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Why a 113-year-old, wooden church in Sweden was rolled away

Sweden's 113-year-old Kiruna Church is being transported away from a location that is sinking due to underground mining.

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Sweden moves landmark Kiruna Church to new site

What has wheels and crawls along at half a kilometer an hour? A church in Sweden, of course! A convoy of remote-controlled flatbed trailers is transporting a 113-year-old church to the new city center of Kiruna.

Sweden's century-old wooden church arrives at new home

Sweden's landmark Kiruna Church arrived at its new location in Kiruna’s brand new city center on Wednesday (August 20) afternoon.

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A historic Swedish church embraces inclusion with minority languages

But this Lutheran church some 200 kilometers (124 miles) above the Arctic Circle seeks to incorporate the region's minority languages — Northern Sami, Finnish and Meänkieli – into worship services, carrying on an inclusive ethos that has been a cornerstone of the historic wooden church since its founding in 1912.

Historic Swedish church transported on trailers to avoid being swallowed by mine

A convoy of trailers is transporting the 113-year-old Kiruna Church to a new home to make way for the expansion of a large underground iron ore mine.View on euronews

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This Swedish church is being moved down the road before a mine swallows its town

One of Sweden’s most beloved wooden churches is being moved as part of the relocation of the town of Kiruna. It’s happening because the world’s largest underground iron-ore mine is

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Sweden saves historic Arctic church with massive move away from mine

The mammoth move has seen the wooden structure, weighing over 600 tons, transported on specialized trailers traveling at ...

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Sweden’s Kiruna Church Is On The Move After More Than 100 Years

The fascinating city relocation project in Kiruna, Sweden, reaches a new milestone as the iconic Kiruna Church is moved in ...

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Watch live: Sweden’s historic 600-tonne Kiruna Church begins move to new home

Watch live as an entire church in Sweden begins its move to its new home on Tuesday, 19 August. Kiruna Church is being ...

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Sweden moves 672-ton church 5km to the left to save it from being swallowed by giant mine

Sweden moves 672-ton church 5km to the left to save it from being swallowed by giant mine Posted: 21 August 2025 | Last ...

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How Do You Move a Hundred-Year-Old Church? On Wheels, Very Slowly.

Mining in Kiruna, Sweden, has weakened the ground below a beloved church. It’s being rolled three miles to its new home.

Kiruna Church Relocates: A Journey of Heritage and Apology in Swedish Lapland

The historic Kiruna Church in Swedish Lapland, known for its multicultural inclusivity, has been relocated due to mining ...

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Wooden church sets off on slow Swedish road trip to escape mining subsidence

Sweden's landmark Kiruna Church begins a two-day trip to a new home, inching down an Arctic road to save its wooden walls ...

Video: Sweden moves 672-ton church 5km to the left to save it from being swallowed by giant mine

Video: Sweden moves 672-ton church 5km to the left to save it from being swallowed by giant mine The 113-year-old ...

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