Welcome to Sisimiut, which lies 100 km north of the Polar Circle.

Sisimiut is Greenlands second largest local government with 6,000 inhabitants and an area which is bigger than Belgium. The local government includes 3 districts: Kangerlussuaq, Sarfannguaq and Itilleq.

Sisimiut is a modern town with a rapid rate of growth and is situated in an area rich in fish with a harbour free from ice all year. Thus, the town forms the centre of the shipping traffic in West Greenland.

The inhabitants of Sisimiut are known as being very dynamic, which may be due to the many private initiatives and traders within the fisheries and service sectors and craft and trade. It is also a town which includes a significant training and education sector comprising the Knud Rasmussen College, the Language Center, the School for Building and Construction, the only school for higher technical examination in Greenland, the centre for arctic technology, etc. This contributes to provide the town with energy and life and a very committed sports life.

Sisimiut is beautifully situated surrounded by high mountains. "Præstefjeldet" (the priest hill) to the north, "Kællingehætten" (the old womans hood) to the south and a fantastic hinterland. The area also offers numerous leisure activities, including hiking, cross-country skiing and alpine skiing, dog sledge and snowmobile rides, hunting and fishing and sailing.

The climate is arctic with temperatures down to – 35 degrees Celsius in the winter and up to + 20 degrees Celsius in the summer. The town is Greenlands´s northernmost town with an ice-free harbour during the winter period and the southernmost with dog sledge riding and real genuine Greenland dogs.

The municipality has the ideal situation for hiking, kayak, sail and mountain biking in the summer and dog sledge and snow scooter rides and skiing in the winter.

Anglers will find approx. 35 trout steams and lakes where you may sit in peace and quiet and enjoy the beautiful nature. In 2007 (1st. January), the municipality of Sisimiut counted 6,140 inhabitants. 796 in the seattlements and 5,344 in the actual town of Sisimiut.