Is Tasiilaq safe? Greenland travel risk
Is Tasiilaq safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Tasiilaq scores 23/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Greenland Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 29 Oct 2024); Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Tasiilaq scores 23/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Greenland (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Tasiilaq: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (30/100) and health and medical access (18/100).
A score of 23 is higher than the scores of 12% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Greenland travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Sermersooq territory, Tasiilaq is established at 65.6136° N, 37.6311° W. It lies 682.8 km W relative to Nuuk. Time zone observed: America/Nuuk.
Sermersooq
65.6136° N, 37.6311° W
Lowland
America/Nuuk
1,985
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Greenland
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Greenland travel advice & laws.
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