During Data Center Week 22-26 September 2025, the industry invites the public, as well as the public and private sectors, to an open dialogue with the communities for which data centers are so essential. Throughout the week, events will take place across Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland.
Activities are planned in close cooperation with local municipalities, educational institutions, and data center operators.
Our Goals
Public perception of data center in local communities
How can we make data centers more approachable and improve public perception of data centers in local communities?
Education and skills
Skills and education are vital for the data center industry. How can we raise more awareness of the job and career opportunities in this sector?
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Events taking place in Finland
In Finland, we already had two pre-events in August, aimed at families and local communities.
14.8. 2025
Children’s day & open doors at Kirkkonummi data centre construction site – At the open event at the construction site, local residents were able to learn about the site and the progress of the construction, while the youngest members of the family were able to learn about construction machinery, safety at work and building insect hotels.
16.8. 2025
Espoo data centre construction site children’s day & open doors – In an open event at the construction site, local residents were able to get to know the site and hear about the progress of the construction, the youngest members of the family were able to get to know the site machinery, safety at work and build insect hotels, among other things.
MONDAY 22nd September |
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| Visit to Verne Helsinki Data Center | ||
| 📅 September 22nd , 15:00-17:00 | ||
| 📍 Verne Helsinki Data Center, Mittalinja 1, 01260 Vantaa | ||
| Introduction: Verne will welcome engineering students from Metropolia University of Applied Sciences to our Helsinki data center. The group will get a behind-the-scenes look at how modern, sustainable data centers are built and run – from cooling and energy efficiency to designing for density and sustainability.
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| Discover Data Centers – Open Day in Kajaani | ||
| Time: September 22, at 11:00 – 15:00 | ||
| Location: Business Konttori (Kauppakatu 26), Kajaani | ||
| Introduction: What does the future look like in an industry that is rapidly growing in Kajaani? An open event at Business Konttori will showcase the operations, organizations and future prospects of the data center industry.
The event is organized by CSC – IT Center for Science, Kainuu Vocational College (KAO), Kajaani University of Applied Sciences (KAMK), and City of Kajaani. |
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TUESDAY 23rd September |
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| A targeted school visit to middle school students to CSC’s LUMI data center in Kajaani | ||
| Time: September 23, at 08:00 – 14:00 | ||
| Location: Kajaani | ||
| Introduction: Two mathematics classes from Kajaanin Lyseo Middle School will explore study and career opportunities in the data center industry. The event will be held at CSC’s data center in Kajaani.
The visit includes a tour of CSC’s data center, an introduction to the LUMI supercomputer, presentations from the organizing institutions and inspiring career stories. Kajaanin University of Applied Sciences and Kainuu Vocational College also present their educational opportunities in the data center industry. The goal is to familiarize students with the data center field and showcase future career possibilities. More information here. The event is organized by CSC – IT Center for Science, Kainuu Vocational College (KAO), Kajaani University of Applied Sciences (KAMK), and Borealis Data Center. |
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Visit to Equinix Data Center and Data Center Industry Introduction for Students |
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| Time: September 23, 9:00 – 12:00 Location: Equinix HE7, Sinimäentie 8, 02630 Espoo Event description: Equinix Finland provides the opportunity to learn about Equinix, the Data Center industry, and how Data Centers work by organizing a short training session and a site tour in cooperation with the Metropolia educational institution. Target audience: Student group Registration: The registration link has been distributed internally within the educational institution, Participation is not open to external attendees via the FDCA website. |
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WEDNESDAY 24th September |
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 Visit to Eaton Customer Experience Center |
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| Time: September 24, at 13:00 and 15:00 | ||
| Location: Eaton Electric, Riistakuja 1, Vantaa | ||
| Introduction: We’re excited to invite you to a special opportunity to meet with Eaton industry experts and gain insights into Eaton’s solutions for data centers and utilities. There will be two session, taking place in the Customer Experience Center at the Eaton Vantaa production plant. You will have an opportunity to get hands-on experience of Eaton’s technologies through live demonstrations and expert-led discussions. Session 1 13:00 Session 2 15:00 |
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| Microsoft: Information session for Luksia’s students | ||
| Time: September 24, 2025 | ||
| Location: Luksia | ||
| Introduction: Information session for Luksia students on Data Centre Academy – Luksia & Microsoft’s collaboration to train future data center professionals and data centres as a workplace. Event is internal only for Luksia’s enrolled students. Read more! | ||
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| Microsoft at Vihti and Karkkila recruitment fare | ||
| Time: September 24, 2025 | ||
| Location: Luksia’s Nummela campus, Ojakkalantie 2 | ||
| Introduction: Vihti and Karkkila recruitment event, Microsoft as exhibitor. Read more! | ||
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| Webinar: Data center cooling and excess heat scenarios in Kajaani |
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| Time: September 24, 2025, at 14:30 -15:30 | ||
| Location: Webinar | ||
| Introduction: The webinar presents the Data Centers’ Excess Heat to Use project, presents data center cooling technologies and presents scenarios of how much excess heat can be produced in data centers in the Kajaani region. More information. | ||
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| Time: September 24, 2025 | ||
| Introduction: AtNorth´s new FIN02 Data Center´s inauquration event in Espoo. Invitation only. | ||
THURSDAY 25th September |
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 Webinar: Training the Daily Operations of Data Centers in Nordic Vocational Colleges |
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| Time: September 25, at 14:00 (Finnish time) | ||
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| Introduction: Finding skilled and qualified workforce is a significant challenge across Europe. The Nordic countries present an ideal location for establishing new data centers; therefore, we must also be self-sufficient in workforce for these new data centers. The webinar will introduce various educational pathways and opportunities available in Finnish and Danish vocational colleges. The development of these educational pathways is part of the EU Commission-funded CEDCE CoVE project. | ||