Groq has expanded its AI inference platform into Europe with a new data center location in Helsinki, Finland.

The AI company has leased space at an Equinix data center in Helsinki, its first European location to date.

“As demand for AI inference continues at an ever-increasing pace, we know that those building fast need more – more capacity, more efficiency, and with a cost that scales,” said Jonathan Ross, CEO and founder of Groq. “With our new European data center, customers get the lowest latency possible and infrastructure ready today. We’re unlocking developer ambition now, not months from now.”

Groq has previously deployed its hardware in an Equinix data center in Dallas, Texas. Through the two companies’ partnership, Equinix Fabric customers will be able to deploy inference workloads to GroqCloud, and new customers across the US and EMEA will have the ability to affordably access inference capacity through Equinix Fabric’s available public, private, or sovereign infrastructure.

“There is no doubt AI is front of mind for businesses across Europe; and the Nordics is a great place to host AI infrastructure. With its sustainable energy policies, free cooling, and reliable power grid, Finland is a standout choice for hosting this new capacity,” said Regina Donato Dahlström, managing director for the Nordics at Equinix.

“Combining Groq’s cutting-edge technology with Equinix’s global infrastructure and vendor-neutral connectivity solutions enables efficient AI inference at scale. Our customers at Equinix will be able to securely tap into GroqCloud and lead on innovation within their enterprise.”

Equinix has five data centers in Helsinki. It has not been stated which facility Groq is leasing space in.

Groq currently has a presence in the US (Equinix and DataBank), Canada (Bell Canada), and Saudi Arabia (Humain).

In February 2025, Groq secured $1.5 billion in investment from Saudi Arabia to expand AI inference infrastructure in the country. The funding will be used to support the expansion of Groq’s existing data center in Dammam, which will support the development of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority’s (SDAIA) Arabic Large Language Model, ALLaM.

Last year saw the company closing a $640m funding round. Led by BlackRock, the round also saw participation from Neuberger Berman, Type One Ventures, Cisco, KDDI, and Samsung Catalyst Fund.