Greenland Times

31/12/2024

A Very Happy New Year!
Land & Saga / Icelandic Times wishes all its valued readers, advertisers, collaborators, and partners a HAPPY NEW YEAR. We are certain that the year 2025 will be exciting and—by all accounts—a good year. We will continue to bring you engaging articles, in-depth features, and stories online, as well as new magazines and books in the coming year. After all, Iceland and its history are an endless source of great content.

Here, the New Year is celebrated at Landakot and by the Reykjavík Pond.

Land & Saga / Icelandic Times wishes all its valued readers, advertisers, collaborators, and partners a HAPPY NEW YEAR. We are certain that the year 2025 will be exciting and—by all accounts—a good year. We will continue to bring you engaging articles, in-depth features, and stories online, as w...

06/10/2022

The Museum’s proud history
Nuuk Art Museum was a gift from Svend and Helene Junge Pedersen to the people of Nuuk. It opened in 2005 and is found in the former Adventist church, a few minutes walk from the centre of Nuuk. The gift included a collection of art from Greenland, collected by the couple. While the museum started as a private enterprise, it is currently operated by the municipality.

Nuuk Art Museum displays the rich artistic history of Greenland’s artists The Nuuk Art Museum is an integral part of cultural life in Nuuk, as it hosts a permanent exhibition, pop-ups and special events throughout the year. “I would say the art scene is quite vibrant here”, said Hanne Kirkegaa...

05/04/2022

One could ask why people choose to live in such a land. Science relates that people have lived here for more than 4000 years and that some populations disappeared and others moved in. It is speculated that the hunt after game provides the reason for the habitations. Those that continued their journey to Greenland from the Canadian side arrived in a land that was surrounded by ocean.

Once I heard a person not born in Greenland tell that Australia was the world’s largest island and its population was proud of it. Not so strange because a globe shows that the country appears to be an island. However, Greenlanders do not agree with that opinion because in geography classes in sch...

16/10/2021

Lífið í landinu er loksins að færast í rétta átt. Arctic Circle, ráðstefnan sem haldin er þessa dagana í Hörpu, er ein stærsta ráðstefna sem haldin hefur verið á Íslandi eftir Covid lokanir og samkomutakmörkunum var aflétt. Í ár eru rúmlega 3000 gestir frá 70 löndum sem koma á ráðstefnuna. Tæplega 900 manns halda þarna erindi um allt milli himins og jarðar, sem snertir þetta viðkvæma, víðfema og strálbyggða svæðis sem við köllum norðurslóðir. Formaður Arctic Circle, er fyrrverandi forseti lýðveldisins, herra Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson. Arctic Circle verður haldin dagana 13 til 16 október á næsta ári í Reykjavík.

  Arctic Circle í Hörpu Lífið í landinu er loksins að færast í rétta átt. Arctic Circle, ráðstefnan sem haldin er þessa dagana í Hörpu, er ein stærsta ráðstefna sem haldin hefur verið á Íslandi eftir Covid lokanir og samkomutakmörkunum var aflétt. Í ár eru rúmlega 3000 ges...

06/10/2021

Vestnorden, run by the North Atlantic Tourism Association (NATA), is a forum for cooperation between the friendly nations of Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland in tourism. This year the trade fair will take place in Hljómahöllinn in Reykjanesbær. When the conference was launched this morning, the representatives of the nations said there was great optimism for the future of tourism in the three countries. After all, these countries have so much to offer. Incredibly diverse nature that always comes as a surprise. Good accommodation, world-class food, and varied and beautiful societies.

Great optimism in Vestnorden Vestnorden, run by the North Atlantic Tourism Association (NATA), is a forum for cooperation between the friendly nations of Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland in tourism. This year the trade fair will take place in Hljómahöllinn in Reykjanesbær. When the confer...

25/09/2021

Elections to the Icelandic Parliament, the Althingi, are taking place today, with 63 seats being contested. There are 254,681 on the national electoral roll and voting takes place in 6 constituencies. The most populous is the Southwestern constituency with 29% of voters, while the least populous is the Northwestern constituency with 8.5% of voters. 18% of voters are in the North and South Reykjavík constituencies, while 15% are in the Southern constituency and 12% in the Northeast constituency. According to the latest opinion polls, a record nine parties will win seats in the Althingi. Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir’s three-party government is likely to fall, according to opinion polls. About 20% of voters or about 50,000 people have voted early, which is also a record. The final election results are not expected to be available until noon tomorrow, Sunday.

Elections to the Icelandic Parliament, the Althingi, are taking place today, with 63 seats being contested. There are 254,681 on the national electoral roll and voting takes place in 6 constituencies. The most populous is the Southwestern constituency with 29% of voters, while the least populous is....

24/08/2021

Nordatlantens Brygge er menningar og safnahús fyrir Grænlenska, Færeyska og Íslenska menningu. Húsið hýsir einnig sendiráð landanna þriggja og liggur við Christianshavn í hjarta Kaupmannahafnar, gegnt Nyhavn. Nordatlantens Brygge var byggt sem pakkhús árin 1766 – 1767, af Det Almindelige Handelskompagni, sem rak verslun og þjónustu við Grænland, Ísland, Færeyjar og Finnmörku nyrst í Noregi. Nordatlantens Brygge var tekið í gegn um aldamótin og hefur húsið síðan 2003 hýst sendiráðin og aðra menningarstarfsemi frá þessum þremur bræðraríkjum. Sendiráð Íslands í Kaupmannahöfn var stofnað árið 1920, og er elsta starfandi sendiráð landsins, enda hafa samskipti milli Íslands og Danmerkur verið meiri en við önnur lönd. Ísland var hluti af Danska konungsríkinu í 564 ár, frá 1380 til 1918 þegar við fáum fullveldi, og síðan fullt sjálfstæði þegar lýðveldið var stofnað á Þingvöllum árið 1944.

  Menningarhús Grænlands, Færeyja og Íslands Nordatlantens Brygge er menningar og safnahús fyrir Grænlenska, Færeyska og Íslenska menningu. Húsið hýsir einnig sendiráð landanna þriggja og liggur við Christianshavn í hjarta Kaupmannahafnar, gegnt Nyhavn. Nordatlantens Brygge var bygg...

07/04/2021

Et interview med generalkonsulen i Land og Saga:
Eventyrland for turister

“Grønland er som et eventyrland med sin uberørte natur, farverige byer og interessant kultur, sejlads, vandremuligheder, ørredfangst og rensdyrjagt…. “. Islands generalkonsul i Nuuk Pétur Ásgeirsson siger, at den store fremgang i antallet af turister til Island de sidste år har skabt muligheder for Grønland. Han siger endvidere, at klimaforandringer kan have både fordele og ulemper for Grønland.

“Grønland er vor nærmeste nabo, og jeg tror, at islændinge generelt er interesserede i landet og folket i Grønland. Naturen er nok den, der begejstrer mest, og det er sandsynligt, at de islændinge, som tager til Grønland, dyrker naturen, vandreture, jagt og fiskeri og samtidig nyder den storslåede natur. De fleste turister fra Island tager for det meste til Ilulissat for at se isfjorden, og mange flyver til Narsarsuaq for at se smukke Sydgrønland, tage på ørredfiskeri eller måske tage på rensdyrjagt. Så er der vandreture og udendørs aktiviteter, og nogle tager endnu over indlandsisen”.

Grænland: Ævintýraland fyrir ferðamanninn Grænland er ævintýri líkast með sína ósnortnu náttúru, litskrúðugu þorp og forvitnilegu menningu, siglingar, gönguferðir, silungsveiði, hreindýraveiði… Pétur Ásgeirsson, aðalræðismaður Íslands í Nuuk, segir að margir álíti a...

14/03/2021

Greenland is the world’s largest island and hosts many geological environments. Even though over 80 percent of the country is covered by ice there is a mosaic of mountain types in coastal areas where everything from the oldest mountains in the world to younger types are located. The oldest are found near Nuuk and are approximately 4 billion years old. Considering that the earth has been dated at approximately 5 billion years of age, the mountain types near Nuuk can be considered to be the remains of the earliest continents.

Greenland is the world’s largest island and hosts many geological environments. Even though over 80 percent of the country is covered by ice there is a mosaic of mountain types in coastal areas where everything from the oldest mountains in the world to younger types are located. The oldest are fou...

10/03/2021

By passing the Nature Protection Law, Greenland’s Home Rule Government has thus established a number of instruments to protect its mammals and birds. If required the Home Rule Government can protect a species or establish hunting quotas and hunting seasons, prohibit hunting or other activities or even deny access to a particular area during a chosen period, all with the intention of at minimum meeting the demands of the signed conventions.

Whether with the United Nations, or with Arctic or Nordic collaborators, Greenland’s Home Rule government participates actively in the international dialog on environmental issues Greenland has joined a number of international conventions related to the environment including the Convention on Biol...

03/03/2021

Wool of muskox and sealskin Qiviut brings unique clothing from Greenland to the world market Qiviut is the name of a company in Greenland with shops in Sisimiut and Nuuk. It’s also the Greenlandic name of the undercoat of the musk ox. “Our products are what makes Qiviut special,“ says Mia Chem...