SWEDEN-ENVIRONMENT-CONSTRUCTION-MINING-URBAN-PLANNING

The new city centre of Sweden’s northern town, Kiruna, situated in the northernmost province, Lapland, is pictured on November 21, 2022. – The town of Kiruna, home to Europe’s biggest underground mine, is slowly moving its town centre three kilometres away (1.8 miles) to allow the iron ore mine to expand. As mining operations have progressed ever deeper underground over the years, the stability of the ground under the old town has weakened, increasing the risk of collapse in parts. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)