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looorg [soylentnews.org] writes:

SlowTV. When they need to move a 600-tonne church to the other side of town.

As interesting as it was I still prefer 'The Great Moose Migration' (x) they have on TV instead. It's more relaxing.

This is just unnerving.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cde3xp4xlw9o [bbc.com]
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2025/08/19/swedens-kiruna-church-is-on-the-move-after-more-than-100-years/ [forbes.com]
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/world/europe/sweden-church-kiruna-move.html [nytimes.com]
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-08-19/this-swedish-church-is-moving-3-miles-down-the-road-its-relocating-before-a-mine-swallows-the-town [latimes.com]

https://lkab.com/en/events/the-moving-of-kiruna-church/ [lkab.com]
https://www.svtplay.se/video/KnDgQ9G/den-stora-kyrkflytten/forsta-dagen?position=4104 [svtplay.se]
https://player.vimeo.com/video/1108407438?h=11c3a1f23e&dnt=1&app_id=122963 [vimeo.com]
https://www.byggnadsarbetaren.se/600-ton-och-k-markt-sa-ska-kiruna-kyrka-flyttas/ [byggnadsarbetaren.se]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiruna_Church [wikipedia.org]

(x) https://apnews.com/article/sweden-great-moose-migration-slow-tv-7c13e3b13a6b5bec01dfc3bb7465506d [apnews.com]

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