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News Finland » Ostrobothnia: Google acquires 900-hectare site in Finland for data center development

News channel or source: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-acquires-900-hectare-site-in-finland-for-data-center-development/

Published on: Thursday 26 February 2026

Google has acquired a large plot of land in central Finland for a data center development. The municipality of Vaala this week announced Google has acquired some 900 hectares in the area. The site is ...

News Finland » Ostrobothnia: A potential new Blue Zone: Region in Finland stands out for its populace's longevity

News channel or source: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-potential-blue-zone-region-finland.html

Published on: Sunday 31 August 2025

Swedish-speaking Ostrobothnia in Finland stands out as a potential Blue Zone, thanks to factors such as long life expectancy, good health and a lifestyle resembling those in well-known Blue Zones.

News Finland » Ostrobothnia: THL: People in South Ostrobothnia lead Finland's growing weight issues

News channel or source: https://yle.fi/a/74-20172557

Published on: Monday 14 July 2025

People in Finland are gaining weight, according to new data from the Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). According to THL's Healthy Finland Survey, the region with the largest proportion of people ...

News Finland » Ostrobothnia: Researchers Discover Another Place Where People Live Freakishly Long

News channel or source: https://gizmodo.com/researchers-discover-another-place-where-people-live-freakishly-long-2000651889

Published on: Tuesday 02 September 2025

Blue Zone lifestyles are linked to longer-than-average lifespans in places like Italy and Japan, but newly described longevity hotspots in Finland are presenting a different story. Reading time 2 ...

News Finland » Ostrobothnia: Iconic scenes of Finland, explored from above

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-my/travel/tripideas/iconic-scenes-of-finland-explored-from-above/vi-AA1ZjEi0

Published on: Tuesday 24 March 2026

Wander through the city centers, countryside, and shorelines of Finland in this stunning footage, captured by featured pilots from the AirVuz community. Specific locations include: * Urban views of ...

News Finland » Ostrobothnia: Pörtom, Ostrobothnia, Finland 10-Day Weather Forecaststar_ratehome

News channel or source: https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/fi/pörtom

Published on: Sunday 31 May 2026

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News Finland » Ostrobothnia: Fish the primary source of nutrition in medieval Northern Ostrobothnia

News channel or source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180316121201.htm

Published on: Monday 19 March 2018

Researchers investigated the diet of people buried in the Ii Hamina, Northern Finland, cemetery from the 15th to the 17th centuries by analysing isotopes in the bones of the deceased. Isotopes ...

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