Historic Swedish church arrives at new home after two-day journey

Historic Swedish church arrives at new home after two-day journey

A landmark Swedish church arrived on Wednesday (August 20, 2025) at its new home after a two-day move across the Arctic town of Kiruna, in a move to allow Europe’s largest underground mine to expand. The red wooden Kiruna Kyrka, which dates from 1912 and weighs 672 tonnes, completed its five-kilometre (three-miles) journey around 2:30 … Read more