World’s eyes on Kiruna Church move in Sweden

Murray Pollok Managing Editor, IRN & Director of Content, KHL

19 August 2025

Kiruna Church in Kiruna, Sweden, begins its two-day relocation (Image: Reuters/Leonhard Foeger) Kiruna Church begins its two-day relocation. Photo shows Mammoet SPMT plus supporting cross beams. (Image: Reuters/Leonhard Foeger)

It’s not often that specialized transport gets the attention of the world but, today and tomorrow (19 and 20 August), millions of people around the world are following the slow transport of an entire church across the northern Swedish town of Kiruna. The eye-catching move is being carried out by…

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