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Why Finland? Due to its optimal natural conditions, low energy prices, secure society, trusted infrastructure and highly educated workforce Finland is the best choice for locating your data center. Save Money With the lowest electricity price in the EU and great natural conditions for efficient cooling, Finland is the best location for your servers considering overall costs. The price of electricity for industrial consumers is 33 % lower in Finland compared to the UK and half the price compared to Germany, just to give two examples. Save Energy The cold climate in Finland offers a natural advantage in cooling server rooms. Moreover, the country that is known as the land of a thousand lakes has no shortage of cooling water. In a cold country like Finland heat is actually a commodity and some data centers already sell heat to district heating networks. Save the Climate In Finland more than 25% of electricity is renewable energy compared to an EU average of 14%. CO2 emissions from electricity production are 0.24 kg/kWh in Finland compared to about 0.60-0.65 in the UK and Germany. Using Finnish low-carbon electricity in combination with a lower energy consumption you will have a demonstrably lower carbon footprint compared to your competition. Secure your Data Finland is one of the stablest countries in the world; it is one of just 13 countries of the world that has received the highest ranking in all four of the most prestigious democracy indicators used today. Finnish laws guarantee first rate security for your data. These days even some western democracies give a legal right for the authorities to spy on your data - not Finland. Hire the Best Professionals Finland has one of the best educated work forces in the world. It received the second place in global higher education rankings by the Washington based Educational Policy Institute and it boasts the fifth greatest concentration of top-ranking universities in the world per capita. Benefit from a Trusted Infrastructure One of the digitally best connected countries in the world, Finland is ranked fourth on the Digital Economy Rankings carried out by The Economist and IBM. A robust and diverse electricity production base provides a high level of energy security. Let's go >> |
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