Kiruna awarded European Capital of Culture title for 2029

On Friday, the northern Swedish mining town of Kiruna was named the European Capital of Culture for 2029.

The city competed with another Swedish city, Uppsala, for the title. 

On December 6th, however, the chairperson of the European Capitals of Culture Expert Panel announced that the city of Kiruna has been recommended to become the European Capital of Culture 2029 in Sweden.

This will be the third time Sweden holds this title. 

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