In 2001, the Swedish people voted the wooden church the “best building of all time, built before 1950” in a poll connected to the Ministry of Culture. Built on a hill so worshippers could overlook Kiruna, the Swedish Lutheran church was designed to emulate the Sami style as a gift from LKAB, the state-owned mining company.

With a little bit of engineering, a lot of prayer — and some Eurovision for good luck.The Kiruna Church — called Kiruna Kyrka in Swedish — and its belfry are being moved this week along a 3-mile route east to a new city center as part of the town’s relocation.

The Kiruna Church and its belfry are being moved along a 5-kilometer route east to a new city center in northern Sweden as part of the town’s relocation