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28/11/2024

(See also reel)
Christmas in Greenland.

Christmas in Greenland is very special, because of the traditions.

Also the way you sing the Christian hymns and you also get closer to each other, you can really feel the Christmas spirit,

And there’s a special vibe, when Santa Claus comes by to light up the Christmas tree by dogsled or fire truck in the polar darkness, at first advent Sunday

There’s also usually a Christmas market in many towns, and you also light the Christmas star at your home,

Have a Merry Christmas and first advent Sunday,

Photos by Visit Greenland- Dan Normann, Sofia Prado, Axel G. Hansen, Aningaaq R. Carlsen

Movie clip by Explore North Greenland, Anja K. Sandgreen

22/11/2024

Fishermen and hunter's day.

Better late than never, see previous reel.

We congratulate all fishermen and hunters at their official day November15th,

created 36 years ago by the organization of KNAPK,which is an association for hunters and fishermen.

Fishing and hunting are the main ways of income in Greenland,

And in all kind of weather conditions, they go out and risk their lives to bring home the fish, meat and shrimps.

If you have been to Greenland during wintertime, you’ll notice how cold it gets during a strong wind, so you better not forget your mittens.

Congratulations to all fishermen and hunters.

Photos by Visit Greenland- Mads Pihl, Aningaaq R. Carlsen

Movie clip by Explore North Greenland, Anja K. Sandgreen

06/11/2024

(See also reel)
Women in Greenland.

Women are the foundation of all societies,

And that’s also the case in Greenland, where there are 24,389 women born in Greenland out of total population of 56,699 people July 1st 2024 according to Greenland Statistics,

Women in Greenland take care of the household and have also a working career,

The gender roles are somewhat still very traditional, but something has shifted the last 40 years,

Now the men can skin a seal (the meat is used for food and the skin is clothing) and the women can work in mostly male represented jobs,

The graduates from the only university in Greenland called Ilisimatusarfik are mostly female, so the men mostly work at the male represented jobs or as fishermen or hunters.

Photos by Visit Greenland- Magnus B. Trolle, Aningaaq R. Calsen & Rebekka Gustafsson

Movie clip by Explore North Greenland, Anja K. Sandgreen

31/10/2024

Flowers in Greenland.

The greenlandic flowers and fauna are an amazing part of the land,

The arctic summer is very short, so the flowers bloom fast and they are very beautiful and many have good qualities,

It is said that the old inuit way of life used to use some of the flowers to medical purposes before the missionaries came,

See more information about the arctic flowers here: https://visitgreenland.com/greenlands-flora/

Photos by Visit Greenland-Aningaaq Rosing Carlsen, Bo Normander.

Movie clip by Explore North Greenland, Anja K. Sandgreen

25/10/2024

Old houses in Greenland.

Today, we’re going to show you a bit about some old houses.

The old trade houses are common to Greenland, and are usually built in the harbour areas of the cities many years ago.

The house, we are showing is known as a trader’s house, and later used as a head of administration’s office and courthouse, and is now used as an office at the municipality of Avannaa. It was built in 1767.

Photos by Visit Greenland-Mads Pihl, Peter Lindstrom, Arktiskebilleder.dk

Movie clip by Explore North Greenland, Anja K. Sandgreen

15/10/2024

Can you pronounce?

The Greenlandic language is a part of Inuit language, and a part of the Arctic Culture.

What is a language? It’s common set of words and pronunciations that are special for a specific culture,

There are many different dialects across the Arctic, and in Greenland- there are 3 main dialects.

We can understand some of the other languages in the Arctic, which are kind of our cousins and family.

Photos by Visit Greenland-Magnus B. Trolle.

Movie clip by Explore North Greenland, Anja K. Sandgreen

09/10/2024

Art in Greenland.

Recently at this week 41, the municipality and art museum arranged a gallery opening with Bent Rosbach,
who is disabled in some ways, but has unique talents in drawing. See the clip with him at the opening of his art.

Art is a way of expressing yourself and is a mirror of the life you are having as a society and also as an individual.

Art in Greenland is very diverse and reflects what’s going on.

Which art have you recently been fascinated by in Greenland?

Photos by Visit Greenland-Filip Gielda, Peter Lindstrom & Rebecca Gustafsson

Movie clip by Explore North Greenland, Anja K. Sandgreen

02/10/2024

Northern lights.

The northern lights are becoming more visible this time of year.

So how can you spot them? You just go outside in the evening, go where it’s dark, if it’s not cloudy.

Legend says that when the northern lights dance in the night sky, it means that the souls are playing inuit football with a walrus skull.

(Which by the way reminds of american football or rugby)

Children used to whistle and run away, because it looks like the northern lights are after you.

Enjoy the northern lights season.

Photos by Visit Greenland-Adam Lyberth, Erez Marom & Explore North Greenland, Asbjørn D. Bargsteen

26/09/2024

(Photos in Danish and Greenlandic-see below for English)

Fresh numbers from this season 2024

Most tourists still come from Denmark & Germany, who come as hikers or to visit family who works in Greenland.

As something new, more are coming from Eastern Europe such as the Czech Republic and the USA via Iceland.

There were around 100 cruise calls to Ilulissat, July & August there are up to 3 ships/day,

this means a lot for the local shops as well as for the museums & the ice fiord center.

FAQ of 2024

·       Map of the area and hiking route map

·       Transport to the Ice fiord center & the airport & luggage box

·       Whale safari tours & ice fjord sailing & shuttle to Oqaatsut

There are still many tourists and new companies.

The weather has turned out to be somewhat fickle this summer, with a lot of rain and fog, but there have also been many days of sunshine.

Although many tourists have still arrived, there has been a slight decrease of people entering the tourist information.

It may be that the tourists have planned a lot in advance, and that our website is also up and running, which is at North-Greenland.com.

There have been some new companies in the city, which come from other cities in Greenland. There are several tourism companies, who have expanded their capacity in the city & their fleet.

The tourist information has also helped to develop city maps for all cities in the municipality.

The 3 hiking routes in Ilulissat are very well visited, and many people request other slightly more challenging routes outside the city.

Unusual questions:

·       Activity suggestions for older & younger tourists

·       Should we take a rifle to Paakitsoq?

·       Is there a Harley Davidson store?

Photo by Visit Greenland-Greenland-Aningaaq Rosing Carlsen & Avannaata kommunea-erhvervsafdeling

20/08/2024

Hunting season.

There’s a season for everything in Greenland and the arctic regions.

Right now, it’s hunting season for caribou and muskox.

All year round you can hunt for seals, but there are quotas for whales, birds and fish.

Also during the fall, you can pick different berries and mushrooms or for the branches you can use for decorations for Christmas.

The inuit population are mostly meat-eaters by tradition and upbringing; also because of the harsh climate during winter.

If you look at the berries in a long time, it will be stored in your memory.

Photos by Visit Greenland-Bo Normander, Adam Lyberth, Aningaaq R. Carlsen, Mads Pihl

30/07/2024

Kaffemik-a cultural experience.

What is a kaffemik? The word itself is a combination of Danish and Greenlandic: Coffee (kaffe) and –mik (end of verb)

It’s simplified to be used in both languages, also other words with the –mik in the end are: Spisemik (to eat), dansemik (to dance)

It started with birthdays, and you celebrate the day by inviting people over for coffee, tea and some homemade cakes,

and has now evolved to also serve food in celebrations like birthdays and confirmations and baptisms and also after funerals.

Tourists can also book a kaffemik in most cities, and it’s very similar to an ordinary kaffemik.

The only difference is that it has no occasion other than it’s an invite to the person’s home and you get coffe/tea and cakes (homemade), and no other locals come, only family and tourists are present.

You hear about their lives from themselves.

Give yourself cultural experience and book one kaffemik today in your city.

Because it’s a different kind of experience to visit other people’s homes than ordinary experiences like sailing.

Photos by Visit Greenland-, Mads Pihl, Angu Motzfeldt

17/07/2024

Greenland Ice sheet.

Greenland is the largest island in the world, and is covered 80 % of inland ice.

The ice sheet measures 1,7 million square kilometers and it's thickness is 3,2 kilometers (about 2 miles) by the centre. By volume total: 2,9 million cubic kilometers (696,000 cubic miles).

It’s 3 times size of Texas or somewhat larger than the country of Mongolia.

The oldest part of the inland ice is about 1 million years old.

Researchers have taken some samples from the inland ice, to examine climate change dating back to 100,000 years ago.

The inland ice sheet forms icebergs- formed by nature at the glaciers.

When the icebergs suddenly moves or flips over, it sounds like thunder or it makes crackling or whistling sounds.

For safety reasons, don’t approach the icebergs, stay at least 20 meters away.

Photos by Visit Greenland-Mads Pihl & Benjamin Hardman.

10/07/2024

Ordinary clothes.

People in Greenland have worn ordinary clothes since the shops made it available by selling fabric since 1776.

Most women sewed their own clothes and knitted until the modern shops emerged during 1950’ies, where you suddenly could buy clothes.

And during the second world war, when Denmark was occupied, you could suddenly order clothes from the U.S, who brought goods to Greenland by airplane.

Women used to wear the head scarf until 1980ies, and there are few older women left who still uses it.

After you wash the clothes, you dry them outside, and it’s one of the best smells in the world.

Off course there are dryers now, but most people still hang dry outside-depending on the weather.

Photos by Arctic Institute, Ole Kristen Finnemann, Andreas Lund Drosvad, Gunver Hirschsprung.

20/06/2024

National day in Greenland.

June 21st is the official national day in Greenland since 1983, and Greenland also got their own national flag 2 years later in 1985.

The Greenlandic people are a part of Inuit people in the Arctic, and although the greenlandic population is a mixed race by now, the National day is very important for locals.

On National day most offices and stores are closed, and there are many cultural arrangements during the day all over Greenland with for example church service, hunting seals, music, mask and also folk dances and soccer.

You can also celebrate it by buying Greenlandic food and cook in the nature with friends and family.

Have a great National day.

Photos by Visit Greenland-Peter Lindstrom & Mads Pihl.

07/06/2024

Forests and dinosaurs in Greenland.

Many years ago in ancient times, Greenland used to have forests and dinosaurs.

Greenland was also a part of Pangea, where many lands were one and was also placed geographically in another part than today.

Greenland was then free of ice, and the trees you could find was pinetrees, willow trees and birch trees.

That was about 2 mill. Years ago.

And now for the dinosaur part, in East Greenland, in Jameson land researchers have found a dinosaur, called Issi Saaneq (Cold bone), who lived in Greenland 214 mill. Years ago.

It could become about 3-10 metres long (9-32 feet), was a medium-sized, long-necked herbivore and a predecessor of the sauropods, the largest land animals that ever to lived on land.

Sources: Isfjordscentret.gl & phys.org & videnskab.dk & geus.dk

11/04/2024

North Greenland during 1960’ies.

In order to understand the present, you have to look to the past.

How was North Greenland during the 1960’ies? How was it about 60 years ago?

The roads were just built (or under construction), and some of the power plants were just established at the larger cities.

Some of the cities didn’t have electricity or running water or sewage systems yet. Many of the households were living together under one roof, there were several generations under one roof, so that means you lived with your grandparents as well as aunts and uncles.

The livelihood was hunting and fishing and also labor. The fishing industries were just starting to be industrialized during that period.

Most people lived as hunters and fishermen and a rising number of workers-as well as house wives, taught by their families or friends.

Only few studied to become a teacher or midwife.

There were public schools, and if you wanted to be educated other than a teacher, you had to go to Denmark.

You can say, it was a time of modernization of the traditional life style during the 1960’ies and a lot of building of wooden houses.

What about the music? It was inspired by the KNR radio, the style was beat music, also known as one of the first music bands: The Eskimos.

There were many dances at the community centers during the 1960’ies all over Greenland.

Photos by Nunatta Katersugaasivia NKA

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(See also post) Christmas in Greenland. Christmas in Greenland is very special, because of the traditions. Also the way you sing the Christian hymns and you also get closer to each other, you can really feel the Christmas spirit, And there’s a special vibe, when Santa Claus comes by to light up the Christmas tree by dogsled or fire truck in the polar darkness, at first advent Sunday There’s also usually a Christmas market in many towns, and you also light the Christmas star at your home, Have a Merry Christmas and first advent Sunday, Photos by Visit Greenland- Dan Normann, Sofia Prado, Axel G. Hansen, Aningaaq R. Carlsen Movie clip by Explore North Greenland, Anja K. Sandgreen #explorenorthgl #greenland #arctictravel #greenlandpioneer #nunarputnuan

Fishermen and hunter's day. Better late than never, We congratulate all fishermen and hunters at their official day November15th, created 36 years ago by the organization of KNAPK,which is an association for hunters and fishermen. Fishing and hunting are the main ways of income in Greenland, And in all kind of weather conditions, they go out and risk their lives to bring home the fish, meat and shrimps. If you have been to Greenland during wintertime, you’ll notice how cold it gets during a strong wind, so you better not forget your mittens. Congratulations to all fishermen and hunters. Photos by Visit Greenland- Mads Pihl, Aningaaq R. Calsen Movie clip by Explore North Greenland, Anja K. Sandgreen #explorenorthgl #greenland #arctictravel #greenlandpioneer #nunarputnuan

Women in Greenland. Women are the foundation of all societies, And that’s also the case in Greenland, where there are 24,389 women born in Greenland out of total population of 56,699 people July 1st 2024 according to Greenland Statistics, Women in Greenland take care of the household and also have a working career, The gender roles are somewhat still very traditional, but something has shifted the last 40 years, Now the men can skin a seal (the meat is used for food and the skin is clothing) and the women can work in mostly male represented jobs, The graduates from the only university in Greenland called Ilisimatusarfik are mostly female, so the men mostly work at the male represented jobs or as fishermen or hunters. Photos by Visit Greenland- Magnus B. Trolle, Aningaaq R. Calsen & Rebekka Gustafsson Movie clip by Explore North Greenland, Anja K. Sandgreen #explorenorthgl #greenland #arctictravel #greenlandpioneer #nunarputnuan

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