hundred the world s largest continuous iron ore deposit lies beneath the town had said the pit is karuna the town wouldn t exist without the iron ore every day they always transport it from here to novick by freight train novick is the closest ice free port on the west coast of norway the fact that the town is threatened by the mining activity became evident when cracks appeared in the ground more than ten years ago those responsible decided the whole town would have to be moved away from the dangerous cracks. this man helped design the new kiruna his model. the town is becoming a reality you hunt cons is aware that he s taking homes away from many people but on the alternatives he says they value it for the stall for homes we want to move the whole town two and a half kilometers east in this way there are a variety of reasons for that in this new location would allow us to keep some of
outside kiruna it feels quite desolate. desolate and nearly impassable. that s why i will bum bromst redmon his colleagues have to complete the final kilometers in snowshoes half a meter of snow fell in recent weeks the forest is a winter wonderland ancient spruce trees and virgin nature. the two scientists from the institute for space physics regularly inspect the small top in the wilderness it s vitally important the northern lights can be observed very well from this dock location with a special camera thank. you
tell his guests about that those who come to see the northern lights in northern sweden often arrive here in kiruna one of the biggest and most important towns in the region and while it s possible to see the northern lights in karuna to the people around here tend to be more interested he wants below ground and wants up in the sky kiruna is situated above one of the world s largest magnetite appetite deposits mining has been going on here for more than one hundred years and that s going to continue to ensure it can the entire town will be relocated in the coming years. they had wanted to wait for the snow to be gone but the wind in karuna is long this year the first houses are being demolished in the distinctive blue speed run which was largely home to families with children. beaver and col your hon mickey wants the demolition
machinery with mixed feelings the neighborhood that was our home for decades will soon cease to exist. it s sad building something is one thing demolishing it has another it feels awful and i know you want to have it that all from the land. even the car your han came here almost forty years ago with average temperatures of minus twenty and cold their home was more than just a place to stay during the lone polar windows. it was a council of fortress for more than thirty five years our two children grew up in. the pit operator the state run company l k a b that s procured a new home for them kiruna is a mining town north of the arctic circle with a population of twenty three thousand it was founded in the year one thousand nine
fancy someone or the queen. his ancestors perceived the lights in the sky as threatening but he prefers not to tell his guests about that. those who come to see the northern lights in northern sweden often arrive here in kiruna one of the biggest and most important towns in the region and while it s possible to see the northern lights in karuna to the people around here tend to be a war interested he wants below ground and wants up in the sky kiruna is situated above one of the world s largest magnetite appetite deposits mining has been going on here for more than one hundred years and that s going to continue to ensure it can the entire town will be relocated in the coming years. they had wanted to wait for the snow to be gone but the wind in karuna is long this