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 Denmark's Lego, the world’s number one toy maker, on Tuesday posted record sales and profits for its 2025 financial year, marking a "fantastic" year, despite global tensions, the company's CEO said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260310/danish-toy-maker-lego-posts-record-profit-despite-geopolitical-turmoil Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:40:15 +0100 danish-toy-maker-lego-posts-record-profit-despite-geopolitical-turmoil Lego's CEO told AFP that US President Donald Trump's tariff threats do not keep him up at night, as the world's largest toymaker on Tuesday posted record earnings for 2024. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250311/lego-chief-says-trump-tariffs-not-what-keeps-me-awake-at-night Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:02:43 +0100 lego-chief-says-trump-tariffs-not-what-keeps-me-awake-at-night Lego, the world's largest toy maker, said on Wednesday that its net profit grew 16 percent in the first half of the year as it gained ground in a slowing market. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240828/denmarks-lego-stacks-up-profit-as-it-gains-market-share Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:22:50 +0200 denmarks-lego-stacks-up-profit-as-it-gains-market-share Lego cemented its position as the world's biggest toymaker last year despite logging its first decline in net profit since 2017 and slumping sales in China, company results showed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240312/denmarks-lego-revenues-stack-up-despite-struggling-toy-market Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:50:40 +0100 denmarks-lego-revenues-stack-up-despite-struggling-toy-market Attempts by Danish toy giant Lego to take a step towards greener production with non-plastic brick have hit a stumbling block. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230925/denmarks-lego-struggles-to-introduce-non-plastic-bricks Mon, 25 Sep 2023 16:11:47 +0200 denmarks-lego-struggles-to-introduce-non-plastic-bricks Danish toy giant Lego said Wednesday its net profit fell in the first half of the year but its market share grew as sales rose slightly. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230830/lego-takes-bigger-share-of-toy-market-and-wants-to-build-business-in-china Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:08:55 +0200 lego-takes-bigger-share-of-toy-market-and-wants-to-build-business-in-china Lego, the world's number one toymaker, said Tuesday that its revenue and profits rose last year as demand for its plastic bricks remained strong despite inflationary headwinds. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230307/denmarks-lego-builds-around-inflation-to-post-profit Tue, 07 Mar 2023 12:09:29 +0100 denmarks-lego-builds-around-inflation-to-post-profit Legoland is offering a family in Denmark the chance to have themselves and their home replicated in Lego bricks and put on display in the popular theme park. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230217/how-to-get-your-family-downsized-and-displayed-at-denmarks-legoland Fri, 17 Feb 2023 18:35:45 +0100 how-to-get-your-family-downsized-and-displayed-at-denmarks-legoland The world's largest toymaker, Denmark's Lego, on Tuesday reported record sales and profits in 2021 as demand for its signature plastic bricks soared during the pandemic. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220308/danish-toy-icon-lego-builds-record-profit-through-covid-pandemic Tue, 08 Mar 2022 14:50:14 +0100 danish-toy-icon-lego-builds-record-profit-through-covid-pandemic Danish toymaker Lego, the world's largest toymaker, Denmark's Lego, said on Tuesday it will offer its 20,000 employees three extra days of holiday and a special bonus after a year of bumper revenues. https://www.thelocal.dk/20211130/denmarks-toy-giant-lego-offers-staff-bonus-after-bumper-year Tue, 30 Nov 2021 15:27:01 +0100 denmarks-toy-giant-lego-offers-staff-bonus-after-bumper-year Lego posted record profits and turnover in the first half of 2021, driven by strong demand and the reopening of retail stores, the Danish toy giant said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210928/lego-profits-tower-to-new-heights-as-stores-reopen Tue, 28 Sep 2021 13:20:42 +0200 lego-profits-tower-to-new-heights-as-stores-reopen Danish toy brick maker Lego unveiled a new set of rainbow-coloured figurines on Thursday to celebrate the diversity of its fans and the LGBTQI+ community. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210521/lego-celebrates-diversity-with-rainbow-coloured-figurines Fri, 21 May 2021 09:55:00 +0200 lego-celebrates-diversity-with-rainbow-coloured-figurines Danish toymaker Lego said Thursday it was launching a new version of its iconic plastic bricks featuring Braille for the blind or visually impaired in seven countries. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200821/lego-launches-bricks-with-braille Fri, 21 Aug 2020 09:37:21 +0200 lego-launches-bricks-with-braille Danish toymaker Lego said Thursday it had cancelled the launch of a model of a multi-purpose aircraft after critics pointed out it conflicted with the company's creed not to make toys out of "real military vehicles." https://www.thelocal.dk/20200723/denmark-lego-decommissions-military-aircraft-model-after-backlash Thu, 23 Jul 2020 18:26:11 +0200 denmark-lego-decommissions-military-aircraft-model-after-backlash Danish toy maker Lego said Wednesday it was halting all paid advertising on social media for a month, joining a growing list of global brands boycotting social networking giants over their handling of hateful and toxic content. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200702/lego-boycotts-social-media-advertising-over-toxic-content Thu, 02 Jul 2020 11:27:48 +0200 lego-boycotts-social-media-advertising-over-toxic-content Jens Nygaard Knudsen, who designed the iconic Lego minifigure with interchangeable legs and torsos, has died while in hospice care from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), his former colleague said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200224/creator-of-denmarks-iconic-lego-figure-dies-aged-78 Mon, 24 Feb 2020 10:52:51 +0100 creator-of-denmarks-iconic-lego-figure-dies-aged-78 Danish toy giant Lego has committed to carbon neutral production within the next ten years. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200203/lego-to-turn-all-its-bricks-green-by-2030-denmark Mon, 03 Feb 2020 17:23:15 +0100 lego-to-turn-all-its-bricks-green-by-2030-denmark Britain's Merlin Entertainments, owner of Madame Tussauds waxworks and the London Eye Ferris wheel, was snapped up Friday by Lego's Danish parent Kirkbi for £5.9 billion (6.6 billion euros) including debt. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190628/danish-lego-parent-company-snaps-up-madame-tussauds Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:54:14 +0200 danish-lego-parent-company-snaps-up-madame-tussauds Researchers at Aarhus University have concluded that there is a more environmentally-friendly alternative to Lego’s plastic bricks. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190619/have-danish-researchers-found-a-new-green-version-of-lego Wed, 19 Jun 2019 12:41:16 +0200 have-danish-researchers-found-a-new-green-version-of-lego Chinese police have dismantled a ring accused of manufacturing some $30 million worth of counterfeit Lego sold across the country, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190427/chinese-police-crack-down-on-fake-lego-ring Sat, 27 Apr 2019 13:45:36 +0200 chinese-police-crack-down-on-fake-lego-ring