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 Danes are accustomed to seeing their politicians hand out biscuits or flowers on the campaign trail, but ahead of elections next week, some candidates are stripping down to stump in saunas. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260317/danish-election-candidates-bare-all-in-sauna-campaigning Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:59:11 +0100 danish-election-candidates-bare-all-in-sauna-campaigning Danes are big on Christmas. What can you do to embrace the Christmas spirit like a Dane? https://www.thelocal.dk/20231121/julehygge-how-to-get-into-the-christmas-spirit-like-a-dane Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:00:33 +0100 julehygge-how-to-get-into-the-christmas-spirit-like-a-dane It can be isolating and socially challenging, but foreigners say that the sense of community you get on Denmark's smaller islands make them some of the best places to live in the country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231027/everyone-knows-everyone-else-life-on-one-of-denmarks-smaller-islands Fri, 27 Oct 2023 17:23:18 +0200 everyone-knows-everyone-else-life-on-one-of-denmarks-smaller-islands The hundred richest Danish families got 141 billion kroner richer last year, according to the 2023 rich list by the Danish magazine Økonomisk Ugebrev. Here are the top ten. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231122/list-how-denmarks-hundred-richest-families-got-even-richer Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:39:59 +0100 list-how-denmarks-hundred-richest-families-got-even-richer Most foreigners in Denmark live in and around the big cities. We're interested in hearing from people who've ended up on one of the country's smaller islands (we're counting Samsø, Læsø, and Æro). If that's you, please fill in the form below. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231025/tell-us-whats-it-like-living-on-one-of-denmarks-smaller-islands Wed, 25 Oct 2023 12:09:04 +0200 tell-us-whats-it-like-living-on-one-of-denmarks-smaller-islands