Shopping on a cruise in Greenland

Unique goods and small shops
A cruise in Greenland provides the traveller with good opportunities to take unique memories home with them. Not just on film or in the mind’s eye, but also in the form of souvenirs and unique goods the like of which are not found anywhere else in the world.

In Greenland there are small, enterprising businesses and workshops making handicraft products in most towns. You can often see stalls being set up along the quay when ships call at port and there is always a good chance of striking a bargain for unique articles and products that are the very essence of Greenlandic culture and nature.



	Souvenir shopping

Greenlandic souvenirs
Greenlandic souvenirs are not mass-produced, but are handmade works of art the like of which are not made anywhere else in the world. Each product is created and designed by a Greenlandic artist who manages to combine tradition and custom with his own ideas and talents when producing his own unique works.

Sealskin clothes from Great Greenland and from other local producers are in particular demand by cruise ship guests from countries that allow the import of such articles. Jewellery made of stones, minerals and bone is also a popular commodity, as are the Greenlandic tupilak and soapstone lamp.

Remember a CITES certificate
Remember to obtain a CITES certificate (PDF-file/270 KB) when buying souvenirs that are made from parts of wild animals in Greenland. CITES stands for “Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild flora and fauna”. This set of rules and the CITES certificate make it possible to keep tabs on the scope of the trade of certain endangered or partly-threatened species.

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