Swedish wooden church moving 5km down the road - in pictures

The old wooden church in Kiruna, northern Sweden, sits on a relocation rig with wheels for a painstaking, two-day trip to a new site 5km away. Reuters
Peope gather to watch the moving of the wooden Kiruna Church. The entire town centre is being moved due to the expansion of an iron ore mine operating under it. AFP
Vicar Lena Tjarnberg, left, and Bishop Asa Nystrom bless the Sami-style wooden Swedish Lutheran church shortly before its 5km journey begins. AP
State-owned Swedish mining company LKAB is footing the bill for the relocation project. AFP
The moving of the church, over fears of subsidence linked to mining, is captured by residents. Reuters
In a feat for engineering and logistics, workers prepare the moving of the wooden Kiruna Church. AFP
Its on its way! Reuters