# TikTok plans to invest 1 ‌billion euros ($1.16 billion) to build a second data centre in Finland.

*business · news · 2026-04-08 · Reuters*

## Key points

- TikTok will invest 1 billion euros in a second Finnish data centre in Lahti.
- The new Lahti data centre will have an initial capacity of 50 MW, expandable to 128 MW.
- TikTok's first Finnish data centre in Kouvola is set to be operational by the end of 2024.
- Finnish politicians were not informed about TikTok's first data centre before its approval, raising security concerns.
- TikTok currently stores European user data in Norway, Ireland, and the U.S. with enhanced safeguards.

**Countries:** Finland, Norway, Ireland, United States

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