News round up

  • Large roof fire in Vesterbro (Copenhagen)

    A large roof fire broke out on Gasværksvej in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, leading to the evacuation of three stairwells. Hovedstadens Beredskab, the Capital Region Emergency Services, was heavily involved in the firefighting efforts. Copenhagen Police have not yet commented on the cause of the fire, but duty officer Esben Godiksen stated that technicians will investigate the […]


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  • Students on strike on Monday

    High school students across Denmark are protesting the government’s proposed education reforms. The Danske Gymnasieelevers Sammenslutning (Danish High School Students’ Union) announced that students would boycott classes on Monday, November 11, to make their voices heard.In Copenhagen, their demonstration will start at 13:00 at Rådhuspladsen, proceed through the city center, and end in front of […]


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  • Nykredit reports its highest earnings ever

    Nykredit has reported its highest earnings ever, reaching nearly nine billion Danish kroner in the first nine months of the year. According to Thursday’s financial report, the bank has achieved record-breaking results, signaling robust growth and strong financial performance. This marks a significant milestone for Denmark’s largest mortgage lender.


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  • The new stadium in Aarhus will cost 250 million DKK more

    Yesterday, Aarhus Municipality announced that building the new football stadium in Aarhus will cost approximately one billion kroner—nearly 250 million kroner more than initially expected. So far, the Købmand Herman Salling Foundation has contributed 40 million kroner to the project. To cover the remaining shortfall of 208 million kroner, the departments responsible suggest reallocating funds […]


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  • A new supermarket chain will replace Irma

    Thirteen former leaders of the Danish supermarket chain Irma have united to launch a new food market called Alma, according to Berlingske. The new venture aims to replicate the core values of Irma, with Alfred Josefsen, Irma’s former CEO, emphasizing that Alma will create a similar atmosphere. Organic products and a strong green agenda will […]


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  • Copenhagen Airport has more passengers and increases profits

    Things are going well for Copenhagen Airport. The number of passengers increases, as does the revenue.In the first nine months of the year, the company’s turnover increased by 25 percent compared to the same period the previous year. Revenue was at DKK 3.8 billion for the first three quarters.Up to and including September, there have […]


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  • Green energy stocks crash after Trump victory

    The green Danish energy companies Vestas and Ørsted are facing significant share drops after Donald Trump has won the US presidential election.Vestas and Ørsted fell 7 and 9 percent on Wednesday morning.Trump has previously expressed opposition to offshore wind turbines.Vestas has lost almost half of its share value in 2024.At the opposite end of the […]


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  • Novo reports 18% profit increase

    Novo Nordisk earned 72.8 billion kroner in operating profit over the first nine months of 2024, an 18 percent increase from last year, according to its third-quarter report. Revenue rose to nearly 205 billion kroner, up 23 percent from the same period last year. CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen credited this growth to high demand for […]


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  • Controversial Danish politician sentenced to prison in Sweden for incitement against Muslims

    Party founder of Stram Kurs Rasmus Paludan has been sentenced to four months in prison at the Swedish court in Malmö for incitement against Muslims, Ritzau reports.The court had to decide whether he violated Swedish law by saying that it is difficult to be a good person if you are a Muslim. Paludan was accused […]


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  • Danish government wants to cut 500 government jobs in Copenhagen

    When the government cuts jobs in the state, at least half of the 1000 jobs must be found in the capital.That message comes from Finance Minister Nicolai Wammen after opposition parties focus on the fact that the cuts are hitting rural areas and small towns hard.“We will find more than half of the 1000 jobs […]


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  • Danish stock market takes a dive on election day

    Danish shares are having an unusually bad start – the same day as the election in the US.The wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has raised its revenue to DKK 5.2 billion. euro, a bit above analysts’ expectation.Vestas has a profit of 127 million euros in the third quarter against 28 million euros in the same quarter […]


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  • Danes stand for Harris

    If Danish voters could participate in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, a majority would favor the Democratic candidate Kamala Harris over the Republican Donald Trump. According to a survey by Voxmeter, reported by Ritzau, the main Danish news agency, 83.5 percent of Danes would vote for Harris, while only 7.8 percent would support Trump.


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