A young man in the suburb of Hvidovre was the victim of a murder shortly before midnight on Friday night, according to the police and Ritzau.The man has not yet been identified, but he is a suspect in the case, according to the police.Officers responded to a report of noise from an apartment in Hvidovre. […]

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Snow is falling over the Capital Region on Friday morning, slowing down traffic.Last night, snow fell in several places in Jutland, causing traffic problems that blocked roads for short or long periods.Drivers are urged to be patient and to seek alternative routes.Both the East Jutland and North Jutland Police have urged drivers to pack their […]

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Ordinary Danes are stealing more and more, according to supermarket chains Coop and Salling.It is still foreign criminals or socially disadvantaged people who steal from the store. However, there is a different type of thief who roams around and takes small items, like a bag of grapes, without paying for it.“There are some who have […]

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61.5 percent of new cars in Denmark in December were electric cars.In 2024, 173,047 new passenger cars were sold, which is a very small increase of 0.2 percent compared to 2023, according to Bilstatistik.dk.Electric cars accounted for 51.5 percent of sales in 2024, which was a year with several electric milestones: In June, the Danish […]

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Denmark mainly employs international labor from Poland and Romania. Yet in the two countries, there are fewer and fewer people of working age.“It is a formidable challenge that Danish business and the economy are facing,” says Erik E. Simonsen, deputy director of the Danish Employers’ Association (DA) to Børsen.In September 2024, there were 404,635 international […]

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It was a night with multiple casualties and injuries yesterday. Several incidents happened across Denmark, and despite the relatively low number of episodes (343, usually around a hundred more occur during New Year’s Eve), some of them cost people their lives.The most tragic episode happened in Roskilde: for unknown reasons, a fire started in a […]

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The Airbus A380 lands in Copenhagen on Wednesday, January 1. Emirates is deploying the aircraft on the route to Dubai, Finans writes.The Airbus A380 is the world’s largest passenger aircraft and can accommodate more than 600 passengers on two floors.The aircraft has a wingspan of almost 80 meters and is 24 meters high. It flew […]

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New Year’s Eve is the busiest night of the year for Denmark’s fire services. Over the past five years, firefighters have responded to an average of 451 fires on December 31st—more than four times the usual daily average.According to Bjarne Nigaard, Secretary-General of Danske Beredskaber (the national organization representing Denmark’s emergency services), many New Year’s […]

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To prevent vandalism during New Year’s celebrations, DSB will close all outdoor ticket machines by 6 PM on December 31, 2024. The machines are expected to be fully operational again on January 1.Signs will be placed on the closed machines, directing customers to alternative ticketing options. Travelers can use indoor ticket machines, Rejsekort, or the […]

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The Danish Language Council (Dansk Sprognævn), in collaboration with Klog på Sprog on DR, has announced fedtemøg as the Word of the Year 2024. The term, which roughly translates to “sticky mess,” was chosen for how well it represents the year.The jury included figures such as Thomas Hestbæk Andersen, director of the Danish Language Council, […]

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7,560,000 cars have crossed Øresund between Denmark and Sweden in 2024, Ritzau reports.This is the highest number of trips on the bridge ever in a calendar year. The figure is around 30,000 trips higher than in 2017, when the previous record was set.“Recreational traffic and truck traffic have increased significantly since 2017. And over the […]

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New firework regulations in Denmark are set to enforce stricter controls over sales and usage.Therefore, pay attention to the new rules, or you risk being fined.Private individuals are now only allowed to use fireworks on December 31 and January 1.Those caught setting off fireworks outside the approved dates will face a fine of 2,500 DKK, […]

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