[citation needed] Due to back migrations to the more densely populated western coast, the southeastern coast was deserted for another two hundred years – the region wasn't settled until late eighteenth century,[3] with the village surviving as the only permanent settlement in the nineteenth century.

Social workers from the town said that "it is only a short term solution, but necessary to put the brakes on alcohol-fueled incidents.

Air Greenland operates helicopter services from Tasiilaq Heliport to neighboring Kulusuk Airport (24 km (15 mi) away), which offers connections to Nuuk, and to Iceland.

[10] The heliport serves as a local helicopter hub with flights to several villages in the region: Isortoq, Kuummiit, Sermiligaaq, and Tiniteqilaaq.

[10] In the summer, the cargo boats of Royal Arctic Line connect Tasiilaq with Kulusuk,[11] providing an ad hoc alternative for the helicopter flights of Air Greenland.

[4] Tasiilaq has a tundra climate (ET), with long, cold and snowy winters and short, cool drier summers.

On 6 February 1970, the worst piteraq ever documented hit Tasiilaq, causing heavy damage and nearly ruining the town.