Iceland-headed atNorth, a leading Nordic colocation, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence service provider, has announced that it has secured land in the Sollefteå Municipality, in Hamre Industripark in Långsele, Sweden.
The 30-hectare plot in Hamre Industripark is strategically located for its infrastructure, energy capacity, and benefits from Sweden’s cool climate, abundance of renewable energy, and skilled workforce.
This is a fantastic opportunity for Sollefteå Municipality and the Hamre area. We are delighted to collaborate with atNorth, a company that leads in data center solutions and sustainable technology. This project can help strengthen our region as a hub for innovative development, said Johan Andersson, Chair of the Municipal Executive Committee.
atNorth opened its state-of-the-art SWE01 site in Stockholm in 2022. The secured land in Sollefteå Municipality is intended to be the location of atNorth’s first mega site in Sweden with an intial 200 MW capacity.
We are excited to be exploring the possibility of a new mega site in Sweden to complement our existing metro sites. As the demand for our sustainable infrastructure continues to increase, we are committed to scaling in a responsible way that benefits the Nordic locations we inhabit, said Eyjólfur Magnús Kristinsson, CEO at atNorth.
The news follows the recent announcement of the expansion of atNorth’s ICE02 and ICE03 data centers in Iceland and the revelation of its newest data center development, DEN02, located in Ølgod in Varde, Denmark.
The business has three other new data center sites in development, two in Finland, FIN02 located in Sinimäentie, Espoo, and FIN04 located in Kouvola, and an additional site in Denmark, DEN01, located in the Ballerup region of the country.
