Overview

• Workers moved the 1912 wooden church across roughly five kilometers (three miles) on August 19–20 as thousands watched, then set it onto new foundations.
• The team jacked the structure about 1.3 meters, slid in steel beams, and inched it along on self-propelled modular transporters at 0.31–0.93 mph with continuous tilt monitoring.
• LKAB lists the building at 672.4 metric tons and about 40 meters (131 feet) long, making it one of Sweden’s largest wooden structures.
• Mammoet and Veidekke executed the eight-year-planned operation, which project reports put at more than $50 million, after roads were widened and a junction rebuilt for the route.
• The separate belfry still awaits transport, the church will remain closed until late 2026 for restoration, and Sámi representatives criticize the spectacle as obscuring mining’s impacts on land and culture.