Overview

• The 1912 building, 40 metres wide and 672 tonnes, began moving Tuesday morning in one piece on a special multi-truck convoy.
• The journey covers roughly five kilometres and is planned to take two days, with Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT livestreaming the operation.
• King Carl XVI Gustaf was expected to attend the start, with thousands of spectators anticipated along the route.
• The relocation costs 500 million kronor (about €45 million), funded by state-owned mining company LKAB.
• The church’s separate bell tower will be relocated in a later operation.