Kiruna Church

Kiruna Church (Swedish: Kiruna kyrka) is a church building in Kiruna, Sweden, and is one of Sweden's largest wooden buildings. The church exterior is built in a Gothic Revival style, while the altar is in Art Nouveau.

Kiruna Church
Kiruna Church in July 2020
67°51′7.2″N 20°13′58.7″E
LocationKiruna
CountrySweden
DenominationChurch of Sweden
History
Consecrated8 December 1912 (1912-12-08)
Administration
DioceseLuleå
ParishJukkasjärvi

In 2001, Kiruna Church was voted the most popular pre-1950 building in Sweden, in a country-wide poll conducted by the Swedish Travelling Exhibitions, a government agency connected to the Ministry of Culture.[1] It is considered to be "the Shrine of the Nomadic people."[2]

Because of the expansion of the Kiruna Mine, the church is slated to be moved to a location adjacent to the cemetery in 2025 or 2026.[3]

History
Interior of the church.

The church was built between 1909 and 1912, and consecrated by Bishop Olof Bergqvist on 8 December 1912.[4] Since 1913, the church has been included in the Jukkasjärvi parish in the diocese of Luleå. Gustaf Wickman was the church's architect and the famous altarpiece is a work of Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke.

References
  1. Kiruna kyrka firar 100 år hela året, Norrländska Socialdemokraten 25 May 2012, retrieved 11 August 2013 (in Swedish)
  2. "The Best Cathedrals in Sweden". www.frommers.com. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  3. "Kiruna Kyrka, Stadsomvandling" (in Swedish). Kiruna Kommun. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. "Kiruna kyrka" (in Swedish). Jukkasjärvi Parish. Retrieved 9 January 2015.

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