Greenland Goes DST Full Time

Over the weekend, residents of Greenland adjusted their clocks forward by one hour for daylight saving time for the final time. Unlike Europe and the US, Greenland has decided to keep its clocks the same in the fall, permanently remaining three hours behind Copenhagen and other European countries instead of four.

Last year, Greenland's parliament, Inatsisartut, made the decision to stick with daylight saving time all year long. This move is expected to provide Greenlanders with an additional hour of daylight in the afternoons and more time for business with Europe and other parts of the world. According to Visit Greenland, the local government's tourism office, the time zone shift represents a new beginning and an opportunity to connect equally with Europe and North America while taking a break from the fast-paced world.

Despite being geographically located on the North American continent, Greenland is considered part of Europe as it is a Danish semi-independent territory. Its population of 56,000, mostly Inuit indigenous people, reside in small towns and hamlets along the west coast or in remote coastal settlements. The southernmost tip of Greenland is over 3,200 kilometers (nearly 2,000 miles) west of Copenhagen.