Nuuk, Greenland Travel Guide: Greenland’s Arctic Capital in the Direct Flight Era Nuuk is the world’s northernmost capital — a city of 20,000 people at the mouth of one of Earth’s largest fjord systems, 150 miles south of the Arctic Circle, with the Greenland National Museum, the Sermitsiaq mountain rising directly behind the city, whale-watching fjord circuits, Katuaq Cultural Centre, Nordic fusion cuisine, and the Northern Lights visible from the harbour in winter. The direct flight era has arrived. Your complete 2026 guide. Nuuk is the capital city that the world’s largest island has been waiting to let visitors reach without a connecting flight through Copenhagen and a second connection…