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Kiruna Mine
A visitor center 540 meters down in the world's largest underground iron-ore mine.
- Open
- Guided tours, most days
- Price
- Paid; book ahead
- Time Needed
- 3 hours
- Address
- Tours start from the Kiruna visitor centerDirections
- Getting There
- Tours leave by bus from the town center.
Why Go
Guided bus tours drive down the ramps into the mountain to a visitor area deep underground, where exhibits explain how the ore is mined and why the town above has to move.
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