Urban transformation

Our two underground mines are located in Kiruna and Malmberget. As the mines grow, parts of the towns will have to be relocated.

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We're relocating a city centre

From autumn 2022 Kiruna residents and visitors will be able to shop in Kiruna's new shopping district. The new city centre is three kilometres east of the current centre, we look forward to welcoming you there!

Changes by 2035

According to our calculations, urban transformation will continue until at least 2035. Around a quarter of the population of the Malmfälten (Ore Fields) have or will have to move.

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Kiruna gets a new city centre

For more than 130 years, the mine and the town have worked and developed in close relation to each other. By 2035, the current city centre will be phased out and the new centre will be in place, three kilometres to the east.

Two cities become one

Urban transformation is nothing new in Malmberget. Large parts of the community have been decommissioned and social functions and housing are being moved to Gällivare, 5 km to the south.

More about the transformation in Malmberget and Gällivare

Thriving communities

We nurture and develop the life between the buildings for thriving communities – now and in the future. Although the focus is on the new, what remains must not be forgotten.

5,000 homes

700,000 sq. m. of space

10,000 people