How to Move an Entire Town

There is a small town called Kiruna in the depths of Lapland in Sweden. But not for much longer. The entire town centre and many residential areas around it are being relocated to a new site. But why is this being done? And exactly how do you move a town? Let's find out. A film by Matthias Schwarzer and Geraldine Oetken. ------------------------------ Sources for the video: How Sweden’s arctic ‘millipede town’ Kiruna is slowly moving (CNN): https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/sweden-kiruna-relocation An entire Swedish city is being picked up and moved two miles away (Business Insider) https://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-is-relocating-an-entire-city-2016-5 Why a Swedish town is on the move – one building at a time https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/05/why-a-swedish-town-is-on-the-move-one-building-at-a-time-kirkuna-arctic-circle We are moving a town (LKAB): https://samhallsomvandling.lkab.com/en/about-the-urban-transformation/kiruna/ Timetable for selling and moving (LKAB): https://samhallsomvandling.lkab.com/en/for-those-who-are-affected/timetable-for-selling-and-moving/ Information for house owners (LKAB) https://samhallsomvandling.lkab.com/en/for-those-who-are-affected/for-people-who-own-a-house/ The staggering cost of Kiruna's epic move: exploring the price tag on city relocation (Wealthy Parrot) https://www.wealthyparrot.com/cost-to-move-kiruna/ Elisa Maria López: Tears of blood for the cracking city: Urban infrastructure of extraction and everyday life in Kiruna, Sweden https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1918782/FULLTEXT01.pdf Elisa Maria López: Transforming Kiruna https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1606243/FULLTEXT01.pdf Date set: Kiruna Church to be moved on 19-20 August (LKAB) https://lkab.com/en/press/date-set-kiruna-church-to-be-moved-on-19-20-august/ ------------------------------ Did you like this video? Support my work on Patreon: http://patreon.com/MatthiasSchwarzerEnglish Or become a channel member on YouTube! ------------------------------ ▪️ WEBSITE https://matthias-schwarzer.com/ ▪️ SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/0QqRLRYel3FE6n14LpXdLF ▪️ TIKTOK https://www.tiktok.com/@matthiasschwarzerenglish ▪️ CONTACT [email protected] ------------------------------ Intro song: MÆT - Start Again Music: Epidemic Sound #sweden #kiruna #lapland