Sweden has just completed a huge and historic task: moving the 113-year-old Kiruna Church to a new location. The 600-ton wooden church was slowly transported over two days, covering five kilometers of ...

The two-day spectacle saw the red-painted Kiruna Church, called Kiruna Kyrka in Swedish, inch its way to a new home. Kiruna ...

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

The Swedish city of Kiruna, which is gradually shuffling itself 5km to the east to make way for an expanding iron ore mine, ...

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

But this Lutheran church some 200 kilometers (120 miles) above the Arctic Circle seeks to incorporate the region's minority ...

Expansion of iron ore mining forces authorities to clear up buildings in Kiruna, including the 672-tonne Kiruna Church.

KIRUNA, Sweden • How do you move one of Sweden’s most beloved wooden churches down the road? With a little engineering, a lot of prayer — and some Eurovision for ...

Engineers widened a major road from 30 to 79 feet and dismantled a viaduct before the church, which weighs 741 tons, was ...

The Kiruna Church is being moved this week along a three-mile route east as part of the town’s relocation. It’s happening ...

The Kiruna Church and its belfry are being moved this week along a 5-kilometer (3-mile) route east to a new city center as ...

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