Data centers
Hollola Data Center Site
Hollola Data Center site is located relatively close to major cities in southern Finland; Helsinki (100 km), Lahti (12 km) and Tampere (120 km). The logistics will be even much better after couple of years when the new southern ring road will connect Helsinki - Lahti highway (road nr. 4) to Lahti-Tampere highway. The new ring road access will be only few hundrets of meters from the site. The site locates in real logistical hub.
Outstanding benefit for Hollola DC site is that it is ready for construction; already levelled area on very stable soil material.
Hollola has one contact point who helps DC operators in every possible issue i.e. building permits and what is required to build a new DC. Qualified personnel and companies available for construction, engineering, maintenance and operation.
The site itself will be easy to connect electrical power net with reduntancy connections. The power is expandable when required. Connectivity is top class and has diverse routes possibilities for every main traffic directions. DC site will be connected to local district heating net and DC will have possibility to sell its excess heat for nets use.
The region has excellent possibilities for good schooling and social life for non-Finnish staff members.
The area itself is very stable and has no natural risks. It offers multible choises to sport and cultural activities; hiking in pure nature, skiing, swimming halls, golf courses, theaters and concert hall close on region.
Zoning readiness
Zoning ready for data center useNotes on investment regulatory readiness
Building permit is required
Building right / [m2]
27 000Building right can be extended up to / [m2]
40 000Site area / [m2]
68 500Site area can be extended up to / [m2]
100 000Easements
No
Notes on site size and building permit
Expandable and multistore construction is allowed
Design rules and regulations
Regulations are mainly EU based. Some national deviations when it comes to electrical installation, fire and chemical safety.
Design standards are largely based to German equivalents.
Pre-approval of construction and environment permits, fire and rescue plan
Negotiations not startedSite shape
Almost rectangular
Notes on site topography
Levelled, ready for construction. No plants on site
Prevailing wind directions
Mean Wind Velocity is 3,5 m/s
Direction: N NE E SE S SW W NW
%-wind : 12 8 11 12 17 16 10 13
Natural water source available for cooling
Not availableNotes on cooling options
Primary cooling optios is air cooling
Type of ground
Gravel and bedrock below
Levelling of plot
Plot is construction ready / levelledLayout plan of datacenter building(s)
Detailed plan exists
Existing buildings
No existing buildings within the area reserved for the DC
Natural risks
No natural risks.
Proximity of major roads, airports, flight paths and railways
Road 54 is located right next to the site.
From Lahti, located 12 km from the site there´s a motorway E75 to Helsinki.
Lahti train station is located 12 km away connecting the area with Helsinki and the rest of the country.
Proximity of hazardous industries
No hazardous industry nearby
Proximity of near by communities
Hollola centre 4 km
Lahti 12 km
Riihimäki 52 km
Kouvola 73 km
Hämeenlinna 66 km
Helsinki 110 km
Current access to the site
Two or more roadsNotes on current and planned access to the site
?
Emergency vehicle accessibility
Fire station locates only 100m from the site
Distance to nearest international airport / [km]
100Distance to nearest police station / [km]
10Distance to nearest hospital or health care center / [km]
3Availability of public transportation
Bus stop right next to the crossroad of site road and highway 54.
Main train station of Lahti 12 min drive away in the Lahti City centre.
What is needed to realize total power supply?
A new 110 kV switchyard and 110 kV lines to the site need to be built. Distance approx. 0,5 km.
Lead time for total power supply to the site / [months]
18Redundancy power availability
Available (same as total main power feed)Arrangement of redundancy power
Both 110 kV lines could feed 20 MW power.
Distance to 20 kv power connection point / [km]
1.5Distance to 110 kv power connection point / [km]
0.5Distance to redundancy power connection point / [km]
0.5Distance to local grid substation, 110 kv / [km]
10Distance to national grid substation, 400 kv / 110 kv / [km]
10
First phase electricity power supply (in 18 months or sooner)
4-6 MWFirst phase power supply to the site
0 - 18 monthsFirst phase electrical feed to the site
20 kVFirst phase redundancy power availability
Available (same as first phase main power feed)
Notes on power supply
First phase power supply 5 MW and total power supply 20 MW sources are locates close to the site.
Local green energy
AvailableDetails on local green energy (suppliers)
Lahti Energia's CHP power plant 100 MW.
Local electricity supplier(s)
Lahti Energia Oy
Elenia Oy
Distance to optical fiber infrastructure / [km]
0.2Distance to optical fiber infrastructure / [miles]
0.124274Amount of diverse connections
3 or moreConnectivity supplier(s) to provide diverse connectivity
FNE Finland Oy
Teknomeria
Elisa Oyj
DNA Oyj
Arrangement of connection diversity
- Connectivity perspective Hollola DC area is on very good position. There is tree different direction possible to be connected easily (Tampere, Lahti and Helsinki)
- The DC is located just next to operators backhaul fibers between Riihimäki and Lahti. On very short distance Lahti-Tampere backhaul fibers are also available.
- There is lot of options on telco operators who could be connected to DC
- Elisa, TeliaSonera, Cinia, Teknomeria, FNE and DNA has backbone connectivity to the area
Dark fiber on the site
Not availableLead time for minimum of two connections / [months]
6Describe different cable routes from the site to key directions in and from Finland
Direct route from Hollola DC to Frankfurt via C-Lion 1 sea cable
- Hollola – Riihimäki buried road number 54
- Riihimäki – Helsinki buried next to road number 130
- Helsinki – Rostock via C-Lion1
- Rostock – Frankfurt via Gasline fiber route
- RTD estimation 22ms
Alternative route Hollola DC to Frankfurt via Baltic
- Hollola – Lahti – Helsinki buried next to railway
- Helsinki – Tallinn via sea cable
- Tallinn – Riga – Vilnius – Warsaw – Berlin – Frankfurt terrestial cables road
- RTD estimation 25,0 ms
Route Hollola DC – Finnish Russian border
- Hollola – Kouvola – Lappeenranta – Imatra next to road
- Hollola – Kouvola – Luumäki – Vainikkala next to railway
- Hollola – Orimattila – Elimäki – Vaalimaa next to road
- RTD estimation to Moscow 11,9 ms
Notes on fiber connectivity
Available connectivity services:
- Transparent wavelength services 1G to 100G with different interfaces
- MPLS-Services L3-VPN, IP-Transit and Ethernet services
How to be connected:
- Existing fiber routes are close to planned DC area so the cabling will not require any investment from DC
Commitment of local utility companies
Negotiations not startedWater utilities on site
Waste water sewage availableNotes on water utilities
Water utilities are available only 100m from the site.
District heating network
Not availableDistance to district heating network / [km]
1.5Notes on district heating network
?
Natural gas availability on site
Natural gas availableDistance to natural gas network / [km]
0.7Notes on (liquid) natural gas
?
Opportunities to utilize waste heat
Using it to heat up the DC offices, defrosting parking place.
Heat source for the local fire department.
Local district heating.
Investment incentives
?
Other cost benefits
?
Notes on local ecosystem
?
Availability of skilled laborforce
Relevent and skillful labor available in the region.
Higher education resources
Lahti University of Applied Sciences
Aalto University branch
Person(s) provided this information
Reijo Parkkinen (Project Manager)
reijo.parkkinen@fimpec.fi