Bitzero breaking ground on a 1GW data-centre campus in Finland points to the increasingly aggressive land-and-power race underpinning the AI boom. The Kokemäki development, spread across nearly 100 hectares, reflects a clear industry priority: large-scale compute is now won through early control of energy supply rather than late-stage capital alone.
The use of hydro, nuclear, solar, and wind power across a single campus speaks to where hyperscale requirements are heading. Sustainable energy has become a gating factor for enterprise and AI workloads operating under growing regulatory and ESG pressure.
The project also shows how crypto-native operators are repositioning themselves for the HPC and AI era. Bitzero’s focus on hosting hyperscale cloud, AI, and blockchain workloads places the Finland site firmly into the enterprise compute category, moving beyond the narrower economics of pure cryptomining.
With facilities already operating in Norway and North Dakota, the company has consistently prioritized cold-climate regions to manage cooling costs and environmental impact. That geographic discipline suggests a strategy built around long-term operating efficiency rather than metropolitan proximity, a model increasingly validated as network latency concerns give way to power availability constraints.
Kevin O’Leary’s backing reinforces the appeal of Bitzero’s asset-ownership approach. Direct control over land, grid access, and facilities offers a structural advantage in a market where power connections have become the hardest resource to secure and often the biggest determinant of buildout timelines.
The Finland expansion places Bitzero alongside a growing group of infrastructure players betting that future advantage in AI compute will hinge on energy control first and customer acquisition second. As demand accelerates and grid limits tighten, data-centre competition is steadily shifting toward ownership of real-world assets.
