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Greenland
9 public stores
Heritage House · 1
- Pilersuisoq 67 stores across Greenland / Kalaallit Nunaat
From Siorapaluk near the top of the world to the villages of the south, Pilersuisoq is settlement Greenland's general store — groceries, hardware, camping supplies. Run by KNI, heir to the Royal Greenland Trade founded in 1774, it is less a chain than the country's supply line wearing a shopfront. store page → · open in the atlas →
Hidden Gem · 2
- Brugseni 18 stores in 8 towns / Greenland
Born of town cooperatives dating to 1963 and united in 1991, Brugseni is the supermarket Greenlanders own themselves — some 30,000 members, more than half the country. Eighteen stores in eight towns, one house here, beside Pilersuisoq on the same shelf of Arctic supply lines. store page → · open in the atlas → - Kuannit Art Qeqertarsuaq, Disko Island / Greenland
Kirsten Schmidt-Pedersen runs this seasonal studio at Qeqertarsuaq on Disko Island, selling mixed-media art and coffee each June through September. It sits along the walking route to the basalt columns of Kuannit. store page → · open in the atlas →
The Register · 6
- Great Greenland Qaqortoq Shop harbour, Qaqortoq
Great Greenland sells sealskin jackets, vests, gloves, mittens, boots, bags and home goods, along with reindeer skin, lamb skin and musk ox products. Its Qaqortoq shop and tannery has operated since 1977 and includes a visitor center with exhibitions and workshops. store page → · open in the atlas → - Ilulissat Art Museum Shop harbour, Ilulissat
The shop of the Cultural History Museum sells arts and crafts as well as books. The adjoining Art Museum says it is the only place to buy original, signed artworks by Greenlandic artists, along with art books and postcards. store page → · open in the atlas → - Mersortarfik Panigiit Jaakunnguup Aqq, Sisimiut
Mersortarfik Panigiit is a small local hide-sewing workshop in Sisimiut, Greenland. store page → · open in the atlas → - Qasigiannguit Museum (Katersugaasivik) Qasigiannguit, Greenland
Set across several colonial-era buildings, the Qasigiannguit Museum traces the town's deep Saqqaq-culture roots and colonial history. Visit Greenland notes that visitors can buy or even make their own souvenirs on site. store page → · open in the atlas → - Qiviut Nuuk / Greenland
Qiviut ApS works with muskox wool and sealskin to make neck warmers, baby kamik boots, breadbaskets and skeins of natural or dyed qiviut yarn, all rooted in Inuit tradition. Based on Imaneq in central Nuuk, the shop sells its sustainable Greenlandic goods both in store and through its online catalogue. store page → · open in the atlas → - Tupilak Souvenir Shop Nuuk Centrum
Located at Imaneq 18 in Nuuk, this shop sells Greenlandic souvenirs including tupilak figures carved by a local artist from different materials, along with jewelry, postcards, seal skin products, yarn and slippers from Great Greenland and Glerups. store page → · open in the atlas →