You would never be jailed in Finland for removing farmed forest. I think you’re going to be very disappointed with the penalty. The EIA will be written explaining the land is a farmed forest and the expected works. In the eyes of the bureaucracy this is going to be a procedural error and the project will likely continue, as there is no grounds to reject it.
I would wager the Finnish planning department doesn’t have the appropriate tools to control this kind of project.
The only other entity historically building anything on this scale is the Finnish government itself.
The reality is this landscape is probably not of significant environmental value considering it was rezoned for industrial use, so replanting the same forest that blankets the entirety of northern Finland is not going to really be worthwhile.
Yeah, bring their own electricity, i.e., from generation that was previously part of the national grid anyway. They have just bought up the supply.
No, I would say it’s slightly different.
The contractor, who knows the laws in the EU, has undoubtedly explained the need for the assessment, highlighted the time it would take and possibility of rejection of the assessment.
They have also undertaken some risk evaluation regarding the punishment, and as it is probably a fine in the low millions of euro per site, suggested to google that they can probably do it faster by jumping the gun on procedure, saving a larger amount on construction inflation.
I think you are severely overestimating the amount of money needed for a holiday, or your social cohort is quite far below the average income skewing your idea of what is rich, and how many people are “rich”.
Australians are pretty well paid overall and get 20 days of paid holidays a year. A quick Google says that 55% of Australians have a passport. Okay, travel from Australia is expensive, but people definitely do it every few years.
Survey from 2023 states:
The majority of Australians surveyed (85%) have been on holiday in the last five years
More than 90% of 18-27 year olds surveyed have been on holiday in the last five years.
https://www.budgetdirect.com.au/travel-insurance/research/average-holiday-cost-statistics.html
Have they tried going back to before they were a crooked tax haven for unethical corporations?
1209 North Orange Street in Wilmington alone evades more tax than Ireland.
It’s lovely to throw stones, but you’re in the most delicate glasshouse of them all.
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And how do you picture the Danish Foreign Minister getting to this air base that is the only one in the region, and getting past the American security?
The problem is they will be landing at an airport controlled by the US.
I genuinely see more ways that AI can kill us than save us now.