Photo: Kiruna, an inside look at an Arctic mining town

LKAB’s Kirunavaara mine towers over the town of Kiruna, Sweden, where the Arctic ministerial meeting took place May 15. Kiruna owes its economic prosperity to the iron mine — but the mine is also the reason everyone in Kiruna will have to eventually pack their bags. Read more about the mine’s impact on this Arctic community in a special feature story on Nunatsiaqonline.ca. (FILE PHOTO)