Google cleared a forest in Finland without permits, and the fine was baked in from day one. Nobody that big stumbles into skipping paperwork. Somebody looked at whatever penalty might come and decided it costs less than not getting the land cleared. That’s the whole trick. When the only punishment is a fine, the law stops applying to anyone rich enough to shrug it off. It turns into a price tag. Pay it, keep the cleared land, move on. And this goes for everything, not just trees in Finland. Regular people get punished. Rich people get invoiced