition be made to complete the investigation during 2027.
The division stated that it volition aim to provision additional data concerning the matter in December.
Authority's request
In a media publish issued final week, the Finnish Supervisory Agency explained that it ordered Tuike Finland to halt building work on two data centre projects — in Muhos and Kajaani-Otanmäki — since required ecological effect assessments for the two projects remained incomplete.
The business complied, confirming on 14 October that preparatory activity had been suspended at the two sites.
Among another issues, the authority established Tuike Finland's h2o administration plans insufficient to demonstrate that water-related ecological impacts can be correctly controlled.
It stated the resolute needs to present a detailed h2o administration scheme by 5 November, including planned structures, timelines and autonomous h2o monitoring, accounting for dense rainfall, snowmelt, and risks from acidic dreary shale soils in the area.
The authority noted that if adequate act is not taken, it may prosecute ceremonial implementation measures, including a conditional fine.
