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The legal principle of land ownership in Greenland, where land is publicly owned and individuals or companies can hold long-term leases or usage rights subject to government approval, with recent legislative changes affecting foreigners.
’s land is largely held and managed through leasehold and concession arrangements rather than widespread freehold sales, with residential and commercial leases commonly issued for multi‑decadal terms ...
Greenland’s 2025 property law sharply narrows who may acquire real estate or land‑use rights: in principle only persons and companies from Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Denmark (i.e., Danish citize...
Greenland’s new law sharply limits foreigners’ ability to acquire property or land-use rights — requiring non-Danish citizens and foreign companies to have been permanent residents and tax residents f...
The 2009 Act on Greenland Self‑Government transfers primary authority over land, subsurface and mineral resources to Greenland’s own authorities—granting legislative and executive powers to Inatsisart...
The 1951 Defense of Greenland Agreement is a bilateral treaty between Denmark and the United States that was enacted with Danish parliamentary approval and is expressly tied to NATO collective-defense...
No: Greenland does not follow the conventional model of universal private land ownership—the broad legal principle in reporting is that land is publicly owned while individuals and companies can hold ...