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Capital and largest city of Greenland

Nuuk

Nuuk is the capital and most populous city of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark.

Plan a trip to Nuuk→From Reykjavík

It is the seat of the Sermersooq municipality and the government of Greenland and is the territory's largest cultural and economic center. In January 2025, it had a population of 20,113—more than a third of the territory's population—making it one of the smallest capital cities in the world by population.

Get in

Getting to Nuuk

There are no roads or railways connecting cities within Greenland. The only practical means to travel is by boat or air. On foot is less practical and far more strenuous. In 2024, the capital's airport was expanded to allow direct jet flights, making access much easier.

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    Nuuk Airport
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    Port of Nuuk

    Arctic Umiaq Line has a passenger terminal to Maniitsoq-Sisimiut-Aasiaat-Uummannaq and Paamiut-Qaqortoq-Narsaq-Narsarsuaq.

See

Worth seeing

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    Greenland National Museum
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    Nuuk Art Museum
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    Nuuk Cathedral

    Also known as the "Cathedral of Our Saviour", the red wooden church building was established in 1849.

  4. 04
    Pingu
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    Statue of Hans Egede

    Hans Edege is the Norwegian Missionary who founded Nuuk.

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    Hans Egede's House

    Built in 1728 and reputably the oldest house in the country.

Do

Things to do

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    Katuaq
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    Nuuk Golf Club

    6 hour trip into a fjord as far as it is safe with icebergs getting larger and closer.

Eat

Where to eat

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    Cafe Esmeralda

    Aqqusinersuaq 7, kontakt@cafeesmeralda.gl.

  2. 02
    Charoen Porn

    Good Thai food with a Greenlandic touch: mattag, halibut, whale and musk ox.

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    Restaurant Unicorn

    Hans Egedesvej, unicornnuuk@outlook.com.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see file page), Wikimedia Commons.