Cerebras와 Compute Nordic Finland, 미켈리에 165MW 규모 AI 데이터센터 구축 발표

Cerebras Systems announced a new AI data centre in Mikkeli, Finland, developed in partnership with Compute Nordic Finland. The facility will scale in phases to 165 MW of contracted IT capacity, with construction already underway on the initial 50 MW phase. The agreement, structured through service orders each with seven-year contract terms, provides Cerebras long-term, purpose-built infrastructure to support growing global demand for its AI compute platform.

"This partnership with Cerebras is not a speculative bet on future demand — it's a contractually committed, phased build-out that reflects exactly how much AI compute the market needs today and where that need is heading," said Pyry Virrantaus, CEO of Compute Nordic Finland. "We are proud to build that capacity in Mikkeli, alongside a partner network of local and national organizations who are ready to deliver the project and build the workforce it requires."

Cerebras and Compute Nordic designed the Mikkeli facility to optimize power and water usage from the outset. The facility will use closed-loop cooling systems that recirculate water rather than draw continuously from municipal supply, and the campus is designed to support waste-heat recovery, enabling thermal energy generated by AI compute to become a resource for the surrounding community.

"Our architecture is built to get more useful AI output out of every megawatt we deploy," said Andrew Feldman, CEO and co-founder of Cerebras. "Mikkeli lets us pair that efficiency with a data centre designed for closed-loop cooling and heat reuse from the ground up."

Cerebras' long-term commitment reflects a broader approach to data centre development: building permanent technical capability and high-quality, sustained jobs around advanced AI infrastructure. Capacity will scale from 50 MW to 80 MW to a full 165 MW as the data centre is delivered.

Independent analysis from Ramboll's Finnish Data Center Market Study and Impact Assessment Report (12 September 2025) estimates that at full 165 MW scale, the project represents an indicative investment of €1.0–1.7 billion for the region, supporting an estimated 80–250 direct permanent jobs and €0.8–2.5 million per year in property tax revenue. Cerebras and Compute Nordic are emphasizing the permanent, technical roles the Mikkeli campus will create — including operations, power and cooling engineering, networking, security, and facilities management — alongside near-term construction and local supply chain activity.

"The clearest measure of a project like this isn't the number of construction jobs it creates upfront; it's what remains ten or twenty years later," Virrantaus said. "We looked at permanent employment, workforce pathways, local suppliers, and durable economic activity when building this out in Mikkeli."

The Mikkeli project is developed in close cooperation with the City of Mikkeli and key regional stakeholders across South Savo, supported by a network of Finnish construction, engineering, energy, recruitment, and professional services partners. Compute Nordic Finland is leading project development, operator responsibility, the customer interface, and overall programme governance.