LKAB wins in the battle over the mining license in Tuolluvaara. The Land and Environmental Court of Appeal rules that the municipality cannot stop the demolition with reference to cultural and historical values and sends the case back for re-trial.
LKAB wants to demolish the tower and build housing. Kiruna Municipality believes that the tower is an important part of an industrial cultural landscape. Now the Land and Environmental Court has finally ruled in LKAB's favor in the protracted battle. But among the people of Kiruna, opinions are divided about the tower. - They are not very pretty, but they stand there well, says Thomas Nilsson.
LKAB wins in the battle over the mining license in Tuolluvaara. The Land and Environmental Court of Appeal rules that the municipality cannot stop the demolition with reference to cultural and historical values and sends the case back for re-trial.