Sisse Marie Welling (SF) will be the new Mayor of Copenhagen. Social Democrats lose the capital after over 100 years

After hours of negotiations, Sisse Marie Welling from Socialistisk Folkeparti (SF, The Green Left) was appointed as the new lord mayor of Copenhagen. The Social Democrats, for the first time, will not appoint the mayor: “It was nearly impossible”

Sisse Marie Welling (SF) in the middle, with a pink jacket, is the new mayor of Copenhagen. Photo: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix

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Exploring Copenhagen: A tour guide’s favourite Saturday route through some of Copenhagen’s most overlooked places

Government parties clash over 2,055 Danish citizenship applications left on hold

Volunteer-run Copenhagen choir with 19 nationalities wins at World Choir Games. “Here internationals found belonging, and there are choirs for everybody”

Many events are spread across the city: street theatre, sport, music, food, beer and alternative fashion. Your weekend guide

“Life in Denmark is safe and peaceful, but you must prove yourself.” Eventually, “I realized I had rediscovered my calling”

Almost six in 10 participants passed Denmark’s citizenship test in June. These were some of the questions with the highest success and failure rates

You are invited! Our next event will be published very soon

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