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Newsletter on data centers in Sweden

The newsletter contains only professional news about data centers and development in Sweden – new projects, investments and changes in the register. No ads, no third-party marketing.

DataCenter Sweden aims to be a shared knowledge hub for data centers in Sweden and to coordinate interests between municipalities, investors, operators, energy companies and advisers.

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Who is it for?

Municipalities and regions, investors, operators, energy and grid companies and consultants working on data center development in Sweden.

What does an issue contain?

  • New data center projects and status changes in the register.
  • Investments, agreements and grid connections – linked to the source.
  • A short note on what is still unknown, so you know what to watch.

Sample: latest changes in the register

This is the raw material for an issue. Each item is based on a documented source in the register.

  1. 2026-10-21

    Riksdag clears Swedish co-funding of up to EUR 50 million for EU AI gigafactories

    On 21 October 2026 the Riksdag authorised the government to enter financial commitments in agreements on computing capacity linked to EuroHPC's procurement of AI gigafactories. For Sweden, the commitment is up to EUR 50 million over five years. The decision buys access to compute; it does not place a data centre in Sweden.

  2. 2026-10-20

    evroc now states up to 10,000 GPUs for Arlandastad

    The operator’s data-centers page, read 20 October 2026, says the Arlandastad facility is being built and states capacity for up to 10,000 GPUs, down from up to 16,000 in the February 2025 release. The page is undated, so the date of the change is not known.

  3. 2026-10-20

    Skellefteå grants building permit for EdgeConneX's first two data-centre buildings

    The municipal building and environment committee granted the permit on 24 September 2026 for the property Ackumulatorn 3 on the former Northvolt site. Construction may not start until the municipality has issued a start notice.

  4. 2026-10-17

    Scaleway announces a Swedish AMD AI cluster; site power is undisclosed

    The 13 October announcement names AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs and Bull as the integration partner. It does not identify the facility, delivery schedule, GPU count or electrical demand.

  5. 2026-10-16

    Sferical One is running; its data-centre load remains undisclosed

    The shared Swedish AI supercomputer began running in late summer and was launched publicly on 15 October. Its partners have started use cases, but the sources do not state the facility's IT load, electrical demand or data-centre site details.

  6. 2026-10-13

    Svenska kraftnät signs SEK 3.38bn Uppsala grid contract; it is not a site connection

    A signed construction contract moves the Uppsala package toward delivery, with work planned from 2027. The transmission project is a long-term regional reinforcement, not a connection offer or new capacity allocation for an individual data-centre site.

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