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Pure DC launches €1.5B/110MW Seinäjoki (Finland) AI campus; Microsoft anchor tenant; phase 1 fully leased

Oaktree-backed Pure DC launched phase 1 (110MW, >€1.5B) of a 550MW+/€7.5B campus (SJK01) in Seinäjoki; Bloomberg reported Microsoft among tenants; phase 1 fully leased; 40MW direct-liquid-cooled modules; largest-ever UK-company investment i

On 2026-07-14, the verified AI news record added a significant chips, cloud & infrastructure development: Oaktree-backed Pure DC launched phase 1 (110MW, >€1.5B) of a 550MW+/€7.5B campus (SJK01) in Seinäjoki; Bloomberg reported Microsoft among tenants; phase 1 fully leased; 40MW direct-liquid-cooled modules; largest-ever UK-company investment in Finland.

Context

Oaktree-backed Pure DC launched phase 1 (110MW, >€1.5B) of a 550MW+/€7.5B campus (SJK01) in Seinäjoki; Bloomberg reported Microsoft among tenants; phase 1 fully leased; 40MW direct-liquid-cooled modules; largest-ever UK-company investment in Finland. Flagship European AI-campus launch; pre-leasing before construction is the key market signal.

What changed

Oaktree-backed Pure DC launched phase 1 (110MW, >€1.5B) of a 550MW+/€7.5B campus (SJK01) in Seinäjoki; Bloomberg reported Microsoft among tenants; phase 1 fully leased; 40MW direct-liquid-cooled modules; largest-ever UK-company investment in Finland. According to Pure DC announcement via DataCenter-Forum; Bloomberg via IDCnova/AIWeekly, the supporting record states: “Phase 1 will see investment of over €1.5 billion for a 110MW AI campus… Phase 1 is already fully leased, with the substation for the first data hall, constructed and live.”.

Why it matters

Flagship European AI-campus launch; pre-leasing before construction is the key market signal. The infrastructure angle is material because AI deployment depends on power, chips, networking, cooling, and capacity commitments as much as on model quality.

Details

The research file records the item under “Pure DC launches €1.5B/110MW Seinäjoki (Finland) AI campus; Microsoft anchor tenant; phase 1 fully leased” with source timing of July 14, 2026. The captured research confidence note is: Company update + reported tenancy / High (project); Medium-High (Microsoft tenancy — Bloomberg-sourced, companies declined comment). Additional captured source links are listed below so readers can inspect the evidence trail rather than rely on a single summary. Flagship European AI-campus launch; pre-leasing before construction is the key market signal.

Limitations and caveats

This item is based on a single authoritative source or a company-attributed claim captured in the research file; independent corroboration was not established in the research window.

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Update note: Last reviewed 2026-07-22. Next checkpoint: monitor official channels and the linked source record.

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