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 Danish 15-year-olds drink more frequently and are more likely to have been drunk than those from any other country in Europe, according to a new study by the World Health Organisation. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200519/danish-15-year-olds-drink-most-alcohol-in-europe Tue, 19 May 2020 12:02:00 +0200 danish-15-year-olds-drink-most-alcohol-in-europe A distillery in Denmark is switching from producing whisky, gin and rum to churning out near pure alcohol for making emergency supplies of alcohol gel hand sanitiser. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200325/danish-distillery-switches-from-whisky-to-hand-sanitiser-to-aid Wed, 25 Mar 2020 08:37:52 +0100 danish-distillery-switches-from-whisky-to-hand-sanitiser-to-aid Sweden's state-run alcohol monopoly Systembolaget has accused a Danish app for rating and reviewing wines of breaking the country's strict laws around sale and advertisement of alcohol. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200220/systembolaget-calls-to-ban-danish-wine-selling-app Thu, 20 Feb 2020 12:26:44 +0100 systembolaget-calls-to-ban-danish-wine-selling-app While Danes were once in the vanguard of Europe's drinking statistics, the country’s alcohol consumption is now closer to that of its peers. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191121/why-danes-are-still-the-biggest-drinkers-in-scandinavia Thu, 21 Nov 2019 11:40:06 +0100 why-danes-are-still-the-biggest-drinkers-in-scandinavia A string of Danish nightclubs have been reported to police for Facebook posts and marketing which encouraged underage drinking. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190603/danish-bars-reported-to-police-for-ads-aimed-at-underage-drinkers Mon, 03 Jun 2019 19:37:12 +0200 danish-bars-reported-to-police-for-ads-aimed-at-underage-drinkers The nation's bars, pubs and discos will be jam-packed with drunken partiers decked out in Santa hats and elf costumes on Friday. Welcome to the strange Danish 'holiday' known as J-Day. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151104/j-day-denmarks-unofficial-start-to-the-holidays Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:45:34 +0100 j-day-denmarks-unofficial-start-to-the-holidays Young people in Denmark drink less than in the past, while more young people also think alcohol consumption amongst their demographic is too high, according to a report. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180319/fewer-young-danes-binge-drinking-report Mon, 19 Mar 2018 14:42:45 +0100 fewer-young-danes-binge-drinking-report New consumer statistics show Danes are buying more hard liquor and cigarettes than in previous years. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160705/this-is-how-much-danes-drink-and-smoke Tue, 05 Jul 2016 13:56:13 +0200 this-is-how-much-danes-drink-and-smoke Danish women have the lowest life expectancy in western Europe and Danish men are also near the bottom, a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150923/denmark-lowest-life-expectancy-western-europe-who Wed, 23 Sep 2015 13:48:58 +0200 denmark-lowest-life-expectancy-western-europe-who A lunch break may have been a little too festive for a man who was examining students at Aalborg University. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150630/danish-examiner-booted-for-being-too-drunk Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:22:03 +0200 danish-examiner-booted-for-being-too-drunk Tradition-rich Danish spirits Gammel Dansk and Aalborg Akvavit will now be produced in Oslo, leading Aalborg to raise their glasses in a bittersweet toast as the last batch left town. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150421/last-call-as-historic-spirits-leave-denmark-for-norway Tue, 21 Apr 2015 10:46:57 +0200 last-call-as-historic-spirits-leave-denmark-for-norway Losing weight, exercising more and drinking less are standards on many people’s lists of New Year’s resolutions. But as Danes get ready to ring in 2015, that last item may be even more popular than usual. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141231/majority-of-danes-want-to-drink-less Wed, 31 Dec 2014 10:48:00 +0100 majority-of-danes-want-to-drink-less After the success of an alcohol-free club event in Stockholm, the organiser is considering bringing the dry party to Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141002/booze-free-party-could-come-to-copenhagen Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:31:00 +0200 booze-free-party-could-come-to-copenhagen