Calling Greenland: telephone code and dialing format
Greenland's international calling code is +299. Learn what the code covers, how to build the dialing sequence from abroad, and which details depend on where you are calling from.
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Greenland's country calling code
The international telephone calling code for Greenland is +299. It is the country code you dial after your own international access prefix when calling a Greenland number from outside the territory.
Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, but it has its own calling code that is separate from Denmark's (+45). A number in Greenland is reached through +299, not through the Danish code.
Scope of the code
The +299 code identifies Greenland as a whole in the international numbering system. The code tables used for this guide list it at the country or territory level only. They do not describe any internal area codes, regional number blocks, or how numbers are divided between landlines and mobile services within Greenland.
How to dial a Greenland number from abroad
An international call to Greenland follows this general sequence: your international access prefix, then the country code 299, then the Greenland subscriber number.
[international access prefix] 299 [GREENLAND SUBSCRIBER NUMBER]On most mobile phones, you can replace the international access prefix with the plus sign. This form works regardless of which country you are calling from:
+299 [GREENLAND SUBSCRIBER NUMBER]Choosing your international access prefix
The international access prefix depends on the country you are calling from, not on Greenland. Many countries use 00. Countries in the North American Numbering Plan, including the United States and Canada, use 011. Other countries use different prefixes. This guide does not know your calling location, so it cannot give one definitive prefix. If you are unsure, check your own country's prefix or use the plus sign on a mobile phone.
- Examples of the full sequence by origin:
- From a country that uses 00: 00 299 [GREENLAND SUBSCRIBER NUMBER]
- From the United States or Canada: 011 299 [GREENLAND SUBSCRIBER NUMBER]
- From a mobile phone in any country: +299 [GREENLAND SUBSCRIBER NUMBER]
Details to confirm before dialing
The sources available for this guide confirm the +299 country code. They do not confirm how long Greenland subscriber numbers are, whether domestic numbers use a leading trunk prefix that must be dropped for international calls, or how numbers are formatted for calls made inside Greenland. If a number you have been given starts with an extra leading digit, such as 0, check with the person or organization that supplied it, or with your telephone provider, before assuming it should be removed or kept.
Calling codes are assigned internationally and can change. The +299 assignment reflects the current code tables. Neither the timing of the assignment nor any earlier arrangement for Greenland is covered here.