Greenland: plugs, voltage, currency, time & travel facts

Plugs and voltage

Greenland uses Types C, E, F and K sockets. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.

At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

kr Danish Krone DKK

Reference rates, 2026-10-30 (ECB)
1 USD	6.69 DKK
1 EUR	7.47 DKK
1 GBP	8.96 DKK
1 JPY	0.04254 DKK

Danish Krone: where it's used and rates

Price level 87 (US = 100, 2021)

Everyday household prices in Greenland are about 87% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: dearer than the median country (50). All countries

Language

Kalaallisutofficial84%

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

Greenland spans 3 time offsets right now:

– UTC−4 observes DST America / Thule
– UTC−2 observes DST America / Nuuk, America / Scoresbysund
– UTC+0 America / Danmarkshavn

The capital is on UTC−2 (America/Nuuk).

Driving

Traffic in Greenland drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Public holidays in the next 12 months

11 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.