How do you move one of Sweden’s most beloved wooden churches down the road? 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.

With great fanfare, a historic red wooden church considered one of Sweden's most beautiful buildings began its slow move from its home in the Arctic town of Kiruna on Tuesday to allow the expansion of Europe's biggest underground mine.

The Kiruna Church — called Kiruna Kyrka in Swedish — and its belfry are being moved 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.