Solano, in collaboration with Callio and the Town of Pyhäjärvi, has begun developing a 100 MW hyperscale data center campus in Uusi- Olkkola. The project is designed to scale to several hundred megawatts over subsequent phases and to attract leading hyperscale operators and investors.
Located on 80 hectares of municipally leased land, the campus will leverage existing grid connections and secured dark-fiber connectivity with redundant routes, developed in cooperation with PyhäNet, the local fiber operator. The permitting package – zoning, grid interconnection, and environmental – aims to deliver a ready-to-build (RTB) asset.
Solano is an international developer of renewable-energy and digital-infrastructure projects with over 3 GW developed worldwide. The company is advancing data-center portfolios in Mexico, Colombia, Romania, and Finland, including its flagship project in Pyhäjärvi. In Finland, Pyhäjärvi is the first of three large campuses in development, all with planned grid connections. Callio is Pyhäjärvi’s development company, delivering project-developed, grid-ready sites for energy-intensive industry. Callio turns former mining assets and other brownfield and greenfield sites into investable, sustainable infrastructure for large-load industry and data centers.
The new hub will be a economic and social boost for Pyhäjärvi and also represents a strategic opportunity to attract major international investors, helping to expand the technology hub and strengthen the city’s role as a reference point in Northern Europe.
“Pyhäjärvi offers a rare combination of industrial infrastructure, abundant renewable energy, and first-class connectivity. It’s an ideal location for sustainable, large-scale digital infrastructure,” said Henrik Kiviniemi, Town Manager of Pyhäjärvi.
“Our objective is to bring projects to ready-to-build (RTB) status, maximizing their appeal to major data-center investors and operators. This Pyhäjärvi campus is the first of three large-scale developments we are advancing across the region,” said Enrique Garrido, CEO of Solano.
Key facts:
• 100 MW initial capacity, scalable to several hundred megawatts (up to 800).
• 80 ha on municipal lease.
• Dark-fiber connectivity secured with redundant paths.
• Delivered as an RTB asset to accelerate time-to-market.
