Built for the mine
Kiruna grew from the 1890s to serve the iron ore mine on the Kiirunavaara mountain. But mining makes the ground subside. So in 2004 the decision was made: the town centre has to move.
A move across generations
2100is how far the moving plan reaches
In 2010 the town council decided that Kiruna would move east. The actual move began in 2014. The plan describes a process that lasts until the year 2100.
Your guess
What happened to Kiruna's church in August 2025?
A church on wheels
672tonneswas the church's weight during the move
The church was built from 1909 to 1912 and is one of Sweden's largest wooden buildings. On 19 and 20 August 2025 it rolled to its new site next to the cemetery, closer to the new town centre.
