Norway offers exceptional advantages as a location for data centers:

• Rich renewable energy sources
• Naturally cool climate
• Accessible and developable land
• World-leading initiatives in heat reuse and carbon capture
• Political stability and predictable regulatory framework
• Growing market demand

These conditions, combined with major investments and a dynamic business environment, have attracted global players like Microsoft, OpenAI, Google, and Nvidia, and fostered new, innovative projects by Norwegian developers. Meanwhile, client demands, evolving services and business models, strict requirements for data sovereignty and localization, and a rapidly changing regulatory landscape mean that the complexity in this sector is only increasing. This growing complexity requires new ways of thinking and working. Cross-disciplinary competence is therefore essential, not only to keep up, but to anticipate challenges and spot new opportunities. 

Why Choose Haavind?

Haavind has one of Norway’s largest and most experienced teams within technology, real estate, energy, transactions, and construction. Our cross-disciplinary experts unite industry insight and pragmatic legal advice to ensure your data center project succeeds, from the earliest planning stages to operation and future development. We support many of Norway’s leading companies and public entities throughout every stage of the data center value chain. 

Our Track Record

In recent years, Haavind’s lawyers have assisted on some of the most exciting and significant data center projects in Norway, including:

• Establishing joint ventures for data center development, including negotiation and drafting of shareholder agreements, anchor tenant agreements, land purchases, and zoning solutions
• Major real estate transactions for data center development
• Construction projects for large-scale data centers
• Rezoning of properties for data center use
• Power agreements and securing network capacity for major facilities
• Acquisitions and divestments of data center companies, including complex financing issues
• Preparation and negotiation of co-location agreements with hyperscalers and high-profile customers

Our lawyers stay ahead of industry trends by working on leading projects for top clients, attending key industry events, and following international developments with our partners. This secures our position at the forefront of legal, technological, and commercial changes impacting the industry.

Contact us to explore how Haavind’s integrated expertise can help make your next data center project a success.