Kiruna, Sweden sits atop one of the richest iron deposits in the world, which is its blessing and its curse and its blessing. The ground beneath part of the town of 18,000 is in danger of sinking. But the company that operates the mine is willing to invest over a billion dollars to relocate a large portion of the town two kilometers away. For some buildings, like the famous Kiruna church, this means figuring out how to move an entire building. For most of the residential and commercial properties, they’re simply buying them out or building them a new building in the new part of town.
The whole situation and the chosen solution are oddly compelling. As is this video: