Published On: Thu, Aug 21st, 2025

Thousands watch as a beloved Swedish church rolls extremely slowly to its new home

A large, brown, A-frame church moves down a road littered with people

The two-day, live-streamed event — dubbed “The Great Church Move” — drew thousands of onlookers, and marks a major milestone in the town’s years-long process to fully relocate so it doesn’t get swallowed up by its expanding iron ore mine. 

CBC | World News

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Thousands watch as a beloved Swedish church rolls extremely slowly to its new home