Sundsvall · Västernorrland County · SE2
Verda AI centre, Sundsvall (Almåsen)
Planned AI data centre in Sundsvall municipality. In February 2026 the municipality announced that the Finnish company Verda Cloud Oy is establishing an AI centre outside central Sundsvall, with Zoningpartners North AB leading preparations for construction start. The land is being zoned through the detailed plan for Vattjom 2:42 and Söderåsen 2:6 in Almåsen, about 42 hectares next to SCA's Töva timber terminal, aimed at power-intensive uses such as data centres. The municipal plan documents do not name Verda; SVT has linked the plan to Verda's AI centre. The urban planning committee handled the plan ahead of adoption on 21 October 2026, and the municipal council is expected to decide on 30 November 2026. No capacity in megawatts has been published.
Fact box
- Status
- Announced
- Municipality / county
- Sundsvall · Västernorrland County
- Bidding zone
- SE2
- Last checked
- 2026-10-26
- Location accuracy
- District
Phases
Capacity disclosure
IT power
Not stated in the cited sources
IT power · current · 2026 · announced · campus
Unclear / conflictingAs of 2026-10-23 · Verda
Planning and grid
Detailed plan (case SBN-2025-00470) handled by the urban planning committee on 21 October 2026, item 125, approval ahead of adoption. The approved minutes (§ 125) record the committee's proposal that the council adopt the plan and its decision to remove an incorrect passage about correctional facilities from the plan documents. Municipal executive committee 16 November and council 30 November 2026, according to SVT; the project page also gives 30 November for adoption.
Two 220 kV transmission lines and a 130 kV line run in a corridor south of the plan area, and a 130 kV regional line crosses it. E.ON Energidistribution withdrew its objections in the plan review on 9 October 2026 after an agreement on where a switchgear would be placed. No contracted capacity or connection date is published.
Upcoming decisions and dates
16 November 2026 · Scheduled
Almåsen detailed plan goes to Sundsvall’s executive committee
The urban planning committee proposed adoption on 21 October 2026. According to SVT the plan is handled by the executive committee on 16 November before the council decides.
30 November 2026 · Scheduled
Sundsvall council decides on the Almåsen detailed plan
The municipality’s project page gives 30 November 2026 for adoption of the plan for the industrial area where Verda plans an AI centre. An adopted plan can still be appealed.
Updates
2026-10-21
Sundsvall planning committee proposes adoption of the Almåsen detailed plan
Under item 125 of its approved minutes, the urban planning committee proposed that the municipal council adopt the detailed plan for Vattjom 2:42 et al. under chapter 5, section 27 of the Planning and Building Act, and decided to remove an incorrect passage about correctional facilities from the plan documents. The council is expected to decide on 30 November 2026.
2026-02-05
Sundsvall announces Verda's AI centre
The municipality announced that Verda Cloud Oy is establishing an AI centre in Sundsvall municipality outside central Sundsvall, with Zoningpartners North AB leading preparations for construction start.
Context
- County: Västernorrland County
- Municipality: Sundsvall
- Electricity area: SE2
- Actors: Verda Cloud Oy, Zoningpartners North AB
More projects in Västernorrland County
- Google Torsboda, Timrå — Announced
- atNorth SWE04 Sollefteå — In development
Related news
Knowledge gaps
- No IT load, grid capacity or connection date has been published.
- The municipal plan documents do not name Verda; the link between the plan and Verda comes from SVT and the municipality's February 2026 announcement of an AI centre outside central Sundsvall.
- The committee decided on 21 October 2026 to remove an incorrect passage about correctional facilities from the plan documents; the revised adoption documents had not been published when checked on 26 October.
- Cooling-water needs for the area have not been investigated, according to the municipal executive office's review comment.
- Investment size, construction start and environmental permitting are not disclosed.
Sources
- Nätområden.se: local network areas and their bidding areas — Internaut AB (Nätområden.se, created with Svenska kraftnät) (publication date not stated). Checked 2026-11-12.
- Minutes, Sundsvall urban planning committee, 21 October 2026 (§§ 123–140) — Sundsvalls kommun (publication date not stated). Checked 2026-10-26.
- Agenda, Sundsvall urban planning committee, 21 October 2026 — Sundsvalls kommun (publication date not stated). Checked 2026-10-23.
- Meeting papers, Sundsvall urban planning committee, 21 October 2026 (officers' report SBN-2025-00470-102) — Sundsvalls kommun (publication date not stated). Checked 2026-10-23.
- Detailed plan for an industrial and business area in Almåsen, Vattjom 2:42 and Söderåsen 2:6 — plan description (adoption version) — Sundsvalls kommun, 2026-10-15. Checked 2026-10-23.
- Detailed plan for Almåsen — review statement (granskningsutlåtande), 14 October 2026 — Sundsvalls kommun, 2026-10-15. Checked 2026-10-23.
- Detailed plan for Vattjom 2:42 et al., Almåsen (project page) — Sundsvalls kommun (Sundsvall växer) (publication date not stated). Checked 2026-10-23.
- Urban planning committee says yes to industrial land in Töva — SVT Nyheter Västernorrland, 2026-10-22. Checked 2026-10-23.
- Sundsvall becomes a hub for Europe's next major AI investment — Sundsvalls kommun, 2026-02-05. Checked 2026-10-23.
- Verda announces new AI Data Center in Sweden — Verda, 2026-03-26. Checked 2026-10-23.
- Family farm in Töva sold and may make way for an AI centre (SVT report, title shortened) — SVT Nyheter Västernorrland, 2026-10-05. Checked 2026-10-23.