{"id":672,"date":"2023-11-11T09:57:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T09:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.pikiala.gl\/about-pikiala\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:35:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:35:03","slug":"about-pikiala","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pikiala.gl\/en\/about-pikiala\/","title":{"rendered":"About Pikiala"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Introduction\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Maliina Abelsen<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Maliina is a former Program Manager at UNICEF, CCO\/Commercial Director at Air Greenland with responsibility for sales, marketing, customer service and station staff. From 2013-2016 Maliina was the Director of the Arctic Winter Games 2016. She was a member of Inatsisartut in 2009-2013, and during this period she was Naalakkersuisoq for Finance and Naalakkersuisoq for Social Affairs. <\/p>

She previously worked for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva and in Greenland\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nuuk.<\/p>

Over the years, she has built solid board experience, including from her time as Chairman of the Board of Royal Greenland A\/S (2022 \u2013 2025), and her current position as a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Greenland and Vice Chair of the Bank\u2019s business fund. She is a former Chair of Visit Greenland and former Vice Chair of Tele Greenland. <\/p>

Maliina holds a Master\u2019s in Sociology (cand.scient.soc) and a Master\u2019s in Policy and Applied Social Science from Australia. She is an internationally certified coach, yoga and mindfulness instructor, project management professional, and the Czech Consul in Greenland.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Arnakkuluk Jo Kleist<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Arnakkuluk has for the past five years, 2018-2023, been the Director of Greenland’s Culture House Katuaq, leading the organization through a challenging corona period. Prior to this, she was Communications Director at Tele-Post (now Tusass). <\/p>

Between 2014 and 2016, she was Deputy Director for the Arctic Winter Games 2016, with special responsibility for communication, culture, and the volunteer program. <\/p>

At the time, she came from a position as Head of the Communication and Culture Department in Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq.<\/p>

Arnakkuluk holds a Master’s degree in Communication & Cultural Encounters from Roskilde University. She has held various positions where her academic background has played a key role.<\/p>

She was a member (2022 – 2025) and later chair (2024-2025) of the Greenlandic Arts Foundation (Eqqumiitsuliornermut Aningaasaateqarfik).<\/p>

Community engagement has always meant a great deal to Arnakkuluk, leading to several positions including Board Member of Elite Sport Greenland and Meeqqat Inuunerissut\/Better Childhood.<\/p>

In 2025, Arnakkuluk helped launch and co-host the podcast \u201cRigsr\u00e5det.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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About Pikiala\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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At Pikiala, we will work with energy and movement to make a real difference for the customers and partners we work with. This can be through identifying challenges, analyzing, project management, evaluating, moderating, etc. \n\nThat's why we are great partners when organizations need to create a solid foundation to make active and reflective choices for the future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Starting point\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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At Pikiala, our work is rooted in our background and the experiences we bring with us. We start with the realities around us. In Greenland and around the world. With that in mind, we look to the future. <\/p>

At Pikiala, we have a broad spectrum of relevant experience and skills to create the initiatives needed to move from good intentions to actionable results. We work in a structured way and have solid experience in realizing projects large and small. <\/p>

Pikiala is owned and managed by a strong team that has worked in public companies, large corporations, NGOs and civil society. We have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of Greenlandic society from a Greenlandic perspective. At the same time, we see ourselves as international citizens, which makes Pikiala a strong partner for organizations working in Greenland and initiatives related to Greenland and the rest of the world. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Values<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Integrity<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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It’s important to us that what we say is connected to our actions and results that we can stand behind. We strive to be clear about what we want, believe and can deliver. For us, focusing on quality is crucial in this context, just as our vision is to benefit the society we are part of. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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It’s important for us to be curious because change is constant. We are curious about our surroundings and new perspectives. We believe that we learn every day by being curious and reflective. A good collaboration for us is stimulating and based on curiosity and trust. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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