Denmark’s government and Naalakkersuisut, Greenland’s government, signed a 1.2 billion kroner partial agreement on Tuesday, funding social measures, utilities and infrastructure in Greenland from 2026 to 2029.
The deal was signed on Tuesday, September 15, and announced in a press release from the Danish Ministry of Finance. DR reports that the money is earmarked for investments in Greenland over the four-year period.
According to the ministry’s press release, the agreement includes a support package for the Greenlandic citizens who are most economically vulnerable. The two governments also agreed to prioritize spending on the supply sector.
That includes water supply projects in Ilulissat, as stated in the press release. Funds are also set aside for Nukissiorfiit, the self-government-owned utility company, to support a more modern and robust energy infrastructure.
Finance Minister Peter Hummelgaard, of the Social Democrats, said in the press release that the parties are investing in initiatives that can be felt in everyday life for the Greenlandic people. He added that the measures support Naalakkersuisut’s work to develop a strong and sustainable Greenlandic society.
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Airports, a runway and a deepwater port
On infrastructure, Denmark and Greenland agreed to allocate money for the operation of the new international airports in Greenland. Money is also set aside for feasibility studies in 2027, DR reports.
Those studies cover a new regional landing strip in Ittoqqortoormiit and a new deepwater port in Qaqortoq. Both projects are in areas with limited transport links to the rest of the country.
The new agreement builds on an earlier deal between the two governments from February 2026. That agreement concerned funding for treating Greenlandic patients in the Danish health service. DR reported at the time that Denmark will pay 180 million kroner a year for that treatment.
Part of a larger framework
Both deals stem from a framework agreement reached in September 2025. It was concluded by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland’s premier, Jens-Frederik Nielsen.
Under that framework, the parties agreed on a package worth a total of 1.6 billion kroner, according to DR. The money is intended to strengthen Greenland’s health service and to fund the deepwater port and the new landing strip.
Greenland has had self-government since 2009, with Denmark retaining responsibility for areas including foreign and security policy. Questions of Danish funding and the island’s autonomy from Denmark remain closely linked, as the annual block grant from Copenhagen forms a substantial part of Greenland’s public finances.
