Why this Arctic church in Sweden married 20 couples in 5 hours
Twenty couples got hitched during a five-hour wedding whirlwind at the Kiruna church in northern Sweden on Friday. The historic building is being relocated, along with the entire town, to make way for a mining expansion.
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![The iconic large red wooden church, considered one of Sweden's most beautiful buildings, is pictured near the old city centre of Sweden's northern town, Kiruna, situated in the northernmost province, Lapland, on November 20, 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) (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images) A terracotta coloured church with with multiple sun-dappled A-frame structures](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7223354.1717446667!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/1246314701.jpg)
Twenty couples got hitched during a five-hour wedding whirlwind at the Kiruna church in northern Sweden on Friday. The historic building is being relocated, along with the entire town, to make way for a mining expansion.