Kiruna halts demolition of mine tower

Kiruna Municipality wants to stop the demolition of the mine tower in Tuolluvaara – LKAB considers it illegal. In Kiruna, the last residential building in the current phase of the city relocation has been moved, and in Boden, a dance teacher wants to create a dance stage for the county.

Four housing transactions in the county – here are the prices

A house built in 1930 at Buddbyvägen 86 in Boden was sold in October 2026 for 3 250 000 kr. The house was bought in 2019 for 1 800 000 kr. It has a living area of 100 square metres and a plot of 4 434 square metres. The buyer paid 32 500 kr per square metre, which is 86 percent above the median for detached houses sold in Boden over the past year.

The agricultural property at Stångholmen 1 in Luleå was bought for 4 700 000 kr, and the new owner took over in November 2026. The house was built in 2009 and has a living area of 56 square metres, and the property includes 10 hectares of forest and an outbuilding of 20 square metres.

In Norrfjärden, the house at Porsnäsvägen 25 has a new owner. The ownership transfer took place in October 2026, and the price was 600 000 kr. The house is 150 square metres and was built in 1936.

The purchase of the property at Lagerborgsvägen 5 in Böle in Piteå was completed in October 2026, and the price was 2 270 000 kr. The previous owner bought the house in August 2025 for 675 000 kr, and the house has a living area of 123 square metres. Norrbottens-Kuriren NSD Piteå-Tidningen Piteå-Tidningen

Kiruna wants to stop demolition – LKAB talks legal chicanery

There have been many twists and turns in the case of the tall, round mine shaft building at the closed Tuolluvaara mine in Kiruna. LKAB wants to demolish the tower, while Kiruna Municipality wants it to be included in a cultural-historical area. The Court of Appeal for Environment and Land Use, which LKAB calls the highest instance, sided with LKAB and ruled that a decision to permit the demolition of a building may not be refused on the grounds of future cultural-historical protection. The case was sent back to Kiruna’s Environment and Building Committee for further processing.

The municipality’s new interpretation is that the tower is a facility and not a building, because the government changed the Planning and Building Act during the course of the case. According to the head of the building permits department, this means that facilities of interest from a cultural environment perspective also require a demolition permit. LKAB’s area manager in Kiruna wrote in a text message to SVT that LKAB prevailed in the Court of Appeal for Environment and Land Use and that there are no further instances in which the matter can be examined. Next Thursday, the Environment and Building Committee is to decide on the proposal. In an email to the municipality, politicians warn against following the administration’s proposal and write that such a decision “could not be perceived as anything other than pure legal chicanery.” Meanwhile, the County Administrative Board has considered imposing an interim ban on the demolition of the tower. SVT Nyheter Norrbotten

Last residential building moved in Kiruna’s city relocation

The vicarage from 1913 was the last residential building to be moved in the current stage of Kiruna’s city relocation. It was transported in two parts and parked at its new location next to the church, which had already been moved. The house movers in Kiruna’s city relocation have been working since 2017, and 39 houses have been moved away from the mining cracks to safe ground in total.

The 24-metre-wide church relocation road has already been restored to its normal width of 8 metres, so the vicarage was divided over two days. The Shoemaker’s House and the Round Radio Station now remain in the stage. After that, investigations will begin into which houses are protected and movable in future stages. Kiruna Municipality is preparing a cultural environment analysis, and a selection process will be initiated during the first quarter of 2027 – no houses have yet been designated. SVT Nyheter Norrbotten

Diesel prices rise – diesel cars lose value

The price of diesel at the pump is up to over SEK 22. On 1 December, it will become even more expensive when the temporary fuel tax reduction ends, and the price is then expected to rise by a further SEK 3. Several experts in the automotive industry have come out and warned against buying diesel cars, and anyone who owns one has been urged to try to get rid of it before prices fall further.

According to the latest statistics from the marketplace Blockets, inquiries about diesel cars to dealerships decreased by just over 15 percent in October compared with the same month last year, while the average time on sale increased from 26 to 33 days. For used electric cars, inquiries increased by over 90 percent, and the average time on sale decreased from 28 to 16 days. A sales manager at one of Luleå's larger car dealerships says that they are selling more and more fully electric cars, but that there are still buyers for fully diesel-powered cars. SVT Nyheter Norrbotten

Luleå Hockey faces league-leading Färjestad

On Saturday, the league leaders Färjestad are coming to Coop Norrbotten Arena. Färjestad have 14 wins and one loss after 15 rounds. Luleå Hockey are on the road, and according to the team, there is no room for mistake against teams like Färjestad. The team describes the match as an opportunity to show what they are made of and says that a win against Färjestad would mean a lot. Norrbottens-Kuriren

Dance teacher wants to give Norrbotten its own dance stage

A dance teacher and performing artist who moved from Tunisia to Boden wants to give Norrbotten its own dance stage. He began dancing at the age of 11 in his home country of Tunisia and left home and his family at the age of 14 to pursue his dream of becoming a dancer. After a few years, he started his own dance festival in Tunisia. During the festival’s sixth edition, it was subjected to an attack, and he was forced to flee to Sweden.

Today, he works as a dance teacher and performing artist. “Here in the north, I want to share everything I have learned,” he says, and believes that he can help create a larger stage in Norrbotten. SVT Nyheter Norrbotten

In brief

• BC Luleå won their home game against Södertälje 82–71 in basketball. Norrbottens-Kuriren
• Shortly after 03.00 on Friday night, a truck and a car collided on Kurrvaravägen in Kiruna – a minor crash where the rescue services did not need to attend the scene. NSD NSD
• In Haparanda, the water-filled pit where Barents Center was to be built has become a birdwatching spot, and the municipality halted the draining when the birds had started nesting. NSD
• M Palage Invest AB was registered on 12 November and is based in Piteå municipality. Piteå-Tidningen
• A 40-year-old man who moved from Canada to Boden to work at the steel company Stegra now leads aqua aerobics for seniors in Boden. NSD