On a specially designed trolley with 224 wheels, Kiruna Church is moved for relocation at a speed of half a kilometer per hour, in Kiruna, Sweden, Tuesday Aug. 19, 2025. (Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency via AP)

KIRUNA, Sweden (AP) — 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 good luck.

The Kiruna Church — called Kiruna Kyrka in Swedish — is being moved this week along a 5-kilometer (3-mile) route east as part of the town’s relocation. It’s happening because the world’s largest underground iron-ore mine is threatening to swallow the town.

This week, thousands of visitors have descended on Kiruna, Sweden’s northernmost town at 200 kilometers (124 miles) above the Arctic Circle. It’s home

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