Today, Dublin ranks among the leading locations for data centres in Europe after Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam and Paris, but the factors that brought Ireland this success are eroding. And competitors are watching. With decades of experience at Nokia behind him, Jouni Salonen now serves at Business Finland, where his mission is to draw data centre investments to Finland. In an interview with The Currency, Salonen noted that the primary concern for data centre operators when selecting a site for new facilities is the availability of electricity. He emphasised: “If the electricity is there, then all other problems can be solved.”…

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