The user experience, security and climate impact of a company's online services are literally built on the basis of where the servers are physically located. When considering a hosting solution, a Finnish data centre offers an exceptionally strong combination of speed, reliability and accountability - at a competitive price. In this article, we'll take a look at why Finland is the ideal home for your website.
Why does location matter?
The physical location of the data centre is one of two crucial factors: delay (latency) and legal management. The closer the server is to the end user, the faster the page loads. At the same time, the data is subject to the laws of the country where it is stored. By choosing a Finnish data centre, you ensure that visitors in Northern Europe get lightning-fast download times and that your data is protected by EU regulations.
Cool climate & energy efficiency
The average temperature in Finland is several degrees below the EU average throughout the year. The cold outdoor air can be fed directly into the data centre with a "free cooling" solution, reducing the need for mechanical cooling by up to 50 % and significantly reducing energy consumption. This goes hand in hand with cost savings and inherently high availability - there are fewer cooling disruptions and no need to shut down overheating equipment.
100 % Renewable electricity and carbon neutrality
In Finland, the carbon footprint of the data sector is exceptionally low: from electricity already 52 % produced from renewable energy sources (wind, hydro and bioenergy) and the rest from emission-free nuclear power. The sector also has its own green energy agreement, under which new data centres will meet a carbon-free electricity target of 75 % per hour by 2025.
This is directly reflected in your company's sustainability report: when your server consumes less fossil energy, your Scope 2 emissions are reduced without any offsets.
High-speed cable connections to the world
Helsinki-Rostock line C-Lion 1 offers a delay of less than 20 ms to Central Europe and provides a redundant route to Tier 1 hubs in Germany. New connections to Sweden and the planned Arctic fibre reserve will provide additional security. With a multi-path network, the service will remain up and running even in the event of occasional cable outages.
Reliable electricity network & reliability
Fingrid, the Finnish grid operator, reports 99.9995 % of transmission security for 2024. High power quality and low outages will ensure that backup power and UPS systems will be used less frequently. Downtime risk and associated SLA penalties will be reduced, with a direct impact on business continuity.
Recycling waste heat for district heating
Data centres have traditionally had a high heat output, but in Finland this is turning into an asset: Microsoft's Espoo campus will be heat up to 40 % of the city's residential buildings thanks to an agreement with Fortum. The same technology is used by many operators, and in the NordicHost data centre, surplus heat is sold to the local district heating network, reducing both electricity bills and the carbon footprint.
Summary - the best choice for your business
The Finnish data centre connects:
- Speed - minimised latency to Northern Europe
- Accountability - 100 % Carbon neutral electricity and waste heat recycling
- Security - EU-level GDPR protection and political stability
- Reliability - 99,999 % electricity network and multi-path fibre connections
NordicHost's domestic data center offers all this in managed services: SSD-based servers, 24/7 monitoring and Finnish-language support. When you want your web pages to load lightning fast, stay secure and support your sustainability goals, a Finnish data centre is the superior choice.
