Slideshow: Facebook inaugurates server farm near the Arctic Circle.

AFP Published June 13, 2013
This picture taken on June 12, 2013 shows the inside view of the server hall of Facebook in the city of Lulea, some 900 km north of Stockholm, Sweden. Social network Facebook Wednesday opened its first data centre outside the United States, in Luleaa, a coastal Swedish town near the Arctic Circle. — AFP Photo
This picture taken on June 12, 2013 shows the inside view of the server hall of Facebook in the city of Lulea, some 900 km north of Stockholm, Sweden. Social network Facebook Wednesday opened its first data centre outside the United States, in Luleaa, a coastal Swedish town near the Arctic Circle. — AFP Photo
Tom Furlong, Vice President, Facebook Site Operations,poses in the server hallon June 12, 2013. Social network Facebook Wednesday opened its first data centre outside the United States, in Luleaa, a coastal Swedish town near the Arctic Circle. — AFP Photo
Tom Furlong, Vice President, Facebook Site Operations,poses in the server hallon June 12, 2013. Social network Facebook Wednesday opened its first data centre outside the United States, in Luleaa, a coastal Swedish town near the Arctic Circle. — AFP Photo
Joel Kjellgren, Data Centre Manager speaks to reporters in the fan room, on June 12, 2013 at the new Facebook data center in the city of Lulea, some 900 km north of Stockholm, Sweden. Social network Facebook Wednesday opened its first data centre outside the United States, in Luleaa, a coastal Swedish town near the Arctic Circle. — AFP Photo
Joel Kjellgren, Data Centre Manager speaks to reporters in the fan room, on June 12, 2013 at the new Facebook data center in the city of Lulea, some 900 km north of Stockholm, Sweden. Social network Facebook Wednesday opened its first data centre outside the United States, in Luleaa, a coastal Swedish town near the Arctic Circle. — AFP Photo
Tom Furlong, Vice President, Facebook Site Operations points up in the server hall on June 12, 2013, outside the city of Lulea. Social network Facebook Wednesday opened its first data centre outside the United States, in Luleaa, a coastal Swedish town near the Arctic Circle. — AFP Photo
Tom Furlong, Vice President, Facebook Site Operations points up in the server hall on June 12, 2013, outside the city of Lulea. Social network Facebook Wednesday opened its first data centre outside the United States, in Luleaa, a coastal Swedish town near the Arctic Circle. — AFP Photo
Tom Furlong, Vice President, Facebook Site Operations (R) and Joel Kjellgren, Data Centre Manager pose for photographer in the serverhall on June 12, 2013, outside the city of Lulea. Social network Facebook Wednesday opened its first data centre outside the United States, in Luleaa, a coastal Swedish town near the Arctic Circle. — AFP Photo
Tom Furlong, Vice President, Facebook Site Operations (R) and Joel Kjellgren, Data Centre Manager pose for photographer in the serverhall on June 12, 2013, outside the city of Lulea. Social network Facebook Wednesday opened its first data centre outside the United States, in Luleaa, a coastal Swedish town near the Arctic Circle. — AFP Photo
This picture taken on June 12, 2013 shows the exterior of the server hall of Facebook in the city of Lulea, some 900 km north of Stockholm, Sweden. Social network Facebook Wednesday opened its first data centre outside the United States, in Luleaa, a coastal Swedish town near the Arctic Circle. — AFP Photo
This picture taken on June 12, 2013 shows the exterior of the server hall of Facebook in the city of Lulea, some 900 km north of Stockholm, Sweden. Social network Facebook Wednesday opened its first data centre outside the United States, in Luleaa, a coastal Swedish town near the Arctic Circle. — AFP Photo
Joel Kjellgren, Data Centre Manager poses for photographers in the server hall on June 12, 2013 in the new Facebook data center, outside the city of Lulea, Sweden. Social network Facebook Wednesday opened its first data centre outside the United States, in Luleaa, a coastal Swedish town near the Arctic Circle. — AFP Photo
Joel Kjellgren, Data Centre Manager poses for photographers in the server hall on June 12, 2013 in the new Facebook data center, outside the city of Lulea, Sweden. Social network Facebook Wednesday opened its first data centre outside the United States, in Luleaa, a coastal Swedish town near the Arctic Circle. — AFP Photo
Tom Furlong, Vice President, Facebook Site Operations (L) and Joel Kjellgren, Data Centre Manager attend a press conference on June 12, 2013 in the new Facebook data center, outside the city of Lulea, Sweden. Social network Facebook Wednesday opened its first data centre outside the United States, in Luleaa, a coastal Swedish town near the Arctic Circle. — AFP Photo
Tom Furlong, Vice President, Facebook Site Operations (L) and Joel Kjellgren, Data Centre Manager attend a press conference on June 12, 2013 in the new Facebook data center, outside the city of Lulea, Sweden. Social network Facebook Wednesday opened its first data centre outside the United States, in Luleaa, a coastal Swedish town near the Arctic Circle. — AFP Photo
This photo taken on on June 12, 2013shows the Facebook server hall, outside the city of Lulea, Sweden. Social network Facebook Wednesday opened its first data centre outside the United States, in Luleaa, a coastal Swedish town near the Arctic Circle. — AFP Photo
This photo taken on on June 12, 2013shows the Facebook server hall, outside the city of Lulea, Sweden. Social network Facebook Wednesday opened its first data centre outside the United States, in Luleaa, a coastal Swedish town near the Arctic Circle. — AFP Photo

Social network Facebook Wednesday opened its first data centre outside the United States, in Luleaa, a coastal Swedish town near the Arctic Circle in Sweden.

The company inaugurated servers in about half of its new, 300,000-square foot (28,000-square meter) facility.

Tom Furlong, Facebook's Vice President of Site Operations and Joel Kjellgren, Data Centre Manager, addressed the media, at the new server farm.

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