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 From Father’s Day and Constitution Day celebrations, to kicking off this year’s festival season, here are the events you can look forward to in Denmark this week. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260530/on-the-agenda-whats-happening-in-denmark-this-week-2 Sat, 30 May 2026 09:37:16 +0200 on-the-agenda-whats-happening-in-denmark-this-week-2 Having children is a costly business but luckily in Denmark, there is help. As well as affordable childcare there are other benefits you can claim if you have children in Denmark. Here are the details. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220422/what-benefits-are-you-entitled-to-if-you-have-children-in-denmark Fri, 22 Apr 2022 16:23:53 +0200 what-benefits-are-you-entitled-to-if-you-have-children-in-denmark Denmark marks its Constitution Day on June 5th and the day is the closest the country has to a national day. But how big a deal is the day in Denmark? https://www.thelocal.dk/20230602/how-is-constitution-day-celebrated-in-denmark Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:36:49 +0200 how-is-constitution-day-celebrated-in-denmark Today’s word of the day has been around a while but is an important part of modern debates around identity in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221219/danish-word-of-the-day-hyggeracisme Mon, 19 Dec 2022 17:22:34 +0100 danish-word-of-the-day-hyggeracisme Danish intelligence said on Friday that Iran was playing a larger role when it came to the threat of terrorism against the Scandinavian country, adding that the threat assessment was mirroring global developments. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260529/iran-posing-a-growing-terror-threat-in-denmark-according-to-spy-agency Fri, 29 May 2026 15:26:46 +0200 iran-posing-a-growing-terror-threat-in-denmark-according-to-spy-agency Denmark's former queen Margrethe has left hospital days after she was admitted following a fall, the royal palace said Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260529/denmarks-queen-margrethe-leaves-hospital-after-fall-injury Fri, 29 May 2026 15:23:06 +0200 denmarks-queen-margrethe-leaves-hospital-after-fall-injury Denmark's State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen, was in Washington on Thursday to hold secret meetings with the US government over Greenland, the public broadcaster DR has reported. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260529/denmarks-top-foreign-official-in-us-for-secret-greenland-talks Fri, 29 May 2026 09:41:30 +0200 denmarks-top-foreign-official-in-us-for-secret-greenland-talks The four MPs from Greenland and the Faroe Islands visited acting Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen for talks on Thursday afternoon, with talks then resuming between the four parties of the centre and left in the evening. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260528/greenland-and-faroe-islands-mps-hold-government-talks Thu, 28 May 2026 15:53:23 +0200 greenland-and-faroe-islands-mps-hold-government-talks Even experienced renters who've lived in several countries find Denmark's rental system baffling. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210728/do-i-really-have-to-varnish-the-floor-moving-out-of-rentals-in-denmark Wed, 28 Jul 2021 14:48:06 +0200 do-i-really-have-to-varnish-the-floor-moving-out-of-rentals-in-denmark There are arguably as many Danish dialects as there are Danes, but what are the general rules for how to tell where in Denmark someone comes from based on their speech? https://www.thelocal.dk/20250602/how-to-tell-where-a-dane-comes-from-based-on-their-dialect Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:35:03 +0200 how-to-tell-where-a-dane-comes-from-based-on-their-dialect While Norway and Sweden only use international E-numbers for their motorways, the Danes resist such standardisation, stubbornly giving each stretch its own name. The E45 has no fewer than four different names. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230412/how-to-decode-denmarks-old-fashioned-motorway-names Wed, 12 Apr 2023 15:28:25 +0200 how-to-decode-denmarks-old-fashioned-motorway-names As Denmark approaches its tenth week without a government, residents will be asking whether getting a new PM and cabinet is actually necessary. But there are important policies that are delayed. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260528/explained-why-denmark-does-actually-need-a-new-government Thu, 28 May 2026 15:12:30 +0200 explained-why-denmark-does-actually-need-a-new-government Talks with Red-Green Alliance go into overtime, SAS cancels summer flights to Greenland, and other news from Denmark on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260528/today-in-denmark-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-thursday-42 Thu, 28 May 2026 08:35:40 +0200 today-in-denmark-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-thursday-42 It’s the Danish word of the (pay)day. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220531/danish-word-of-the-day-udbetaling Tue, 31 May 2022 17:12:59 +0200 danish-word-of-the-day-udbetaling The UN climate chief said Wednesday that a record-breaking early heatwave scorching a swathe of western Europe was "a brutal reminder of the spiralling impacts of the climate crisis". https://www.thelocal.dk/20260527/europe-heatwave-a-brutal-reminder-of-climate-change Wed, 27 May 2026 15:22:09 +0200 europe-heatwave-a-brutal-reminder-of-climate-change The Danish Tax Agency collected 32.8 million kroner in additional tax from Airbnb hosts in 2025, after launching a crackdown using a new automated system. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260527/danish-tax-agency-cracking-down-on-airbnb-hosts Wed, 27 May 2026 14:39:49 +0200 danish-tax-agency-cracking-down-on-airbnb-hosts Former Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel announced his retirement on Wednesday due to a serious shoulder injury. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260527/danish-football-legend-schmeichel-hangs-up-gloves-due-to-injury Wed, 27 May 2026 14:16:07 +0200 danish-football-legend-schmeichel-hangs-up-gloves-due-to-injury Denmark to (hopefully) get a new government, Danish Royal Couple takes summer cruise, and summer festivals kick off. Here's what changes in Denmark in June. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260527/what-changes-in-denmark-in-june-2026 Wed, 27 May 2026 10:43:21 +0200 what-changes-in-denmark-in-june-2026 The Red-Green Alliance (Enhedslisten) and the Alternative party are set to join government negotiations on Wednesday, as talks progress over a so-called centre-left "four clover" government. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260527/red-green-alliance-and-alternative-to-join-talks-on-new-danish-government Wed, 27 May 2026 07:55:43 +0200 red-green-alliance-and-alternative-to-join-talks-on-new-danish-government Denmark's King Frederik celebrates 58th birthday, Red-Green Alliance and Alternative to join government talks, and more news from Denmark on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260527/today-in-denmark-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-wednesday-55 Wed, 27 May 2026 07:32:47 +0200 today-in-denmark-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-wednesday-55