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 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 Whether you've been living in the Danish capital for a year, a decade, or even longer, we want to hear your thoughts on how Copenhagen has changed. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260512/tell-us-how-has-copenhagen-changed-since-you-moved-here Tue, 12 May 2026 10:36:43 +0200 tell-us-how-has-copenhagen-changed-since-you-moved-here A fire has broken out in an apartment building in northwest Copenhagen, with more than a hundred people evacuated and smoke visible from across the city. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260508/a-hundred-evacuated-after-fire-breaks-out-in-copenhagen Fri, 08 May 2026 13:32:56 +0200 a-hundred-evacuated-after-fire-breaks-out-in-copenhagen A majority of parties in Copenhagen City Council are in favour of stopping the establishment of new hotels in central Copenhagen. Instead, they want tourists to be spread out across the city as a whole. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260424/copenhagen-council-to-ban-new-hotels-in-city-centre Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:31:09 +0200 copenhagen-council-to-ban-new-hotels-in-city-centre The stretch of Vesterbrogade outside the main entrance to the Tivoli amusement park will be pedestrianised until December 1st in a new trial by Copenhagen municipality. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260414/major-copenhagen-street-to-be-pedestrianised-until-december Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:06:28 +0200 major-copenhagen-street-to-be-pedestrianised-until-december With lines 5C and 19 now using electric powered-buses, the entire Copenhagen bus network now runs on renewable energy. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260330/copenhagens-buses-are-now-100-percent-electric Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:35:58 +0200 copenhagens-buses-are-now-100-percent-electric The colourful residents of Copenhagen's libertarian Christiania enclave, long a refuge for anarchists, hippies and artists, fear new housing within its borders could spell the end of the freetown's identity. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260327/christiania-locals-fear-newcomers-could-threaten-areas-hippie-soul Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:39:19 +0100 christiania-locals-fear-newcomers-could-threaten-areas-hippie-soul Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats reeled Wednesday from a stinging blow after local elections saw them lose their more than 100-year hold on the capital and almost halve the municipalities under their control. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251119/denmarks-social-democrats-lose-hold-on-copenhagen-in-local-election-defeat Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:29:00 +0100 denmarks-social-democrats-lose-hold-on-copenhagen-in-local-election-defeat Special resources will be available in Copenhagen from the second weekend in November to provide medical support for people out in town during the festive season. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251103/copenhagen-adds-mobile-city-centre-clinic-for-christmas-party-season Mon, 03 Nov 2025 15:35:16 +0100 copenhagen-adds-mobile-city-centre-clinic-for-christmas-party-season Many are put off by the thought of packed airports, swamped motorways and overcrowded trains. So, is the longer journey from Oslo to Copenhagen via ferry a better solution? https://www.thelocal.dk/20240321/should-you-choose-the-ferry-between-oslo-and-copenhagen-over-flying Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:30:31 +0100 should-you-choose-the-ferry-between-oslo-and-copenhagen-over-flying Copenhagen Municipality has released a detailed analysis of eight potential new Metro lines which could be built in the coming decades. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250917/heres-how-an-expanded-copenhagen-metro-could-look-in-years-to-come Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:58:44 +0200 heres-how-an-expanded-copenhagen-metro-could-look-in-years-to-come Mexican tourist Rocio Gomez spent an hour boating on Copenhagen's canals free of charge in exchange for picking up litter in the water, part of a city programme for rewarding eco-friendly tourists. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250702/tourists-reap-rewards-for-keeping-copenhagen-clean Wed, 02 Jul 2025 11:20:50 +0200 tourists-reap-rewards-for-keeping-copenhagen-clean The announcement system on the Copenhagen Metro will no longer pronounce station names in English and will instead only use Danish place names. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250701/copenhagen-drops-english-pronunciation-of-metro-stations Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:58:00 +0200 copenhagen-drops-english-pronunciation-of-metro-stations Swimming in Copenhagen Harbour’s purpose built public bathing facilities is a popular – and free – activity in the Danish capital, but authorities have warned against partaking this week after a sewage leak. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250423/faeces-in-the-water-why-you-should-not-swim-in-copenhagens-harbour-baths-this-week Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:36:29 +0200 faeces-in-the-water-why-you-should-not-swim-in-copenhagens-harbour-baths-this-week The Danish and Swedish royal couples are to meet on the Öresund Bridge, which connects the two countries between Copenhagen and Malmö, to mark the 25th anniversary of the bridge’s opening. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250410/danish-and-swedish-royals-to-meet-on-oresund-bridge Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:27:24 +0200 danish-and-swedish-royals-to-meet-on-oresund-bridge Homeless people in Copenhagen will no longer face fines or eviction for sleeping in parks or green spaces under a proposal by the city government. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250408/copenhagen-to-allow-homeless-people-to-sleep-legally-in-parks Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:41:50 +0200 copenhagen-to-allow-homeless-people-to-sleep-legally-in-parks Motorists wishing to leave their car in Copenhagen are set to pay more for the privilege as the city implements paid parking on Sundays and new rates from April 1st. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250331/copenhagen-to-introduce-sunday-parking-charges-and-higher-rates-from-april-1st Mon, 31 Mar 2025 18:46:14 +0200 copenhagen-to-introduce-sunday-parking-charges-and-higher-rates-from-april-1st An exhibition on the work of anonymous British graffiti artist Banksy is set to debut in Copenhagen in the spring. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241205/copenhagen-to-get-banksy-exhibition-in-2025 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:08:14 +0100 copenhagen-to-get-banksy-exhibition-in-2025 Copenhagen police on Tuesday said the cause of a blaze that damaged the city's historic former stock exchange, Børsen, was unknown but ruled out a crime as they closed their investigation. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241112/danish-police-end-investigation-into-old-stock-exchange-fire Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:48:52 +0100 danish-police-end-investigation-into-old-stock-exchange-fire Danish cities have been pushing hard to attract international workers for some time now. What exactly is going on in the capital? https://www.thelocal.dk/20241015/what-is-on-offer-in-copenhagen-for-international-workers Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:39:33 +0200 what-is-on-offer-in-copenhagen-for-international-workers