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Finnish authorities have ordered a halt to construction at two planned Google (GOOG.O) data centers over concerns about the clearing of more than 300 hectares of forest. The projects are part of Google's record 13 billion investment plan in Finland, announced less than a month ago and described by Google as its largest single investment in Europe. Finnish regulators said construction at one of the sites proceeded without a mandatory environmental impact assessment and ordered a halt by October 23 to construction activities that would "significantly alter the environment." Google said it "fell short of its own high standards in this instance" and will follow the regulator's guidance.