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Greenland’s red hot labour market

Flemming Enequist stands at the stern of a Targa 37 with 600 horse powers ploughing him through the Godthåp fjord on his way to London Mining’s base camp 150 kilometres north-east of Greenland’s capital Nuuk. He works for the local authority and his job is to tempt young Greenlanders to find work in the mining industry.

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Facts about Greenland

Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark. Since 2009 the local government handles most affairs except foreign and security policy. Denmark provides a subsidy to Greenland which covers roughly half the budget. If oil, gas or minerals are found Greenland gets half of the income. The other half will be used to compensate the subsidy. When Greenland finances it's own budget negotiations about independence will begin.

Greenland is not part of the EU. The main industry is fishing, and more than 80 per cent of the catch is shrimps. The capital Nuuk has 15 000 inhabitants. The second largest town, Sisimiut, has 5 000. The rest of the population lives in 115 smaller communities. There are no roads between the cities. Boat and airplane are the main ways of travelling, but in the northern parts dog sleighs are still common.