Kiruna

[ kee-ry-nah ]

noun

1. a city in N Sweden: important iron-mining center.

Kiruna

/ ˈkiːruna /

noun

1. a town in N Sweden: iron-mining centre. Pop: 23 273 (2004 est)

Example Sentences

The experiment took place on 1 October 2022 -- on board of the sounding rocket TEXUS-57 that was launched from the Esrange Space Center, 40 kilometers east of Kiruna in Sweden.

From Science Daily

Born to a Sámi mother and a father who is Tornedalian, another of Sweden’s ethnic minorities, Laestadius, 51, grew up outside Kiruna, a mining city 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle.

From New York Times

KIRUNA, Sweden — The European Union wants to bolster its capacity to launch small satellites into space with a new launchpad in Arctic Sweden.

From Washington Times

The new facility at Esrange Space Center near the city of Kiruna should complement the EU’s current launching capabilities in French Guiana.

From Washington Times

The economy in Kiruna has relied on mining for more than a century, but new extraction activity will need to be balanced with other interests including preserving areas of natural beauty and safeguarding reindeer herding in the region by the Sami people, Mr. Högnelid said.

From New York Times