Finland investigate Google over destruction of 250k trees
4 comments
- Points28
- Comments9
–Rank now
#21Peak rank
1Days on list
–Score · 7d
Oct 29, 2026First seen
On Hacker News
- Points
- 28
- Comments
- 9
- Submitted by
- DeepLogin
- Posted
- Oct 29, 2026
- Site
- yle.fi
Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on yle.fi.
Trending history
Finland investigate Google over destruction of 250k trees was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 29, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 4 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #21 of 30, reached on Oct 29, 16:07 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 29, 16:07 UTC.
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21
Oct 26today
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It's a weird story. There must have been dozens of approvals by the government for this project.
Discussion on previous developments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50194283 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50048638 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49968324
What is the point? They will pay a fine and move on to their next exploit. Maybe the punishment should be to force them to spend as much money/time/effort as needed to regrow the entire forest, all 250,000 trees, and then some. Even if it takes 20-30 years - pay for reforestation, hire crews, pay for…
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Is Finland investigate Google over destruction of 250k trees trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 29, 16:07 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank Finland investigate Google over destruction of 250k trees reached?
#21 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 29, 16:07 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Finland investigate Google over destruction of 250k trees been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 29, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (4 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
28 points and 9 comments; submitted by DeepLogin on Oct 29, 2026.