Finnish renewable energy development firm Winda Energy is expanding into data center development.

This week, the firm announced it is expanding its operations with a 100MW data center project in Rastikangas, Janakkala.

A 22-hectare site has been reserved in the MORE-Rastikangas industrial zone. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2027, with the first phase of the project targeted for completion in 2028. The Municipality of Janakkala has said the project, located at Välirasti 2, could span 112,110 sqm (1.1 million sq ft).

The company aims to invest €500 million ($584m) in the data center. The project is being developed in European collaboration with Gi21 Capital, an investment company specializing in data center infrastructure across Europe.

“Finland and Winda Energy have already invested heavily in green electricity production, and it is great to see how this opens up new business opportunities on the consumption side,” said Tuomas Hooli, CEO of Winda Energy.

Janakkala is a municipality in the province of Southern Finland and part of the Kanta-Häme region, in the southwest of the country.

Founded in 2011, Winda is a renewable energy firm with wind and solar power projects across Finland. It has more than a dozen wind farms in operation and development totaling more than 1GW and solar projects totaling more than 800MW. Winda’s majority shareholder is Czech private equity investor BHM Renewables, part of BHM Group. Winda has previously signed a power purchase agreement with Amazon.

Janakkala technical director, Harri Vierikka, added: “The project is extremely significant for the municipality and positive in its overall impacts. It strengthens the municipality’s vitality, supports the area’s development, and demonstrates that the municipality is seen as a credible location and investment environment even at times when new investments are not easily realized. Projects like this are of great importance for the municipality’s attractiveness and future growth prospects.”