Denmark

A recent survey by the Pew Research Centre delved into what people feel proudest about in their country, with Europeans pointing to history, food and culture among the main reasons.

Our column Inside Denmark takes a closer look at the stories we’ve been talking about over the last seven days. This week, the emergence of wealth tax as a major election issue.

Denmark's intelligence service warned Friday that a foreign power may try to sway the country's general election on March 24 and that it was a priority target for Russia because of its support for Ukraine.

The leader of the Liberal (Venstre) party, Troels Lund Poulsen, has announced that he is putting himself forward as a candidate for prime minister in the March general election.

Fewer passengers travelled to and from Denmark’s second-largest airport Billund in the wake of budget airline Ryanair’s withdrawal in spring 2025.

Denmark has become the first EU country to eliminate the mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called a general election in Denmark to take place on March 24th. Which issues and questions could prove crucial?

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday announced parliamentary elections to be held on Tuesday March 24th.

A serious threat was on Thursday directed at energy infrastructure in all Nordic countries, according to Swedish media reports. Sweden's national defence agency has since said that there is no specific present threat to the country's energy infrastructure.

Civil servants get new bargaining agreement, little change in share of female executives, election on Faroe Islands and more news from Denmark this Thursday.

Despite its similarity to the English word dumb, dum doesn’t mean exactly the same thing in Danish.

Denmark has announced an adjustment to rules relating to a tax-free payout which is designed to help with rising food prices this summer, to stop any money going to persons housed at deportation facilities.

Denmark in is in talks to host production facilities for Ukrainian drone manufacturer Skyfall, which would become the second Ukrainian arms maker to produce in the Nordic country, the Danish defence ministry announced.

While Danish citizenship is not automatic for children born in Denmark, those who are born to British parents are entitled to British nationality (and therefore a passport) from birth. Here's how to apply for the passport.

The plastic 'Rejsekort' pre-paid card used to pay public transport fares across Denmark will be fully phased out on May 29th this year.

One of the stated aims of the EU's new EES system of biometric passport checks is to catch people who 'over-stay' the 90-day limit, and 4,000 of those have been caught in the first months of its implementation, according to an EU official.

The Danish government on Tuesday presented a new state spending plan covering the period until 2035, but said that it does not leave much in the way of remaining funds.

The UK government has warned European travellers that they will be refused entry from February 25th if they do not have the required ETA visa waiver - while British dual nationals will be required to use a UK passport.

Election time in Denmark means the streets become plastered with large posters displaying the faces of political veterans and newcomers, all hoping to gain voter attention.

Like English speakers, Danes absolutely love to use fake swear words – and you should too, as they sound gloriously quaint coming from the mouth of a foreigner.