Data centers Riihimäen Portti data center site I

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Riihimäen Portti data center site I

Riihimäen Portti 
• Along the Growth Corridor Finland
• Only 30 minutes to Helsinki airport
• Grid with back up available by the site for inexpensive power transfer cost (only 3euros/MWh). Scalable up to 200MW
• Fibre backbones (Helsinki-Tampere) by the site, dark fibre available
• Measurably good availability of skilled personnel in the region, IT engineer training facility in Riihimäki (HAMK University of applied sciences)
• Inexpensive site
• Possibility to lease new to-be-built data center premises from the municipal real estate investing company
• Municipality 100% committed to swift and flexible permit process and good support
• Longstanding ICT tradions - the city also hosts military data centers and a large Cinia operation
• Good public transportation both to Riihimäki (railway station) and the site (bus lines)
 

Address: Kinturintie 36, 11120 Riihimäki, Finland
Coordinates: 60.753951, 24.736441
Owned by:
Type: Greenfield

Zoning readiness

Zoning not started, normal handling time

Notes on investment regulatory readiness

Possibility to apply for construction permit straight away

Building right / [m2]

37 000

Building right can be extended up to / [m2]

37 000

Site area / [m2]

96 000

Site area can be extended up to / [m2]

116 000

Easements

No utilities or infrastructure that could adversely impact security operations

Notes on site size and building permit

This site resides on the Eastern side of motorway E 12, as the Riihimäen Portti I sitr resides on the Western side.

The current site consists of two plots that can be combined.

Design rules and regulations

Only national design rules and regulations

Pre-approval of construction and environment permits, fire and rescue plan

Negotiations initiated

Notes on site topography

flat

 

Prevailing wind directions

South-western

 

Natural water source available for cooling

Not available

Notes on cooling options

Type of ground

Soft soil

Levelling of plot

Plot is not construction ready / levelled

Type of forestry (if plot not levelled)

Site is currently partly covered with forest, no earlier use, so ground is toxic-free

Layout plan of datacenter building(s)

Preliminary plan exits

Existing buildings

No existing buildings

Existing power systems

110kV/400kV power line by the corner of the site

Notes on existing infrastructure

Connection to Fingrid power station possible using the existing 400kV/110kV powerline corridor (black in the picture)

Natural risks

no natural risks

Proximity of major roads, airports, flight paths and railways

Motorway 3 by or near the sites, no nearby railways or airports. One flight path to Helsinki airport going from south to north some 3 km to the east.

Proximity of hazardous industries

Proximity of near by communities

Distance to the center of Riihimäki and Riihimäki railway station 4,5-5km. Regular bus connection to the railway station.

Current access to the site

One road

Notes on current and planned access to the site

Emergency vehicle accessibility

The local fire station / emergency station (Riihimäen Paloasema) is located only 1,1 km from the Eastern site

Distance to nearest international airport / [km]

63

Distance to nearest fire & rescue station / [km]

1

Distance to nearest police station / [km]

3

Distance to nearest hospital or health care center / [km]

1

Availability of public transportation

More than 10 daily bus connections from Riihimäki railway station to Riihimäen Portti. The site is along Riihimäki-Hämeenlinna bus route, and Helsinki-Tampere bus route.

What is needed to realize total power supply?

A big part of the electrocity cost in Finland is the so called transfer fee (sähkön siirtomaksu) which cannot be tendered. To avoid most of the transfer fee, a data center could connect directly to a grid line. Cheapest way to connect to the grid is to build a new connection line from the site, along the adjacent grid line, to the Hikiä substation. Building of the connection line takes up about 6 months (about 12 km).

The connection can be also made using the local retail electricity network operator Caruna, in which case the connection is quicker, using the Caruna Riihimäki substation

Lead time for total power supply to the site / [months]

6

Redundancy power availability

Available (less than total main power feed)

Arrangement of redundancy power

Redundancy power through Riihimäki powerstation, operated by Caruna. Redundancy power is almost never needed, as the Hikia Power Station is among the strongest nodes in the national grid, and has not been down 0 seconds during the last 10 years.

Distance to 10 kv power connection point / [km]

1

Distance to 20 kv power connection point / [km]

1

Distance to 110 kv power connection point / [km]

12

Distance to redundancy power connection point / [km]

2

Distance to local grid substation, 110 kv / [km]

2

Distance to national grid substation, 400 kv / 110 kv / [km]

12

First phase electricity power supply (in 18 months or sooner)

11-20 MW

First phase power supply to the site

0 - 18 months

First phase electrical feed to the site

110 kV

First phase redundancy power availability

Available (less than first phase main power feed)

Notes on power supply

Version 1: If power need is roughly more than 0,5MW, it will be economical to invest in an own connection line from the site to Hikia Powerstation operated by Fingird. The line can be built along the existing powerline corridor, so the cost should be less than 1,800,000 euros, and the yearly saving from electricity transfer cost 320,000 euros / MW.
Version 2: if power need is less than 0,5MW, it will be economical to connect to the grid using Riihimäki powerstation some 3km from the site. This powerstation can also be used as a redundancy power source.

Local green energy

Available

Details on local green energy (suppliers)

Recycled waste energy is provided locally by Ekokem Oy.
There is also a possibility to set up a solar power park in Riihimäki.

Local electricity supplier(s)

Caruna Oy

Ekokem oyj

Fingrid Oyj

Distance to optical fiber infrastructure / [km]

0.1

Distance to optical fiber infrastructure / [miles]

0.062137

Amount of diverse connections

3 or more

Connectivity supplier(s) to provide diverse connectivity

Elisa Oyj

DNA Oyj

Arrangement of connection diversity

The national fibre backbones (route Tampere-Helsinki) are located by the site. Diversified routes are available. At least Cinia is providing dark fibre in Riihimäki, with a diverse route through Lahti. Cinia is also providing Riihimäki-Frankfurt and other connections.

Dark fiber on the site

Available

Lead time for minimum of two connections / [months]

4

Distances to local internet exchange points (ix) in Finland

FICIX1 60 km, FICIX2 110 km

Describe different cable routes from the site to key directions in and from Finland

Two separate routes from Riihimäki to Helsinki

Third route to Helsinki through Lahti

4. route to Helsinki through Forssa and Turku

5. route to Tampere

Notes on fiber connectivity

Cinia C-Lion cable from Rostock to Helsinki directly connects to Riihimäki using Cinia's national fibre network so Cinia can offer dark fibre Riihimäki-Frankfurt or other POP's using various routes between Riihimäki and Helsinki.

Also national operators Elisa, TeliaSonera and DNA route their national backbones through Riihimäki and can offer multiple routes to Helsinki and one to Tampere.

4 operators available to tender

Commitment of local utility companies

Ongoing planning and investment readiness exists

Water utilities on site

Potable water supply available

Notes on water utilities

Water utilities will be delivered within 4-6 months of site purchase/lease. Plans exist.

District heating network

Available

Distance to district heating network / [km]

0.3

Notes on district heating network

District heating network will be established on the site within 2-4 months if the purchase/lease in case data center decides to utilize district heating.

Natural gas availability on site

Natural gas available

Distance to natural gas network / [km]

1

Notes on (liquid) natural gas

Distance to gas substation 2.5 km. Also biogas available and produced in Riihimäki.

Opportunities to utilize waste heat

Local district heating company is not allowed to utilize waste heat. Waste heat can be utilized for heating nearby buildings as a stand-alone network. Support will be provided to set up the arrangement.

Distance to delivery point / [km]

0.2

Investment incentives

100% commitment to swift permit process.

Municipal real estate subsidiary can invest in the data center building, and lease it to the operator.

Possibility to publicly subsidized recruiting program with trainees/interns.

Support to find employees, customers, publicity, local partners through one contact.

Other cost benefits

  • Electricity transfer price savings of about 37 euros / MWh by connecting directly to Figrid
  • Price of land: 10-14 euros/sqm
  • Salary level lower than in Helsinki region

Notes on local ecosystem

The local ecosystem includes

  • Ekokem as an operator of combined heat and power plant
  • Riihimäen Tilat and Kehitys as a municipal real estate company capable of financing and leasing premises for data centers, also helping set up utilization of waste heat from the data center
  • HAMK as the local university branch training IT engineers
  • City of Riihimäki, current owner of the land

We have also access to local construction consultants, planners etc. etc.

Members of the local datacenter campus

Caruna Oy

Riihimäen kaupunki

HAMK University

Ekokem oyj

Riihimäen Tilat ja Kehitys Oy [0348794-2]

Cinia Oy

Fingrid Oyj

Elisa Oyj

Availability of skilled laborforce

Statistics show that Riihimäki region is among those in Finland, where companies face the least recruiting problems in general. The number of companies with recruiting problems in 2015 was only 20% as the largest problems are face in Kainuu region and South Ostrobothnia region (over 30%). Also the Helsinki region faces much more recruiting problems, which also reflects in the salary levels.

The reason for this is twofold. 40% of Riihimäki residents commute currently to Helsinki region, and thus are interested in job opportunities in their hometown. Riihimäki is also part of the largest commuting area in Finland, which comprises of the entire Growth Corridor Finland from Helsinki to Tampere. There are around 2 million people living in Riihimäki's commuting area. It is easy to commute to Riihimäki from Helsinki region, for instance, against the traffic.

HAMK university trains IT engineers in Riihimäki (currently >300 in training), making it easy to create a trainee/intern program with the data center.

Higher education resources

HAMK university trains IT engineers in Riihimäki (currently >100 in training), making it easy to create a trainee/intern program with the data center.

Person(s) responsible for provided information

Jukka Vuokila (Myyntipäällikkö)

jukka.vuokila@riihimaki.fi

Mika Herpiö (Managing director)

mika.herpio@riihimaki.fi

+358 40 500 3345

Person(s) provided this information

Jukka Vuokila (Myyntipäällikkö)

jukka.vuokila@riihimaki.fi

Mika Herpiö (Managing director)

mika.herpio@riihimaki.fi

+358 40 500 3345

Availability

For sale

Site address

Kinturintie 36, 11120 Riihimäki, Finland