Nordic rules on inheritance and estate ad­mi­ni­stra­tion in Greenland

• What changes:

  • This executive order continues for Greenland the Nordic convention on inheritance and estate administration, which has applied since 1 July 1976.
  • It repeals (that a rule stops applying) the executive order from 1976.
  • The convention determines which country's act applies to inheritance, wills and estate settlement, and which authorities handle the estate of a deceased person.
• Who: The rules apply to deaths where the deceased was a citizen of and lived in one of the five Nordic states (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden). The convention does not apply if the testator died before entry into force, or if the surviving spouse is sitting in an undivided estate after a spouse who died before entry into force.
• When: The executive order will enter into force on 15 November 2026.

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