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Verne is developing a data-center campus in Kapuli, Mäntsälä, Finland. Construction start was announced on 17 June 2026 for an initial 70 MW, without specifying IT, facility or grid power. Municipal permit records identify property 505-407-7-137. Renewable electricity and local heat reuse are intended features; operation has not been established.
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| Claim / measurement | Scope and status | As of | Evidence and accounting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 MW Unspecified power | Initial campus capacity / first construction development Under Construction · cumulative | 2026-06-17 | Reported claim ↗ Excluded from capacity totals. Announcement-date claim for initial capacity, not measured operating capacity. IT, facility and grid basis are unstated. Do not add to the municipal target or earlier announcement. |
| 70 MW Unspecified power | Campus capacity target Planned · unclear | 2026-06-17 | Reported claim ↗ Excluded from capacity totals. Municipal announcement date; describes phased construction and a capacity target. Apparently overlaps the operator’s initial 70 MW; no separate ultimate-campus figure established. |
Municipality reports signing the sale agreement with Kiinteistö Oy Mäntsälän Gneissitie 3 for Verne’s project.
Supporting source ↗Earlier operator plan anticipated construction beginning mid-2025 and taking two years. The later June 2026 announcement establishes a different reported start; completion timing remains unresolved.
Supporting source ↗Committee approved LP-505-2025-00083 for the data center and supporting buildings on property 505-407-7-137.
Supporting source ↗Operator and municipality announced construction starting on the campus; no commissioning was reported.
Supporting source ↗Operator campus description; permit attachment specifies 9.8521 hectares for property 505-407-7-137.
Source ↗Proposed development in preview-labelled permit attachment; not an as-built measurement.
Source ↗RAK1 in permit attachment; distinct from campus land and total development area.
Source ↗Planned operating feature; sourcing contracts and actual consumption not established.
Source ↗Municipality qualifies implementation as subject to feasibility; no completed connection established.
Source ↗Operator development rationale; named tenants are not disclosed in reviewed sources.
Source ↗Named land purchaser and permit applicant. Current registered ownership was not independently established.
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Published 2026-06-17 · Retrieved 2026-10-07
Operator identifies Kapuli, Mäntsälä, Finland; announces construction start, initial 70 MW, approximately 10 hectares, intended renewable energy and local heat reuse.
Published 2024-12-17 · Retrieved 2026-10-07
Municipal announcement links Verne’s project to the Kapuli land sale signed on 28 November 2024 with Kiinteistö Oy Mäntsälän Gneissitie 3.
Published 2025-05-14 · Retrieved 2026-10-07
Committee approved permit LP-505-2025-00083 for a data center and associated buildings on property 505-407-7-137, described as Gneissitie 3 in Kapuli.
Published 2025-05-14 · Retrieved 2026-10-07
Preview-labelled attachment names the same property and applicant, but gives Gneissitie 1. Reports 9.8521 hectares, 20,217 m² floor area and 20,377 m² total area for the proposed development.
Published Date unavailable · Retrieved 2026-10-07
Regional council lists Mäntsälä among its member municipalities in Finland’s Helsinki-Uusimaa region.
Published Date unavailable · Retrieved 2026-10-07
Operator describes site acquisition, initial 70 MW and 10 hectares; historical schedule anticipated mid-2025 construction and two years to complete. Its current Finland index displays a 2026 date, so original publication date is not assigned.
Published Date unavailable · Retrieved 2026-10-07
Project legal adviser reports assisting Verne with acquisition of the project property company in autumn 2024 and subsequently the project land, plus permitting and grid matters; describes Ardian ownership of Verne.
Published Date unavailable · Retrieved 2026-10-07
Operator explicitly connects Mäntsälä expansion with its high-performance colocation strategy; disposal concerns Pori and Tampere facilities.
Published 2026-06-17 · Retrieved 2026-10-07
Municipal release corroborates construction start, phased development on approximately 10 hectares and a 70 MW capacity target; heat reuse is conditional.
Name: Verne begins construction of the first 70 MW on its data center campus in Mäntsälä; Vernen datakeskuskampuksen rakentaminen käynnistyi Mäntsälässä
Kind: Verne begins construction of the first 70 MW on its data center campus in Mäntsälä
Country: Verne begins construction of the first 70 MW on its data center campus in Mäntsälä
Region: Helsinki-Uusimaa Region
City: Verne begins construction of the first 70 MW on its data center campus in Mäntsälä; Kuntakehityslautakunta 14.05.2025 §54: Datakeskus ja sähköasema
Address: Kuntakehityslautakunta 14.05.2025 §54: Datakeskus ja sähköasema; LP-505-2025-00083 building permit attachment
Operator: Verne begins construction of the first 70 MW on its data center campus in Mäntsälä
Business Model: Glesys to acquire Verne’s managed private cloud operations and two data centers in Finland
Statuses: Verne begins construction of the first 70 MW on its data center campus in Mäntsälä; Vernen datakeskuskampuksen rakentaminen käynnistyi Mäntsälässä
Summary: Verne begins construction of the first 70 MW on its data center campus in Mäntsälä; Kuntakehityslautakunta 14.05.2025 §54: Datakeskus ja sähköasema; Vernen datakeskuskampuksen rakentaminen käynnistyi Mäntsälässä
Location: Kuntakehityslautakunta 14.05.2025 §54: Datakeskus ja sähköasema; LP-505-2025-00083 building permit attachment
Stable identifier: 35072fdf-d258-4e14-85db-c626f5092e84