Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Denmark will meet in Nuuk on 7 and 8 September, bringing their three heads of government together for the semi-annual Realm Meeting before a second day focused on foreign policy, defence and the security situation in the Arctic and North Atlantic.
Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Faroese Prime Minister Beinir Johannesen and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will take part in the talks. According to the Danish Prime Minister’s Office, the first day will focus primarily on cooperation within the Danish Realm, while security and defence will dominate the agenda on 8 September.
Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Denmark meet in Nuuk
The Realm Meeting (rigsmøde) is held every six months, with the three governments taking turns hosting it. It provides the heads of government with a regular forum to discuss political issues affecting relations between Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Denmark.
Frederiksen said ahead of the meeting that the relationship between the three governments derives its strength from direct dialogue, mutual trust and the ability to discuss difficult issues openly.
“In a rapidly changing world, we must stand close together with those closest to us,” Frederiksen said. “The community between Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Denmark has enormous strength.”
The Nuuk meeting will be the first Realm Meeting attended by Beinir Johannesen as Faroese Prime Minister (løgmaður). Johannesen became head of government in April after the Faroese parliamentary election and the formation of a broad coalition between Fólkaflokkurin, Sambandsflokkurin and Javnaðarflokkurin, according to Kringvarp Føroya.
Arctic security will dominate the second day
On 8 September, the three governments will convene the Foreign, Security and Defence Policy Contact Committee (Udenrigs-, Sikkerheds- og Forsvarspolitisk Kontaktudvalg).
The Danish Foreign Minister, Minister of Justice and Minister of Defence will join Frederiksen, alongside their Greenlandic and Faroese counterparts. The security situation in the North Atlantic and Arctic will be among the main items on the agenda.
The committee was established in 2021 to increase information sharing, coordination and political dialogue between the three governments on foreign, security and defence matters with particular importance for Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
Security has become an increasingly prominent part of these meetings. The same subject was on the agenda when the three governments met in the Faroe Islands in June 2025 and again at their January 2026 meeting in Copenhagen.
The September talks come as military activity in Greenland and the wider Arctic is increasing. Denmark has recently deployed conscripts to Greenland as part of expanded Arctic military training, while NATO has also increased its attention to the region amid growing strategic competition.
The meeting follows an EU visit to Greenland
The summit will also take place immediately after a separate high-level European visit to Nuuk.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is scheduled to visit Greenland on 6 and 7 September, where she will meet Nielsen and Frederiksen. The three leaders are expected to sign a joint declaration aimed at strengthening relations between Greenland and the European Union.
According to the Danish Prime Minister’s Office, Johannesen will also participate in a meeting with von der Leyen and Frederiksen during the visit.
The sequence of meetings gives Nuuk several days of high-level discussions covering Greenland’s relations with both the European Union and the Danish Realm, while placing Arctic security at the centre of the political agenda.
For Greenland and the Faroe Islands, the talks also form part of a longer process of seeking a stronger role in decisions on foreign and security policy that directly affect them. The Contact Committee was created precisely to provide a more structured framework for that participation, at a time when developments in the Arctic are giving those questions greater strategic importance.
