Scaleway Building AMD AI Supercomputer in Sweden, Nvidia Site in Copenhagen for European Expansion

Scaleway Announces Dual AI Infrastructure Expansion Across Northern Europe

French cloud provider Scaleway unveiled ambitious plans to expand European AI infrastructure with two major computing facilities during its annual AI conference in Paris. The company announced it will build an AMD-powered AI supercomputer in Sweden and a separate Nvidia-powered computing site in Copenhagen, marking its first AI facilities outside France.1

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These strategic deployments aim to provide European businesses and startups with high-performance AI computing options hosted under EU law, addressing growing demand for sovereign AI infrastructure across the continent.

AMD-Powered AI Supercomputer Targets Commercial AI Market in Sweden

The AI supercomputer in Sweden will run on AMD Instinct MI355X processors, positioning it as one of the first AMD-based AI supercomputers for commercial use in Europe.3

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The AMD Instinct MI355X represents the chipmaker's answer to Nvidia's Blackwell line, which currently powers most AI computing globally. Scaleway CEO Damien Lucas emphasized that "access to high-performance computing for AI is becoming a strategic priority for European organizations."2

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The system will be open to startups, AI companies, and businesses across the continent, providing an alternative to Nvidia-dominated infrastructure.

French firm Bull has been contracted to handle assembly and ongoing maintenance of the Sweden facility. Additional components will come from multiple suppliers: servers from Giga Computing, networking from HPE, storage from VAST Data, and liquid cooling from Motul.1

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This multi-vendor approach demonstrates Scaleway's commitment to building flexible, enterprise-grade infrastructure.

Strategic Location Selection Driven by Sustainability and Market Access

Scaleway cited Sweden's predominantly low-carbon electricity grid and established AI sector as primary factors behind the location choice.1

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The company entered the Swedish market in May through a partnership with telecom operator Tele2 to sell cloud and AI services. Stefan Trampus, Tele2's head of business-to-business, stated that the AI supercomputer "sends a clear signal" on Sweden's attractiveness for AI infrastructure.3

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Similarly, the AI computing site in Copenhagen was chosen for its tech sector, low-carbon electricity, and cool climate which reduces energy needed for cooling.2

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Scaleway already serves Danish customers, including the City of Copenhagen and AI firm Corti, providing an existing customer base for the new facility.

AMD's Open-Source Advantage Against Nvidia's Proprietary Lock-In

A significant differentiator for the Sweden facility lies in AMD's ROCm software ecosystem, which is open-source and compatible with widely used AI programming tools that also work on Nvidia chips.3

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In contrast, Nvidia's equivalent platform, CUDA, is proprietary and runs only on Nvidia hardware, effectively locking developers into specific hardware choices. Stephanie Dismore, AMD's senior vice president for EMEA, stated that "Scaleway is expanding the choice of AI infrastructure available to customers across Europe, through AMD Instinct GPUs and our open ROCm software ecosystem."1

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While AMD chips already power supercomputers used for European research, including LUMI in Finland, and US cloud firms like Oracle and Vultr rent AMD chips to European customers, Scaleway's commercial deployment represents a notable expansion of AMD's European AI infrastructure footprint.3

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Copenhagen Facility to Deploy Thousands of Nvidia B300 GPUs

The Copenhagen computing site will utilize the Nvidia HGX B300 system built around Nvidia's latest-generation AI chips.2

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Scaleway plans to build a cluster of several thousand Nvidia B300 GPUs at this location.1

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Together with an existing facility in Paris, the three GPU installations are intended to eventually represent tens of thousands of GPUs and tens of exaflops of computing power, positioning Scaleway as a major player in European AI infrastructure.

Broader European Expansion and Strategic Partnerships

Beyond the Sweden and Copenhagen facilities, Scaleway announced plans to open cloud availability zones in Stockholm and Frankfurt in 2027, along with an expanded AI model catalog and a new partnership with data and AI platform company Dataiku.1

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These moves signal Scaleway's intention to establish a comprehensive European AI infrastructure network that provides businesses with multiple deployment options across key markets.

AMD has been expanding its AI infrastructure commitments across Europe, including a plan announced in June to invest up to $2.7 billion in the United Kingdom over five years to support AI infrastructure, scientific research, and technical training.1

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AMD and Dell Technologies are backing AI supercomputers at the University of Cambridge as part of that effort, demonstrating a coordinated push to challenge Nvidia's dominance in European AI computing. Watch for how European businesses respond to these expanded infrastructure options and whether AMD's open-source approach gains traction against Nvidia's market-leading position.