Watch This Church Being Moved Down The Road Before A Mine Swallows Its Town

"I had to see it because it’s a weird thing and a big thing."

KIRUNA, Sweden (AP) — How do you move one of Sweden’s most beloved wooden churches down the road?

With a little engineering, a lot of prayer — and some Eurovision for good luck.

The Kiruna Church — called Kiruna Kyrka in Swedish — is being moved this week along a 5-kilometer (3-mile) route east as part of the town’s relocation.

It’s happening because the world’s largest underground iron-ore mine is threatening to swallow the town.

This week, thousands of visitors have descended on Kiruna, Sweden’s northernmost town at 200 kilometers (124 miles) above the Arctic Circle.