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.

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

An historic church in Sweden is being moved three miles in a two day operation. The big wooden church in the city of Kiruna was built between 1909 and 1912. With the old city centre at risk from the expansion of an underground mine,