Greenland destination information

All you need to know before visiting Greenland

Greenland summary

Greenland is a big country with around 56K Greenlander. Official language is Greenlandic. Greenland uses metric system (kilograms, centimeters, °C). Time zone is from UTC-04:00 to UTC+00:00 with daylight saving time. Currency used in Greenland is Danish Krone (DKK).

🎫 Border Rank #️⃣ 124
🗺️ Passport Rank #️⃣ 97

ATMs in Greenland are . Internet speed in Greenland is on average 3.7 Mbps. In Greenland you drive on the right side. Most cars have manual transmission (stick).

🏙️ Nuuk
🗣️ Kalaallisut
👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 56K ☀️ ~-17 °C 🌧 ~40 mm 👍 Developed 🚩 2166k km2 (836k mi²)
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🏥 Health regulation
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🏛️ Embassies

General

Socket 🔌

Greenland uses 230V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type C, Type E, Type F and Type K.

Languages 🗣️

  • Kalaallisut

Money

Currency 💱

1 DKK = 0.14 USD

Greenland uses the Danish krone (symbol: kr), code DKK.Banknotes come in denominations of 1000, 500, 200, 100 and 50 kroner. Krone is subdivided into 100 øres. Coins come in denominations of 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 kroner and 50 øres.

ATM 🏧🏦

Tipping 💁🏽

Card 💳

Phone

Mobile Phone 📱

Roaming 🌐

Emergency Calls 🚨

Police :

17

Ambulance :

15

Fire department :

18

Calling ☎️

International

To call Greenland, dial +, then 299 (the country code for Greenland), then the area code and the local number.

Locally


international: + 299 1234567
calling local: 1234567

Internet connection

Internet Speed 💯

Internet speed in Greenland is on average 3.7 Mbps.

Wifi 📡

WiFi coverage in Greenland is moderate. It's relatively easy to find one when needed.

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Driving

Rules 🚗

In Greenland you drive on the right side. Most cars have manual transmission (stick).

Limits 🚦

Unless otherwise posted, the speed limits for cars and motorcycles are as follows: 50 km/h (31 mph) in all built-up areas and 80 km/h (49 mph) on undivided highways.

Weather

Temperature 🌡️

Rainfall ☔

Countries nearby Greenland


More on Greenland travel and visa information

All the informations you need to schedule your trip to Greenland.

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Visa Exemption

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Passport Strength

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Health regulation

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Customs rules

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LGBT Destination info

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Greenlander embassies

Check list of Greenland embassies around the globe !