Ullrika Hallergren Ridefors says that she feels like a settler who emigrates to a new place to clear land, build houses and settle down.
Although in this case it is not about a colonization but about an urban transformation.
Neighbor with the bell tower
She was the first to take part in the new housing in the city center and become a neighbor of the bell tower, the city hall, the culture house, malls with restaurants and the other important service buildings that the city center will contain.
- It feels really fun and exciting, says Ullrika Hallergren Ridefors and continues:
- It has been a long wait, but now it feels great when you have seen the apartment and the house.
It feels like moving to a new city even though you are still in Kiruna.
Will miss seeing Kebnekajse
However, she has mixed feelings about leaving the current Kiruna center, but understands that it is a must if the city is to remain and if LKAB is to be able to mine ore.
- We have a great view here, but in the old apartment where we live now we see the Kebnekajse massif.
Both my husband and I will miss it a lot, says Ulrika Hallergren Ridefors.
The first residential block, block 1, will be ready for occupancy in May if it is not delayed due to the corona pandemic.
Watch Ullrika Hallergren Ridefors show the apartments in the video above.