Author: Lena Hunter

  • Hjørring man finds hidden weapons stash while renovating new property

    Hjørring man finds hidden weapons stash while renovating new property

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    Bomb disposal officers and police were called to a house in Hjørring on Thursday, where a new property owner had found weapons and ammunition in a cavity behind the kitchen cabinets.

  • Red Bull kitesurfing competition takes over small Danish fishing village

    Red Bull kitesurfing competition takes over small Danish fishing village

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    The small fishing village of Nørre Vorupør will on 28 September become an elite athlete hub when it hosts the Red Bull kitesurfing competition ‘Red Bull King of The Air Qualifier – Cold Hawaii’. The area has garnered the nickname ‘Cold Hawaii’ due to its uncommonly good surf.

  • 24 Oct: Experience classic Danish design at Designmuseum Danmark

    24 Oct: Experience classic Danish design at Designmuseum Danmark

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    Danish design is known and loved – both at home and abroad. But what led to its success, which design objects are central, and who are the major Danish designers of the 20th century? Join our guided tour to learn more.

  • Denmark to open embassies in Tunisia and Senegal

    Denmark to open embassies in Tunisia and Senegal

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    Denmark is making a number of changes to its diplomatic presence in African countries, comprising opening, closing and expanding existing embassies. In total, by 2026 there will be 10 more diplomats posted on the African continent than today.

  • Green space and quality housing: Copenhagen’s future-minded urban planning

    Green space and quality housing: Copenhagen’s future-minded urban planning

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    Bernardo Basilici Menini

    Liselott Stenfeldt, Director of R&D at the renowned architecture firm Gehl, discusses Copenhagen’s strategies for maintaining its thoughtful urban planning while addressing the challenges posed by rising housing prices, environmental changes, and increasing population.

  • Denmark leads EU strategy to reinvest frozen Russian assets in Ukrainian defence

    Denmark leads EU strategy to reinvest frozen Russian assets in Ukrainian defence

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    The EU Commission has asked the Danish government to lead its work to distribute some DKK 2.9b in interest income from frozen Russian assets as support for Ukraine. The assets will be converted into direct investments in manufacture and procurement of military equipment.

  • Diversity is strength at Høiberg, where most of the partners are women

    Diversity is strength at Høiberg, where most of the partners are women

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    Bernardo Basilici Menini

    With six out of its ten partners being women, Høiberg exemplifies how businesses can lead the charge toward equal opportunities: it’s one the very few companies – if not the only one – in Denmark where the majority of the partners are women.

  • Denmark increases aid payments for world’s poorest developing countries by 40 percent

    Denmark increases aid payments for world’s poorest developing countries by 40 percent

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    Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced at the UN General Assembly on Monday that Denmark will increase by 40 percent its contribution to the World Bank’s IDA – a fund that delivers loans and grants to the world’s poorest developing countries.

  • Now you can use MobilePay to send money to Swedes

    Now you can use MobilePay to send money to Swedes

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    Sweden has joined Denmark, Norway and Finland in using the MobilePay app, so people in the four countries can now easily send money to one another.

  • 11 Oct: Experiential photo exhibition ‘World Unseen’

    11 Oct: Experiential photo exhibition ‘World Unseen’

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    The Copenhagen Post

    In collaboration with The Danish Association of the Blind and Canon Danmark join this striking exhibition designed for the blind or partially sighted, in which images are supported by elevated print, audio descriptions, sound images and braille to create a tactile experience so visitors can see, listen to and touch powerful images by renowned photographers and the stories they tell.

  • China can learn from Denmark’s green transition

    China can learn from Denmark’s green transition

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    Jesper Skeel

    China’s newly appointed ambassador to Denmark, Mr. Wang Xuefeng welcomes the growing number of Chinese employees in Danish companies who are using their skills in a global world. China can learn from Denmark in several ways, he says – especially for the green transition.

  • Morild: The natural phenomenon lighting up the Danish shoreline

    Morild: The natural phenomenon lighting up the Danish shoreline

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    Sarah Zimmermann

    If you have been on a beach at night this summer, you may have observed a fascinating phenomenon: As the waves break, the dark water suddenly lights up in a blue or blue-green glow. In Danish, this is called morild and it’s a mesmerising example of bioluminescence that appears along Denmark’s coasts. But why does it happen and where can you see the glowing waves yourself?