FINLAND DATA CENTER MARKET INSIGHTS

• In Finland, the total population was around 5.5 million in January 2021, with an internet penetration rate of around 95%. The number of mobile connections stood at over 9 million. There are also over four million active social media users in the country, accounting for around 80% of the total population of the country.
• In 2020, colocation provider Equinix invested over USD 25 million for the development of a data center facility in Helsinki in Finland.
• In September 2021, Digita, a Finland-based tower and colocation operator, Finland announced to develop its data center in Helsinki that is expected to be open by 2023.
• In September 2020, Google announced its plans to expand its Hamina data center campus, adding another building, for which it received environmental clearance from The Regional State Administrative Agency (AVI) of Southern Finland.
• Data protection laws such as GDPR are encouraging store the of data within the country, thereby aiding investment opportunities in the country. Finland also has a supplementary implementation act of the GDPR, the Data Protection Act of Finland (Tietosuojalaki), which came into effect on January 1, 2019.
• The market is dominated by greenfield construction development. The region is likely to witness an increase in modular data center market investments in the coming years.
• The adoption of NVMe Flash devices in hyperscale data centers in Finland is expected to have a significant impact on Finnish data center market during the forecast period.
• The district heating concept is gaining popularity in the region. Over 90% of the buildings in Finland are connected through district heating.

WHY SHOULD YOU BUY THIS RESEARCH?

• Market size available in the investment, area, power capacity, and colocation revenue.
• An assessment of the investment in Finland by colocation, hyperscale, and enterprise operators.
• Data center investments in the area (square feet) and power capacity (MW) across cities in the country.
• A detailed study of the existing market landscape, an in-depth industry analysis, and insightful predictions about the data center in Finland market size during the forecast period.
• Snapshot of existing and upcoming third-party facilities in Finland
• Facilities Covered (Existing): 20
• Facilities Identified (Upcoming): 3
• Coverage:  8 cities
• Existing vs. Upcoming (Data Center Area)
• Existing vs. Upcoming (IT Load Capacity)
• Data center colocation market in Finland
• Market Revenue & Forecast (2020-2026)
• Retail Colocation Pricing
• Classification of the Finland market investments into multiple segments and sub-segments (IT, power, cooling, and general construction services) with sizing and forecast.
• A comprehensive analysis of the latest trends, growth rate, potential opportunities, growth restraints, and prospects for the industry.
• Business overview and product offerings of prominent IT infrastructure providers, construction contractors, support infrastructure providers, and investors operating in the industry.
• A transparent research methodology and the analysis of the demand and supply aspect of the market.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE REPORT

• “Invest in Finland” has identified over 50 potential sites for data center investment in Finland, spanning over 53 million square feet of area, with the capability to expand to a power capacity of over 2,500 MW of power.
• Most data centers are designed and operated as Tier III facilities in the Finland colocation market gradually converting to Tier IV facilities.
• Equinix, Telia Finland, Ficolo, Hetzner, and Elisa were prominent colocation operators in Finland. These companies will expand their data centers in Finland.
• A new entrant namely, Hyperco, has received around $230 million to develop data centers.
• The low electricity cost and cool climate enabling free cooling, coupled with the wide adoption of district heating enable data center operators in Finland to reduce their operational cost for facilities.
• Finland is one of the world’s fastest adopters of the Internet of Things (IoT). The implementation of 5G networks for mobile devices will also aid in the exponential growth of IoT and big data analytics during the forecast period.

FINLAND DATA CENTER MARKET VENDOR LANDSCAPE

Finland data center market is highly competitive with the presence of several prominent vendors and infrastructure providers. In June 2020, cloud hosting company GleSYS announced the acquisition of Finland-based cloud provider Oulun DataCenter. Equinix currently operates about six data centers in Finland that are completely powered by 100% renewable energy. 42U rack units are likely to dominate the market in the forecast period. Some prominent vendors offering 42U rack units include Cisco Systems, Eaton, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Rittal, Schneider Electric, and Vertiv Group. In September 2020, Huawei Technologies launches the Autonomous Driving Network (ADN) solution for the enterprise market. This solution completely integrates artificial intelligence capabilities at network elements and cloud layers.

REPORT COVERAGE

This report analyzes the Finland data center market share. It elaboratively analyzes the existing and upcoming facilities and data center investments in IT, electrical, mechanical infrastructure, general construction, tier standards, and geography. It discusses market sizing and investment estimation for different segments. The segmentation includes:

• Existing Facilities in the region (Area and Power Capacity)
  • Helsinki
  • Other Cities
• List of upcoming facilities in the region (Area and Power Capacity)

FINLAND DATA CENTER INVESTMENT COVERAGE

• Infrastructure Type
• IT Infrastructure
• Electrical Infrastructure
• Mechanical Infrastructure
• General Construction
• Tier Standard

• IT Infrastructure
• Server
• Storage Systems
• Network Infrastructure

• Electrical Infrastructure
• UPS Systems
• Generators
• Transfer Switches and Switchgears
• PDUs
• Other Electrical Infrastructure

• Mechanical Infrastructure
• Cooling Systems
• Rack Cabinets
• Other Mechanical Infrastructure

• General Construction
• Building Development
• Installation and Commissioning Services
• Building Design
• Physical Security
• Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)
• Cooling systems
• CRAC and CRAH Units
• Chillers
• Cooling Towers, Condensers, and Dry Coolers
• Other Cooling Units

• Tier Segments
• Tier I & Tier II
• Tier III
• Tier IV

Vendor Landscape

• IT Infrastructure Providers- Atos, Cisco Systems, Dell Technologies, Extreme Networks, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Huawei Technologies, IBM, Juniper Networks, NEC Corporation, Oracle
• Data Center Construction Market Contractors & Sub Contractors- AFRY, Fluor, Granlund Group, Kirby, Parviainen Arkkitehdit, Ramboll, RED, Royal Haskoning,
• Support Infrastructure Providers- ABB, Airedale International Air Conditioning, Caterpillar, Cummins, Delta Electronics, Eaton, HITEC Power Protection, Legrand, Rittal, Schneider Electric, STULZ, Trane, Vertiv Group,
• Key Investors- Equinix, Google, Telia

TARGET AUDIENCE

• Datacenter Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT)
• Datacenter Construction Contractors
• Datacenter Infrastructure Providers
• New Entrants
• Consultants/Consultancies/Advisory Firms
• Corporate and Governments Agencies