US EditionSweden Moves Kiruna's 1912 Wooden Church to New Site in Two-Day Operation
- Kiruna Church, a 672-ton, 113-year-old wooden building in northern Sweden, began a rare two-day move to a new town center in August 2025.
- The relocation responds to ground fissures from expanding iron ore mining beneath Kiruna, forcing a wider multi-decade project to shift much of the town since 2004.
- The church was carefully lifted onto remote-controlled trailers that travel slowly along a specially widened 24-meter road cleared of obstructions for the 5-km journey.
- Project manager Stefan Holmblad Johansson said, "This is a very special task for me," adding, "We don't have a margin of error" but confirmed "everything is under control."
- The move preserves a beloved landmark voted Sweden's best pre-1950 building and enables the mine operator LKAB to continue extracting ore while reshaping Kiruna for future decades.
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Beautiful red wooden church, considered one of the most beautiful buildings in Sweden, Kiruna Church arrived this Wednesday at its new location at the end of a two-day journey on castors caused by the exploitation of the iron ore deposit.
REPORTING - In order to continue to operate its mine, the city of Kiruna chose to move its city centre. An organ of this transformation, the transport of a block of the church of five kilometers over two days.
Retransmitted live on Swedish television, this migration from the church of 672 tons aroused great interest and took place under the eyes of a large crowd.
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Historic Swedish church inches closer to new home
A historic red wooden church considered one of Sweden's most beautiful buildings resumed its slow move across the Arctic town of Kiruna on Wednesday, inching toward its new home to
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