⚡ 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: $Applied Digital(APLD.US) Applied Digital Secures Up to 1 GW of Power Capacity for Finland AI Factory

👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:

➤ 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 secures access to up to 𝟭 𝗚𝗪 in Finland.

➤ Agreement marks the company's 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 development opportunity outside the U.S.

➤ Company plans a large-scale 𝗔𝗜 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 campus in Finland.

➤ Initial power availability is anticipated beginning in 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟴.

➤ Applied Digital is already marketing the site to potential customers.

➤ Company is in discussions with leading 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 customers.

➤ Near-term development priorities remain firmly focused on the 𝗨.𝗦. portfolio.

➤ Future Finland investments will depend on demand and regulatory milestones.

➤ Finland offers favorable climate, energy infrastructure, connectivity, and development scale.

👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀:

➤ Opens a potentially significant 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 avenue for Applied Digital.

➤ Up to 𝟭 𝗚𝗪 could support substantial future AI computing capacity.

➤ Hyperscaler discussions indicate potential demand before initial 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟴 power availability.

➤ Finland could validate Applied Digital's 𝗔𝗜 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 model beyond America.

👉 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:

𝗪𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘀, Chairman and CEO of Applied Digital:

“Applied Digital has built its platform around identifying the right power in the right markets and turning that power into operational AI capacity. Finland stood out because many of the characteristics that have supported our success in North Dakota are also present in the Nordics — a favorable climate, an attractive energy ecosystem, strong connectivity and the ability to develop at meaningful scale.”

𝗪𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘀, Chairman and CEO of Applied Digital:

“This is a deliberate first step, not a change in our strategy. Our focus remains firmly on executing the projects in front of us in the United States. At the same time, as we continue building Applied Digital into a category leader in AI infrastructure, we believe it is important to selectively secure compelling sites that can extend our growth runway over the long term.”

𝗪𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘀, Chairman and CEO of Applied Digital:

“Our ability to scale is not about planting flags in as many markets as possible. It is about identifying exceptional sites and applying the same disciplined model repeatedly. We have demonstrated that model across our U.S. portfolio. Finland gives us the opportunity to begin proving that platform can travel.”