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A little about Nuuk

Hotel Nordbo and Hotel Nordbo City are located in Nuuk, which is the capital of Greenland and the political center of Greenland's largest municipality, Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq.

The city was founded as the city of Godthåb by the Norwegian missionary Hans Egede in the year 1728 and is thus Greenland's oldest city. Today, the city has almost 20.000 inhabitants, a quarter of whom are immigrants from other countries.

Nuuk means the headland and is located at the mouth of Godthåbsfjorden on the west coast of Greenland, 240 km south of the Arctic Circle. The climate is low arctic with an average temperature of seven degrees in July and minus eight degrees Celsius in January.

Attractions

Greenland and thus also Nuuk is a unique experience. Nature offers new fantastic scenarios every day and no two days are alike.

There are plenty of attractions and nature and our surroundings are one of the greatest.

If you want to ski, Nuuk offers both an extensive network of trails across almost the entire city and the surrounding countryside for cross-country skiing, and by the airport there is an alpine area with a ski lift and slopes.

Experiences Nuuk - Attractions in the capital Nuuk, Greenland
Greenland and Nuuk are in themselves a great experience, where the beautiful surroundings and nature must be categorized as a unique attraction.

There are many options, with ample opportunity to make your stay in Greenland and Nuuk completely unique, filled with nature and culture.

Important phone numbers

Here are some handy phone numbers you may need:

Nuuk Police
 70 14 48

Dentist
31 30 01

Outpatient department
34 41 12

Taxi guy
32 13 21

Emergency room
34 44 00

Air greenland
34 34 34

fire Department
113

Taxi
36 36 36