year by en ▁or ▁other ▁settlement , ▁so ▁travel ▁is ▁done ▁through ▁air ▁from ▁S ve a ▁Airport ▁and ▁coal ▁transport ▁by ▁ship ▁from ▁a ▁port ▁ ▁south west . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁by ▁Sw edes . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁there after ▁destroyed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁but ▁quickly ▁re - est ab lished ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁The ▁min ing ▁activity ▁ceased ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁re - est ab lished ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁M ining ▁was ▁susp ended ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁period ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁town ▁nearly ▁van ished , ▁as ▁mines ▁in ▁Long year by en ▁proved ▁more ▁product ive ▁and ▁accessible . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁a ▁mine ▁fire ▁er upt ed , ▁last ing ▁un inter rupted ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁five ▁weeks , ▁and ▁causing ▁ 7 0 0 ▁million ▁Norwegian ▁k ron er ▁worth ▁of ▁damage . ▁ ▁S ve ag ru va ▁holds ▁the ▁most ▁product ive ▁coal ▁mine ▁of ▁S val b ard , ▁the ▁S ve a ▁Nord ▁long wall ▁mine . ▁Open ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁mine ▁produces ▁up ▁to ▁ 4 ▁million ▁metric ▁tons ▁of ▁coal ▁ann ually , ▁making ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁under ground ▁coal ▁mines ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁S ve ag ru