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Regulatory Filings • Jun 27, 2019

Veidekke ASA: To move cultural buildings in Kiruna

Veidekke ASA: To move cultural buildings in Kiruna

Veidekke's subsidiary Berggren & Bergman has signed an agreement with LKAB to

move seven cultural buildings in Kiruna, as part of the ongoing relocation of

Kiruna's city center. The project is a design and build contract incl.

collaboration, with a contract amount of approx. SEK 120 million.

As a result of the mining activities in the area, the city of Kiruna in Northern

Sweden is on the move. By 2030, several thousand homes will be demolished, while

buildings of historical and cultural significance will be relocated to Kiruna's

new city center. Preparations are currently ongoing for the relocation of some

of Kiruna's perhaps most iconic wooden houses. The first buildings out are

Gustaf Wickman's "Gula raden" in Hjalmar Lundbohmsvägen 32-36 and four 16-room

workmen's dwellings in Hjalmar Lundbohmsvägen 23-25 and Gruvfogdegatan 9-11.

The project is carried out in collaboration between LKAB, Berggren & Bergman,

LTH Traktor and ER Bygg. In a collaboration project, client and contractor work

closely together to project, produce documents and perform the relocation. The

actual move is scheduled to take place in autumn 2019, after which building

rehabilitation and conversion and other construction work will continue, and is

planned for completion in autumn 2021.

"We appreciate being entrusted with this exciting assignment, which will

comprise an important part of the new Kiruna that is currently under

construction," says Peter Johansson, construction manager in Berggren & Bergman.

"This project concerns some of Kiruna's most iconic old wooden houses, and we

look forward to working on their relocation and preservation in collaboration

with Berggren & Bergman," says Mari Kuokkanen, project manager at LKAB.

Gula raden is one of many architecturally distinctive wooden buildings in Kiruna

to be relocated in the upcoming years. The buildings are part of the second

stage of cultural building relocations. By 2035, no less than 39 houses will

have new addresses, and Gula raden and the 16-room workmen's dwellings are the

first to be moved.

For press photos, see  www.flickr.com/photos/veidekke, for more information,

contact:

Peter Johansson, Construction Supervisor, Berggren & Bergman,

peter.johansson@veidekke.se,  ph. +46 706 80 52 96

Mathias Rönnholm, Regional Director, Veidekke Anläggning Nord,

mathias.ronnholm@veidekke.se, ph. +46 733 01 74 38

Jimmy Bengtsson, EVP/Country Manager Veidekke Sweden,

jimmy.bengtsson@veidekke.se, +46 070-537 91 10

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Veidekke is one of Scandinavia's largest construction and property development

companies. The company undertakes all types of building construction and civil

engineering contracts, develops residential projects, maintains roads, and

produces asphalt and aggregates. The company is known for its involvement and

local knowledge. Its annual turnover is NOK 36 billion, and half of its 8,600

employees own shares in the company. Veidekke is listed on the Oslo Stock

Exchange and has always posted a profit since it was founded in 1936.