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 MitID, the digital ID system used to access public service platforms and make online payments in Denmark, has now been restored after an extended outage on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260331/denmarks-mitid-digital-id-system-inaccessible-due-to-outage Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:26:53 +0200 denmarks-mitid-digital-id-system-inaccessible-due-to-outage E-Boks, the platform on which most people in Denmark read secure digital mails from authorities and businesses, has been given new features which could help foreign residents understand their post. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260120/denmarks-e-boks-launches-new-feature-to-help-you-translate-secure-digital-mail Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:26:26 +0100 denmarks-e-boks-launches-new-feature-to-help-you-translate-secure-digital-mail People who live in Denmark will soon be able to opt out of having a physical version of the yellow sygesikringskort or public health insurance card. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250428/denmarks-yellow-health-insurance-card-to-become-optional Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:46:33 +0200 denmarks-yellow-health-insurance-card-to-become-optional E-Boks, the platform on which most people in Denmark read secure digital mails from authorities and businesses, has been sold to Danish investment fund CataCap. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250313/e-boks-denmarks-secure-digital-mail-platform-to-get-new-owners Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:14:06 +0100 e-boks-denmarks-secure-digital-mail-platform-to-get-new-owners Danish digital ID platform MitID receives an update on Wednesday which developers say will make the app more resistant to scammers’ attempts to fraudulently gain access to the ID. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241211/denmark-updates-digital-id-mitid-to-guard-against-scammers Wed, 11 Dec 2024 10:59:02 +0100 denmark-updates-digital-id-mitid-to-guard-against-scammers The MitID digital ID platform, used to access many government and commercial services in Denmark, suffered a temporary breakdown on Friday morning. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241129/denmarks-digital-id-mitid-suffers-temporary-outage Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:09:24 +0100 denmarks-digital-id-mitid-suffers-temporary-outage From commuting to grocery shopping, mobile apps have made many of our daily tasks simpler. Here are some of the best apps to have on your phone if you live in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230214/17-essential-phone-apps-to-make-your-life-in-denmark-easier Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:05:50 +0100 17-essential-phone-apps-to-make-your-life-in-denmark-easier The European Commission has released details of its proposal to make passports and national identity cards available in a digital format on smartphones to "speed up travel" to and within the Schengen Area. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241010/eu-unveils-plans-to-make-passports-and-ids-digital-for-schengen-travel Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:19:33 +0200 eu-unveils-plans-to-make-passports-and-ids-digital-for-schengen-travel Users of Denmark and Norway's Vipps MobilePay app can from Monday send and receive money to and from people in Sweden -- although not all Swedish banks can yet receive cross-border payments. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240924/denmark-and-norways-vipps-mobilepay-app-now-lets-you-receive-money-from-sweden Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:27:21 +0200 denmark-and-norways-vipps-mobilepay-app-now-lets-you-receive-money-from-sweden An SMS scam is in circulation in Denmark involving messages which falsely purport to have been sent by the country’s court system. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240611/danish-courts-issue-warning-over-sms-scam Tue, 11 Jun 2024 13:22:52 +0200 danish-courts-issue-warning-over-sms-scam 2024 is turning out to be a big year for e-payment apps across the Nordics, but is there any chance that you will be able to use Vipps MobilePay across borders before the summer starts? https://www.thelocal.dk/20240523/vipps-mobilepay-will-cross-border-payments-be-rolled-out-across-the-nordics-before-the-summer Thu, 23 May 2024 17:12:56 +0200 vipps-mobilepay-will-cross-border-payments-be-rolled-out-across-the-nordics-before-the-summer An update to Denmark’s digital ID platform MitID will enable the app to be activated on a new device without using a passport, an issue that has previously caused difficulties for foreign residents. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240222/mitid-update-enables-danish-digital-id-activation-without-passport Thu, 22 Feb 2024 16:10:27 +0100 mitid-update-enables-danish-digital-id-activation-without-passport You can't do very much as a new arrival in Denmark without access to the country's MitID digital ID app. Here are the main things you need to know. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231031/everything-you-need-to-know-about-denmarks-mitid-app Tue, 31 Oct 2023 14:13:09 +0100 everything-you-need-to-know-about-denmarks-mitid-app Denmark's NemID digital ID system will stop working at midnight on Tuesday after more than 13 years, completing the migration to the new, more secure, MitID system. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231031/goodbye-nemid-denmarks-old-digital-id-system-shut-down Tue, 31 Oct 2023 10:09:21 +0100 goodbye-nemid-denmarks-old-digital-id-system-shut-down Denmark’s Agency for Digitisation has issued advice on how residents who are not Danish passport holders can make the switch to the country’s new digital ID system, MitID. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220111/how-non-danish-passport-holders-can-switch-from-nemid-to-mitid Tue, 11 Jan 2022 18:39:51 +0100 how-non-danish-passport-holders-can-switch-from-nemid-to-mitid Denmark’s digital ID, MitID, could become a valid form of digital ID for people from Denmark who live in other Nordic and Baltic countries. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230925/danes-could-be-permitted-to-use-mitid-as-digital-id-in-other-nordic-countries Mon, 25 Sep 2023 15:19:02 +0200 danes-could-be-permitted-to-use-mitid-as-digital-id-in-other-nordic-countries Stores and doctors in Denmark want politicians to look into the possibility of digital age checks for purchasing alcohol. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221125/danish-stores-and-doctors-call-for-digital-id-to-prevent-underage-alcohol-sales Fri, 25 Nov 2022 14:03:37 +0100 danish-stores-and-doctors-call-for-digital-id-to-prevent-underage-alcohol-sales After Denmark’s old identity verification service NemID was shut down for use with banks, online shopping, and some social services on November 1st, waiting times for in-person assistance switiching to the new platform, MitID, has increased, https://www.thelocal.dk/20221111/mitid-long-waiting-times-to-switch-to-new-danish-digital-id Fri, 11 Nov 2022 14:32:11 +0100 mitid-long-waiting-times-to-switch-to-new-danish-digital-id Next week sees a deadline in the changeover to Denmark’s new digital ID platform, MitID. Many users of the old system, NemID, are required to visit local services in person to verify their identity. What happens if you no longer live in Denmark? https://www.thelocal.dk/20221028/can-you-change-from-nemid-to-mitid-if-you-no-longer-live-in-denmark Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:09:19 +0200 can-you-change-from-nemid-to-mitid-if-you-no-longer-live-in-denmark Up to 6-10 percent of digital ID users in Denmark are yet to transfer to the new MitID system, meaning they could be unable to access online banking and other services form next week. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221027/mitid-up-to-half-a-million-in-denmark-could-lose-access-to-online-banking Thu, 27 Oct 2022 19:29:33 +0200 mitid-up-to-half-a-million-in-denmark-could-lose-access-to-online-banking