Facebook Studies Impact Of Luleå Data Center
Facebook commissioned Boston Consulting Group to conduct a study of how its data center in Luleå, Sweden, is impacting the local economy, both in the region and in the country as a whole.
Facebook commissioned Boston Consulting Group to conduct a study of how its data center in Luleå, Sweden, is impacting the local economy, both in the region and in the country as a whole.
BCG found that during construction of the first building at the social network’s Luleå data center, between 2011 and 2013:
- 900 direct jobs were created in the country.
- 1.5 billion krona ($224.5 million) of domestic spending was generated by Facebook
- 3.5 billion krona ($523.7
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