A Nokia-led business consortium is pursuing a multi-billion-euro artificial intelligence data centre under the European Commission’s InvestAI programme, with the northern Finnish city of Oulu reportedly the preferred site. Nokia confirms the project but not its location, according to Finnish public broadcaster Yle.
After three delays, the European Commission has published its most ambitious attempt yet to break Europe’s structural dependence on foreign technology. The package is ambitious, contested, and incomplete — and it is overdue.
Brussels has finally given digital sovereignty a legal definition. The European Commission’s Technology Sovereignty Package, published on 3 June 2026 after three delays, covers cloud infrastructure, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and open-source software.
The European Union’s AI Continent Action Plan rests on five pillars designed to make Europe a global AI power. From 2026, we at Finnish AI Region take on a new gateway role at the centre of the architecture, backed by a first term in which we supported hundreds of Finnish organisations on their AI journey.
Tech groups warn of “compliance tax” whilst creative sector celebrates vote demanding transparency and fair remuneration as EU Parliament backs copyright protections for AI training, dividing industry.
Birthday poems. Cake recipes. AI memes. Europeans are using artificial intelligence, just not at work. The technology that promised to transform productivity has become a pastime instead of a tool. And whilst the Nordics integrate AI into their workplaces, southern Europe watches from behind.
Nordic and Baltic countries dominate AI adoption rankings with usage rates approaching 50%, whilst Eastern European nations lag significantly behind with less than a quarter of their populations using the technology.
Two-thirds of Finnish firms use AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Gemini. According to European Investment Bank’s survey, It’s the highest share in the EU.
Finland will be represented by Employment Minister Marttinen and Economic Affairs Minister Puisto at Brussels meeting.
European Commission scrutinises tech giant’s practices in training Gemini models and AI Overviews.
