Stora Enso

Stora Enso: The investment comes on top of the 350 million euros it spent on converting an old paper mill, bought from paper maker Stora Enso in 2009, into one of its centres serving customers in Europe and worldwide. It started operations in 2011, and currently employs some 125 people in Hamina, 150 kilometres 95 miles east of Helsinki, according to Times Colonist. The company says the expansion will employ up to 800 engineering and construction workers at the plant and that new, permanent jobs will be created once the extension opens and HELSINKI - Google is investing 450 million euros $608 million to expand a data centre in southern Finland as part of Europe-wide development plans totalling hundreds of millions of euros. Google Inc. says the Hamina centre is one of its most advanced and efficient, with a high-tech cooling system that uses seawater from the Baltic Sea to reduce energy usage and help keep computers running smoothly. In 2015, the plant will be primarily powered by wind energy and there are plans to meet future energy needs with "100% renewable energy." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.