Since Greenland has no physical borders with any neighbouring country it could be completely isolated. By suspending travel by air and water and controlling the movement of people between cities, Greenland was, to a greater extent than other countries, able to keep its society open. Greenland had no nationwide lockdowns – only a few localised ones.
Schools were only closed at the beginning of the pandemic, when all schools were closed for a few weeks. When the Covid-19 virus was identified in a school, a day care centre or other institution, the government temporarily put a restriction on the specific school or institution – either by closing parts of it or closing it entirely (Helfer, Aapola-Kari, & Trane, 2023). Most day-care centres, schools and leisure activities for children and youth remained open during the pandemic.