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as it concerns many people around the world, but we are prepared,” he notes. The facility has maintained 100 % availability since opening, supported by redundant systems, robust security measures and a defence-indepth approach designed to counter both accidental and intentional disruptions.
Beyond the horizon Looking ahead, Telia expects demand for data centre services to grow rapidly. The digitalisation of industries continues at pace and AI workloads are increasing in intensity and complexity. Telia has adopted rapid provisioning and flexible consumptionbased pricing to meet customer expectations. Kari notes that some AI customers have been brought online within a month.
He believes that the world is still at the earliest stage of the AI revolution.“ Data continues to grow at an exponential rate, and I think we have only seen the beginning of AI’ s impact,” he says. Predicting the future is difficult, but he remains certain that society will become increasingly digital in the decade ahead.
As Helsinki strengthens its role as a Nordic digital hub, Telia’ s investments symbolise the region’ s readiness. By balancing the demands of AI with sustainability, security and operational resilience, it is building the infrastructure for the next phase of digital society.
For Kari, the industry’ s fast-paced nature remains its greatest appeal.“ This is a very international business, and I appreciate the pace of technological change,” he says.“ The days are never the same and there is always something new happening.” telia. fi 15