https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Danish word ‘uenig’ has no exact equivalent in the English language. Do you agree? https://www.thelocal.dk/20220729/danish-word-of-the-day-uenig Fri, 29 Jul 2022 16:55:49 +0200 danish-word-of-the-day-uenig Denmark's former monarch, 86-year-old Queen Margrethe, has been released from hospital after undergoing an angioplasty procedure last week, the palace said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260519/denmarks-queen-margrethe-out-of-hospital-after-heart-procedure Tue, 19 May 2026 14:52:41 +0200 denmarks-queen-margrethe-out-of-hospital-after-heart-procedure Liberal leader Troels Lund Poulsen, who is leading Danish government negotiations, has announced plans to form a government with his party alongside the Liberal Alliance and the Conservatives. How likely is it that he will succeed? https://www.thelocal.dk/20260519/how-likely-is-it-that-denmark-will-have-a-right-wing-government Tue, 19 May 2026 14:15:14 +0200 how-likely-is-it-that-denmark-will-have-a-right-wing-government Danish Liberal leader Troels Lund Poulsen, who is currently leading the negotiations to find Denmark's new government, said in a press conference on Tuesday that a coalition of his party, plus Liberal Alliance and the the Conservatives offered the "best possibility" of forming a new goverment. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260519/best-possibility-denmark-heads-towards-new-right-wing-government Tue, 19 May 2026 11:04:47 +0200 best-possibility-denmark-heads-towards-new-right-wing-government Passengers departing through Copenhagen Airport can expect faster security checks due to 20 new CT scanners which are now up and running. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260519/new-scanners-at-copenhagen-airport-to-speed-up-security-checks Tue, 19 May 2026 09:02:23 +0200 new-scanners-at-copenhagen-airport-to-speed-up-security-checks New scanners at Copenhagen Airport to speed up security checks, health agency rates risk of Ebola in Denmark as low and other news from Denmark on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260519/today-in-denmark-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-tuesday-47 Tue, 19 May 2026 08:19:19 +0200 today-in-denmark-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-tuesday-47 The number of people refused entry to the EU and Schengen area has risen dramatically, according to new statistics, while thousands of US, UK and Indian nationals have been found to be illegally present in EU/Schengen countries. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260518/trend-will-continue-number-of-people-refused-entry-to-europe-on-the-rise Mon, 18 May 2026 15:58:26 +0200 trend-will-continue-number-of-people-refused-entry-to-europe-on-the-rise The Danish language has a word that could be considered an opposite of 'loneliness', and its range of uses is surprisingly broad. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220405/danish-word-of-the-day-tosomhed Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:07:11 +0200 danish-word-of-the-day-tosomhed Denmark is an expensive place to live, but if you know where to look you can save a lot of money on clothing, kids items and even power tools. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260409/six-ways-to-save-money-on-shopping-in-denmark Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:02:28 +0200 six-ways-to-save-money-on-shopping-in-denmark The situation in the Middle East, specifically the closure of the Hormuz Strait, has pushed up interest rates ‒ and it's coming at a bad time for Danish homeowners. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260518/bad-news-for-danish-homeowners-as-interest-rates-set-to-rise Mon, 18 May 2026 14:16:15 +0200 bad-news-for-danish-homeowners-as-interest-rates-set-to-rise The deadline for filing your Danish taxes is fast approaching ‒ how can you view and edit your ‘årsopgørelse’ or tax assessment notice in English? https://www.thelocal.dk/20240304/how-you-can-access-and-edit-your-2024-danish-tax-return-in-english Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:26:49 +0100 how-you-can-access-and-edit-your-2024-danish-tax-return-in-english Danish government negotiations paused today, summer temperatures forecast for coming weekend and other news from Denmark on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260518/today-in-denmark-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-monday-44 Mon, 18 May 2026 07:58:58 +0200 today-in-denmark-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-monday-44 A humpback whale that underwent a rescue operation in Germany two weeks ago after beaching itself there has been found dead near a Danish island, officials said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260517/stranded-whale-rescued-in-germany-found-dead-in-denmark Sun, 17 May 2026 10:58:58 +0200 stranded-whale-rescued-in-germany-found-dead-in-denmark Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday with Dara's catchy floor-filler "Bangaranga" sweeping the 70th edition of the world's biggest live televised music event and pushing into second place Israel, whose participation had triggered a major boycott. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260517/bulgarias-bangaranga-wins-eurovision-with-israel-second Sun, 17 May 2026 10:44:45 +0200 bulgarias-bangaranga-wins-eurovision-with-israel-second When foreigners send their children to Danish schools, they often come back with a whole new vocabulary of playground slang, and you won't find it all in the dictionary. Here's our guide to the main terms. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250820/the-schoolyard-slang-you-will-need-to-understand-your-half-danish-kids Wed, 20 Aug 2025 16:28:11 +0200 the-schoolyard-slang-you-will-need-to-understand-your-half-danish-kids Denmark's airports are going from strength to strength, with Copenhagen Airport recently setting a new passenger record every single month for an entire year. This spring and summer, it promises to get busier still as SAS, Norwegian, and low-cost rivals launch new routes. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260416/listed-the-new-flights-from-denmark-this-spring-and-summer-2 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:00:21 +0200 listed-the-new-flights-from-denmark-this-spring-and-summer-2 Denmark is replacing the blue Rejsekort with a new system, the Basiskort. If you prefer plastic to apps or your phone battery always dies at the wrong moment, Basiskort is the way to keep using public transport without thinking about zones or paper tickets. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260430/how-does-denmarks-new-basiskort-travel-card-system-work Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:50:53 +0200 how-does-denmarks-new-basiskort-travel-card-system-work With more than 140 different playgrounds in Copenhagen, families are spoilt for choice when it comes to free play areas for their children. Here are ten of our favourite options. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240607/ten-great-and-free-playgrounds-to-take-your-kids-in-copenhagen Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:36:15 +0200 ten-great-and-free-playgrounds-to-take-your-kids-in-copenhagen It's easy to feel isolated from the political process, especially as a foreigner living in another country. But even if you’re not a Danish citizen, it’s still possible for you to influence politics here. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260325/seven-ways-to-get-involved-in-politics-in-denmark-without-being-a-citizen Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:50:21 +0100 seven-ways-to-get-involved-in-politics-in-denmark-without-being-a-citizen Danish citizenship applications have been put on pause for almost two months, ever since the outgoing prime minister Mette Frederiksen called a snap election. So when could they be restarted? https://www.thelocal.dk/20260408/when-could-processing-of-danish-citizenship-applications-be-resumed Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:31:41 +0200 when-could-processing-of-danish-citizenship-applications-be-resumed