Nebius Triples AI GPU Capacity in Finland, Investing $1 Billion in European AI Infrastructure

Nebius Expands AI Infrastructure in Finland

Nebius, a leading AI infrastructure company, has announced plans to triple the capacity of its data center in Mäntsälä, Finland, from 25 MW to 75 MW 1

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. This expansion is part of a broader $1 billion investment program in AI infrastructure across Europe, set to be completed by mid-2025 1

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Cutting-Edge GPU Deployment

The expanded Finnish facility will house up to 60,000 GPUs, including NVIDIA H200 Tensor Core GPUs available from November, alongside existing NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs 1

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. Nebius is also slated to be one of the first providers in Europe to offer the state-of-the-art NVIDIA Blackwell platform to customers in 2025 1

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Sustainable and Efficient Design

Nebius's Mäntsälä data center showcases innovative technological solutions aimed at reducing its environmental footprint:

1. Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) as low as 1.1 under high IT loads, significantly outperforming the global average of 1.58 1

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2. Free cooling system, reducing reliance on chillers and refrigerants 1

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3. Heat recovery system repurposing server heat for local residential heating, currently recovering about 20,000 MWh annually, enough to heat 2,500 Finnish homes 1

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4. Operations at higher server temperatures (up to 40°C), contributing to additional energy savings of approximately 15% 1

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ISEG Supercomputer

The facility houses ISEG, one of the world's most powerful and energy-efficient supercomputers. With 35.26 GFlops per watt-second, it ranks in the top 25 supercomputers globally by energy efficiency 1

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Nebius's AI-Centric Cloud Platform

Nebius offers a comprehensive AI cloud platform built for intensive AI workloads, featuring:

1. Proprietary cloud software architecture
2. In-house designed hardware (servers, racks, and data center design)
3. A team of over 500 skilled engineers
4. Status as a Preferred cloud service provider in the NVIDIA Partner Network 1

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European Expansion and Global Ambitions

The Mäntsälä expansion is part of Nebius's larger European investment strategy, which includes:

1. Building additional data centers at greenfield sites in Europe
2. Establishing colocations, such as the recently announced GPU cluster in Paris 1

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Company Background and Future Plans

Nebius emerged from the European remnants of Yandex following its divestment from Russia. The company is currently owned by Yandex founder Arkady Volozh and is listed on NASDAQ, though its shares are not currently trading 2

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. Nebius has enlisted Goldman Sachs as its financial advisor to explore options for recommencing trading in the future 2

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As Nebius continues to expand its AI infrastructure, it aims to position itself as a major player in the global AI industry, offering high-performance, energy-efficient solutions to AI builders worldwide.