Data Tank Utajärvi Campus

Mustikkakangas industrial area, approximately60 km from Oulu; four proposed halls form one campus.

February 2026 municipal decision approves a replacement use/lease agreement for 26.39 ha TIETOMAA parcel 889-407-4-131, replacing earlier leased areas. Approval is not proof of contract signature or freehold ownership.

Council states market terms assessment found no economic advantage in this specific use/lease transaction.

The municipality’s October 9, 2026 reproduction of NYAB’s announcement reports a signed agreement with NYAB Finland Oy for first stage site preparation and infrastructure works, with options to expand preparatory works. Work was to start immediately; contract value was undisclosed. NYAB’s involvement in later implementation phases remained under negotiation and required separate agreements—not a whole campus general contractor award. An October 15, 2026 municipal update reports that construction works had begun and gives phased completion by the end of 2028 as a target. Read alongside the October 9 announcement, the verified signed contract scope is preparatory and infrastructure works; the update does not establish completed halls, energized service or contracted later phases.

Permit 26-0014-RL requires a measurement report by an independent qualified acoustics professional demonstrating compliance with the stated maximum 45 dB average sound level criterion, submitted with a compliance statement before partial final or final inspection. A special fire inspection must also be requested before use. These are permit conditions, not evidence that tests or inspections passed; no measurement duration or location is inferred. Permit 26-0014-RL requires commencement within three years and completion within five years of its becoming legally final, subject to extensions. The exact finality date is not established here, so no calendar expiry date is inferred.