Digital infrastructure

Norway facilitates the establishment of sustainable data centres by offering renewable energy, plenty of plots and a smooth building process.

Norway offers excellent connectivity to European data hubs and has extensive experience in planning and constructing facilities for energy-intensive industry.

Many of Norway’s data centre operators are colos, and all have a dedicated focus on sustainability and cost effectiveness.

Norway facilitates the establishment of sustainable data centres with a circular lifetime through reuse of building stock and heat in close cooperation with other industries.

Norway, while not a member of the European Union (EU), is part of the European Economic Area (EEA). The EEA agreement extends the “four freedoms” to Norway, ensuring free flow of capital, personnel, services and goods between Norway and the rest of the EU.

Electricity generation in Norway is based nearly 100% on renewable energy sources. In 2023, an impressive 89% of Norway’s electricity was produced from hydropower and 9% from wind power (source: Norway - Countries & Regions - IEA).

Norway has consistently ranked in the top 10 of IMD’s world talent ranking since 2020 (source: Talent Norway 2024 - IMD business school for management and leadership courses). Norwegian workers are trustworthy and well-educated, with well-developed problem-solving skills.

Thanks to its stability, digitalised society, world-class infrastructure and strong economy, Norway is a great place to do business. In the World Bank’s latest ranking, Norway ranked no. 4 in Europe for Ease of Doing Business (source: Doing Business 2020).

Norway is no. 2 in the world on the Human Development Index (source: Country Insights | Human Development Reports). The country offers a high standard of living, excellent healthcare and education, good work-life balance, public safety and a clean environment.