Tag: Kiruna
In Kiruna, preparations are being made for the biggest move yet: a thousand-person church is moving to a new location | Lapland
The move will probably take place next summer. Planning the move has taken eight years. The journey of a few kilometers from the church takes two days. The church in…
Kiruna has the lowest unemployment in the whole country: “Dare to come here”
During the second quarter of 2024, an average of 4,700 people were registered as unemployed in Norrbotten – a decrease of 5 percent compared to the corresponding period last year.…
He roller skates from Kiruna to Ystad – collecting money for Salming’s foundation
Oliver Eriksson goes in-line skating through Sweden to raise money for Börje Salming’s ALS foundation. The journey started in Kiruna on July 14 with the goal of reaching Ystad on…
Now Kiruna Airport closes: “Radical impact”
From Monday 15 July and two weeks ahead, Kiruna Airport is closed. The reason is that the tracks must be renovated. Approximately 35 flights will be affected by the closure,…
Man dead in traffic accident in Kiruna
The accident happened just after midnight on Saturday night. The accident must have happened on road 870 in Kiruna. – It is a single accident where a car has overturned…
Man dead in Kiruna – overturned off the road
Police and emergency services were called to road 870 in Kiruna at half past one on the night of Midsummer’s Day. At the scene, a man had veered off the…
Kiruna church has now closed: “Is my home”
Like many other things in Kiruna, the church will also be moved to make room for the progress of the mine. Last Sunday, the last service was held and many…
Kiruna church closes for relocation – reopens in 2026
On Monday, June 3rd, Kiruna church will be closed – over two years before it opens again. The church weighs 600 tons, is 40 meters wide and 40 meters long…
A hatch crushed the man to death in the Kiruna mine
It was during Friday that the accident happened in the Kiruna mine. A man died after an accident. Now LKAB presents additional information about the accident and according to their…
This is how LKAB handles the tragic fatal accident in the Kiruna mine
A 59-year-old man was working underground on a maintenance job inside a crusher and fell from a scaffolding. However, it was a fall of less than one meter. The crusher…