Flagday

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Flag days in Greenland 2026

Official and recommended flag days in Greenland in 2026, with dates and sources.

  1. New Year's Day

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  2. Epiphany

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  3. Queen Mary's birthday

    An officeholder-dependent mandatory flag day that must be reviewed when the Crown changes.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  4. Nordic Day

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  5. Maundy Thursday

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  6. Good Friday

    The flag is flown at half-mast throughout the prescribed flagging period.

    OfficialHalf-mast
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  7. Easter Sunday

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  8. Easter Monday

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  9. Occupation of Denmark (9 April 1940)

    Half-mast until 12:00, then full mast. If 9 April falls on Good Friday, the flag remains at half-mast for the entire flagging period.

    OfficialHalf-mast
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  10. Queen Margrethe II's birthday

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  11. Great Prayer Day

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  12. Workers' Day

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  13. Liberation Day

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  14. Ascension Day

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  15. Pentecost

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  16. Pentecost Monday

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  17. King Frederik X's birthday

    An officeholder-dependent mandatory flag day that must be reviewed when the Crown changes.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  18. International Children's Day

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  19. Denmark's Constitution Day

    On Greenland's public-authority and government buildings, Dannebrog must be flown instead of Erfalasorput on this day.

    OfficialDenmark flag
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  20. Icelandic National Day

    A mandatory public-building flag day. The regulation permits the Icelandic flag to replace Greenland's flag on this day.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  21. Greenland National Day

    Greenland's National Day is a mandatory flag day for public buildings.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  22. Nunavut Day

    A mandatory public-building flag day. The regulation permits the Nunavut flag to replace Greenland's flag on this day.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  23. Ólavsøka — Merkið prescribed

    The regulation prescribes the Faroese flag, Merkið, on Ólavsøka.

    OfficialFaroe Islands flag
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  24. West Nordic Day

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  25. Crown Prince Christian's birthday

    An officeholder-dependent mandatory flag day that must be reviewed when succession changes.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  26. United Nations Day

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  27. Inuit Day

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  28. Hunters' and Fishers' Day

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  29. Winter Solstice

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  30. Christmas Eve

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  31. Christmas Day

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  32. Second Day of Christmas

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  33. New Year's Eve

    A mandatory flag day for public buildings under the 2025 regulation.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

Read the flag rules