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Microsoft in your community

Understanding Microsoft datacenters in Finland

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What it means to have Microsoft in your community

We believe that companies that can do more, should. That’s why we remain focused on key areas in which technology can and must benefit the future of humanity and our planet. Aligned with Microsoft’s global commitments, our datacenter community pledge is to build and operate digital infrastructure that addresses community challenges and creates local benefits where we operate and where our employees live and work.

A woman teaching a girl about STEMMicrosoft and ChangeX power impactful projects in Finland via the Community Fund

Since 2019, Microsoft has partnered with nonprofit organization ChangeX to deliver projects and community funds in datacenter communities. The Finland Community Fund, run by ChangeX, is dedicated to helping build thriving and sustainable communities and will support community projects related to environmental sustainability, digital skills, or local community prosperity.

The ChangeX Finland Community Challenge, supported by Microsoft, is open to community groups, schools, and organizations that want to start one of nine proven environmental sustainability projects in their local area.

Learn more about how you can participate at ChangeX: Microsoft Project Fund Finland

A young Ukrainian woman working on a computerProviding Azure training opportunities for Ukrainians in Finland

Cloud experts are in high demand in Finland, opening opportunities for Ukrainian asylum seekers to enter a new career track. In 2023, Microsoft partnered with the Ukrainian Association in Finland and the start-up company The Shortcut to provide a full-time, hybrid program for Microsoft Azure skilling in the datacenter region municipalities of Espoo, Kirkkonummi, and Vihti.

Providing Azure training opportunities for Ukrainians in Finland – Microsoft Local

Minecraft on a laptop sitting on a tableCreating a Minecraft Empathy Challenge in Kokkola

As part of the Empathy Kit initiative, Microsoft organized a Minecraft challenge for Finnish schools, seeking the best World of Empathy implementation in the Minecraft Education Edition environment. The starting point for the challenge was to eradicate cyberbullying by strengthening empathy skills. Schoolchildren were tasked with designing a game or information pack that guides them to work online with others in mind, thereby building empathy.

Learn more about the Microsoft challenge for Finnish schools