2008 Arctic Winter Games

{{Short description|Multi-sports competition}}

{{Infobox games

| name = 2008 Arctic Winter Games

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| host_city = Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

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| nations = {{collapsible list

|titlestyle = background: transparent; text-align: left; font-weight: normal;

|title = 7 countries

|{{flag|Canada}}

|{{flag|Denmark}}

|{{flag|Finland}}

|{{flag|Norway}}

|{{flag|Russia}}

|{{flag|Sweden}}

|{{flag|United States}}

}}

| teams = {{collapsible list

|titlestyle = background: transparent; text-align: left; font-weight: normal;

|title = 9 territories

|{{flag|Alaska}}

|{{flag|Greenland}}

|{{flagicon|AB}} Northern Alberta

|{{flag|Northwest Territories}}

|{{flagicon|Quebec}} Nunavik Québec

|{{flag|Nunavut}}

|{{flag|Sápmi}}

|{{flag|Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug|name=Yamal-Nenets}}

|{{flag|Yukon}}

}}

| debuting_countries =

| athletes = approx. 2000

| events =

| opening = {{Start date|2008|03|09|df=yes}}

| closing = {{End date|2008|03|15|df=yes}}

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| website = {{url|http://www.awg2008.ca/}}

| previous = Kenai Peninsula 2006

| next = Grande Prairie 2010

}}

Approximately 2,000 athletes, coaches, team staff and officials participated in the 2008 Arctic Winter Games in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories in Canada, celebrating the 20th event. The 2008 games took place from March 9 through March 15. Events were held in and around the city of Yellowknife. This was the fourth time Yellowknife had hosted the games, and the fifth time overall in the Northwest Territories.