US EditionGroq AI to Open Its First European Data Center in Finland
UUSIMAA, FINLAND, JUL 7 – Groq's new Helsinki data center meets European demand for low-latency AI services and complies with local data sovereignty rules, expanding its AI inference network globally.
- Groq, an AI semiconductor company founded by Jonathan Ross in 2016, announced on Monday the launch of its inaugural data center in Europe, located in Helsinki, Finland.
- The company decided to build in Helsinki four weeks ago to meet rising AI inference demand and align with European sovereign AI policies requiring local data centers.
- Groq's Helsinki data center, developed in partnership with Equinix, will host Groq’s language processing unit chips and provide low latency with strong data governance.
- CEO Jonathan Ross indicated that the company plans to begin handling traffic before the week concludes, emphasizing Groq’s rapid setup and flexible architecture.
- This expansion reinforces Groq’s $2.8 billion valuation and brings AI capacity closer to European users, supporting faster response times amid growing AI energy and infrastructure demands.
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Groq sets up shop in Finland as sovereign AI demands surge
Groq, the US-based AI chipmaker, has launched its first European data center in Helsinki, accelerating its global expansion and tapping into the rising demand for sovereign AI infrastructure. Developed in partnership with Equinix, the facility will host Groq's proprietary Language Processing Units (LPUs), engineered for fast deployment and cost-efficient AI inference at scale.
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