Archive for: Culture & history

Did you know that Greenland is the home of the original hoodie? Anorak has been a stable in Inuits clothing for centuries.

Spend the holidays in a town that really knows how to do Christmas and New Year’s Eve

Read about one of Greenland's most exciting historical locations taking one back to when the vikings first came ashore more than 1000 years ago.

How many people? How is the everyday life there? We’re looking into five things you might not know about living in a small isolated place in Greenland!

Two new large-scale street art paintings have made Nuuk even more colourful, displaying the capital's vibrant and modern culture.

5 local suggestions for what to do when you get a free minute in the Arctic metropolis

Tried-and-true ideas from travellers who've done it before

We had flown down from Uummannaq two days prior, and had arrived in Ilulissat the previous morning. After a restful night’s stay at the Hotel Arctic, we took our bags and made our way down to the tourist dock, passed the hulls of old wooden boats in refit, and towards the young Greenlandic man standing by the gangway in a blue, quilted jumpsuit.

Didn’t think Greenland was a proud football playing nation? Our lack of grass does not stop Greenlanders’ love of the sport and friendly competition.

The Danish food writer Sune Rasborg visited Greenland and discovered that Kangerlussuaq, with its unique nature, is much more than just a transit airport.

Here is a list of things that you can find ONLY in Greenland and nowhere else in the world.

On the first Advent Sunday, the orange Christmas stars are lit up on every single window while green northern lights dance in the sky. One of the cosiest times of the year in Greenland begins.

There are many abandoned places in Greenland, and there are, obviously, several reasons for the abandonment: The hunting grounds moved, The natural minerals were used up, Forced displacement for military purposes, The need for a workforce elsewhere.