Sweden begins relocation of historic 113-year-old Kiruna Church . Sweden’s iconic 113-year-old Kiruna Church began its carefully planned two-day relocation on Tuesday, August 19, to a new site three kilometres away, safeguarding it from ground subsidence caused by the expansion of the world’s largest underground iron ore mine. . Built in 1912 and painted in traditional red, the wooden church is one of Sweden’s largest and most admired structures. The move is part of a 30-year project to relocate