2025 in Greenland
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Events in the year 2025 in Greenland.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 7 January – Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Greenland in what is described as a "personal day-trip", days after his father, US president-elect Donald Trump again expressed interest in purchasing the territory from Denmark.[1]
February
- 4 February – The Inatsisartut passes a bill banning political parties from receiving receiving contributions “from foreign or anonymous contributors” to protect the territory's "political integrity".[2]
March
- 11 March – 2025 Greenlandic general election: The centre-right opposition Democrats win a plurality of votes in the Inatsisartut.[3]
- 28 March –
- A coalition government is formed with Jens-Frederik Nielsen of the Democrats as prime minister.[4]
- US Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance visit the Pituffik Space Base as part of a visit to Greenland that was downsized amid criticism of US intentions towards the territory.[5]
April
- 1 April – 2025 Greenlandic local elections[6]
June
- 9 June – The Football Association of Greenland (KAK) received a letter from Philippe Moggio, the general secretary of CONCACAF, rejecting without explanation the KAK's second application to become the 42nd member of CONCACAF. The KAK had previously been rejected by UEFA. While UEFA had previously admitted the Faroe Islands Football Association, the European organisation subsequently changed its rules to refuse applications from countries without United Nations representation (nations without their own state).[7][8]
- 14 June – A United Airlines passenger aircraft lands in Nuuk Airport, marking the first commercial flight from the United States to Greenland since 2008.[9]
- 15 June – French president Emmanuel Macron arrives in Greenland as part of efforts to show European support against US intentions to annex the territory.[10]
Sports
Holidays
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 6 January – Epiphany
- 17 April – Maundy Thursday
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 20 April – Easter Sunday
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 16 May – Prayer Day
- 29 May – Ascension Day
- 9 June – Whit Monday
- 21 June – Greenland National Day
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Christmas Holiday
- 31 December – New Year's Eve
References
- ^ "Donald Trump Jr arrives in Greenland after dad says US should own territory". BBC. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ^ "Greenland's parliament approves a ban on foreign political donations as Trump seeks the island". AP News. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
- ^ "Greenland's opposition wins election dominated by independence and Trump". BBC. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
- ^ "Greenland forms new government hours before visit by US Vice President Vance". Rappler. 2025-03-28. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ "Vance and wife tour US military base in Greenland after diplomatic spat over uninvited visit". AP News. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ "Postal voting abroad for local elections in Greenland on 1 April 2025". Ministry of foreign affairs of Denmark. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ Cardenas, Felipe (2025-06-09). "Concacaf rejects Greenland's application for membership". New York Times.
- ^ "Greenland has been rejected by CONCACAF, but still holds hope". La Derecha Diario. 2025-06-10.
- ^ "First direct flight from US to Greenland since 2008 lands on Trump's birthday". AP News. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "Macron visits Greenland in solidarity amid Trump designs on Arctic island". Al Jazeera. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
- ^ "Greenland Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Holidays and Observances in Greenland in 2025". Time and Date. Retrieved 26 October 2024.