Iceland-headed Nordic high-density colocation and built-to-suit datacenter provider, atNorth has announced plans to build an additional data center in Stockholm, Sweden, bringing its total number of Nordic data centers to eleven.
The new data center, to be known as SWE02, will be a 30 MW metro site built close to the company’s first state-of-the-art Swedish data center, SWE01, which opened in March 2022.
SWE02 will have heat recovery capabilities, allowing excess heat from the data center to be recovered and recycled for use in the local community, in collaboration with Stockholm Exergi.
We are proud to collaborate with atNorth to recycle heat to meet a local need within Stockholm. By working together, we can ensure efficient use of our resources and contribute to our country’s circular economy, said Peter Sivengård, Business Project Manager, at Stockholm Exergi.
SWE02 will facilitate seamless cluster operations between atNorth’s two campuses in the area and will also offer separation of client workloads that bolster its redundancy and resilience credentials.
The site is scheduled to go live in Q4 2027.
We are delighted that atNorth has chosen the Kista area for an additional energy-efficient data center campus that will contribute to the city’s climate efforts. The development and subsequent operational phase of this data center will bring employment opportunities for our community and further position Stockholm as a hub for digital infrastructure excellence, said Karin Wanngård, Mayor of Stockholm.
New electrical substation
aNorth’s expansion in the region has facilitated a new electrical substation. To be built by network company Ellevio, it will improve the resilience of the electrical network infrastructure for the surrounding area.
atNorth’s sustainable data center solutions mirror society’s growing need for data resources and the role of electrification to ensure responsible, fossil-free operations. Ellevio is pleased to build and provide long-term grid connectors and help the SWE02 campus deliver sustainable IT infrastructure for a modern society, said Nils Rönnbäck, Director Connections Industry and Production at Ellevio.
The news follows atNorth’s recent announcements, including the expansion of two data center campuses in Iceland and the securing of land in Sollefteå, Sweden, for a future mega site.
atNorth has also entered into a heat reuse agreement with Vesforbrænding, Denmark’s largest waste-to-energy (WtE) company, to repurpose excess heat from its DEN01 data center campus, alongside the announcement of colocation partnerships with Nokia, Crusoe, and 6G AI Sweden AB.
The expansion of our presence in Stockholm is a clear reflection of the growing demand for responsible data center operators who can combine technical excellence with sustainable operations. As high-performance digital infrastructure becomes increasingly business critical, companies are seeking partners who prioritize energy efficiency, sustainable design, and long-term community impact—values that are deeply embedded in atNorth’s growth strategy, said Eyjólfur Magnús Kristinsson, CEO of atNorth.
