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 state-owned railway DSB has a ‘travel time guarantee’, offering compensation if your train is delayed. How much can you get and how does it work? https://www.thelocal.dk/20260415/how-can-you-get-money-back-in-denmark-if-your-train-is-delayed Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:42:10 +0200 how-can-you-get-money-back-in-denmark-if-your-train-is-delayed Laura Hall, author of new memoir The Year I Lay My Head in Water, explains for The Local what she learnt about herself after spending a year wild swimming in Scandinavia. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260313/why-cold-water-swimming-is-the-secret-to-happiness-in-scandinavia Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:15:09 +0100 why-cold-water-swimming-is-the-secret-to-happiness-in-scandinavia Flights at Copenhagen Airport were briefly suspended on Tuesday morning after drones were observed in the area. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241203/danish-police-make-arrests-after-drones-spotted-over-copenhagen-airport Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:23:04 +0100 danish-police-make-arrests-after-drones-spotted-over-copenhagen-airport July 1st marks the official start of school holidays in Denmark, so on the preceding weekend the roads will be chock-a-block with summer traffic. Here's what you need to know about travel this summer. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240625/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-travel-in-denmark-in-the-summer-of-2024 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:44:55 +0200 heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-travel-in-denmark-in-the-summer-of-2024 Is it the highlight of your year or a bit of an inconvenience? Here's a quick guide to which streets in Copenhagen will be closed for this week's Distortion street festival. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230601/which-roads-in-copenhagen-are-closed-this-week-for-the-distortion-festival Thu, 01 Jun 2023 13:04:08 +0200 which-roads-in-copenhagen-are-closed-this-week-for-the-distortion-festival The UK government has published its list of 'cheaper Covid travel tests' for arrivals into the UK from countries including Denmark. But don't get too excited. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210806/how-to-book-that-day-two-covid-19-test-if-youre-travelling-from-denmark-to-the-uk Fri, 06 Aug 2021 11:18:57 +0200 how-to-book-that-day-two-covid-19-test-if-youre-travelling-from-denmark-to-the-uk A direct overnight rail service between the Norwegian and Danish capitals has not operated since 2001, but authorities in Oslo are considering its return. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210902/could-oslo-copenhagen-night-train-be-set-for-return Thu, 02 Sep 2021 16:56:51 +0200 could-oslo-copenhagen-night-train-be-set-for-return Denmark has dropped the most restrictive "red" travel classification for all countries including England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, meaning vaccinated travellers from these countries will no longer need to self-isolate on arrival. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210813/breaking-news-denmark-drops-red-status-for-all-countries-including-uk-regions Fri, 13 Aug 2021 18:58:55 +0200 breaking-news-denmark-drops-red-status-for-all-countries-including-uk-regions Most of Switzerland, the last three green regions of France, and the Italian island of Sardinia have all moved up to Denmark's more restrictive "yellow" status in Denmark's latest update to travel guidelines, which comes into force at 4pm on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210806/uk-stays-red-and-france-turns-yellow-in-latest-danish-travel-update Fri, 06 Aug 2021 19:23:41 +0200 uk-stays-red-and-france-turns-yellow-in-latest-danish-travel-update From Monday August 2nd, fully vaccinated travellers from the EU and US will be able to travel to the UK without quarantining. But with almost all the UK currently "red", travellers coming to Denmark from the UK still face obstacles. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210528/what-are-the-rules-on-travel-between-the-uk-and-denmark Fri, 28 May 2021 18:42:49 +0200 what-are-the-rules-on-travel-between-the-uk-and-denmark The lifting of coronavirus restrictions in the UK on July 19th means that people who are fully vaccinated will no longer have to quarantine when returning from trips abroad – provided they received their vaccinations in the UK. But will this make quarantine-free travel to Denmark possible? https://www.thelocal.dk/20210715/will-vaccinated-uk-residents-be-able-to-visit-denmark-without-quarantining-after-july-19th Thu, 15 Jul 2021 19:07:11 +0200 will-vaccinated-uk-residents-be-able-to-visit-denmark-without-quarantining-after-july-19th Although Denmark is now open to tourists from many countries, coronavirus passes are still needed to enter restaurants, museums and other cultural institutions, and foreigners can't yet get one. Here’s what you need to do still get access. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210624/what-you-need-to-know-about-covid-19-tests-as-a-tourist-in-denmark Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:52:21 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-covid-19-tests-as-a-tourist-in-denmark The South Jutland police have voiced their concern at what they believe is a widespread misunderstanding of Schengen travel rules. Travellers often become angry at the Danish-German border having to show their passports, they claim. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210711/danish-police-complain-of-misinterpretation-of-eu-travel-rules Sun, 11 Jul 2021 17:36:50 +0200 danish-police-complain-of-misinterpretation-of-eu-travel-rules Find out what's going on in Denmark today with The Local's short roundup of the news. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210702/today-in-denmark-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-friday Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:45:51 +0200 today-in-denmark-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-friday Denmark has launched a new click-through guide that makes it much easier for travellers coming to the country to know what travel restrictions are in place. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210622/denmark-launches-new-click-through-guide-for-incoming-tourists Tue, 22 Jun 2021 19:35:41 +0200 denmark-launches-new-click-through-guide-for-incoming-tourists Denmark will on Saturday bring in the fourth and final stage of its lifting of Covid-19 travel restrictions, with the EU digital covid certificate playing a bigger rule and a new "green" travel category. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210621/denmark-to-ease-travel-restrictions-what-changes-in-denmark-this-saturday Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:09:08 +0200 denmark-to-ease-travel-restrictions-what-changes-in-denmark-this-saturday While there are still restrictions on travel into Denmark from many non-EU countries, including the UK, travel from within the European Bloc is more relaxed. But there are still rules in place. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210609/in-detail-what-are-the-rules-on-travel-into-denmark-from-within-the-eu Wed, 09 Jun 2021 16:37:17 +0200 in-detail-what-are-the-rules-on-travel-into-denmark-from-within-the-eu Denmark is to tighten restrictions for travel from the UK in response to the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19, which was first detected in India, and has now become the dominant variant among samples sequenced in the UK. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210609/denmark-imposes-tighter-entry-rules-on-travellers-from-uk Wed, 09 Jun 2021 12:36:30 +0200 denmark-imposes-tighter-entry-rules-on-travellers-from-uk Denmark has long been a top travel destination for Americans, and US tourists who are vaccinated can from this weekend return to see the Little Mermaid. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210602/can-americans-travel-to-denmark-for-tourism-this-summer Wed, 02 Jun 2021 18:09:34 +0200 can-americans-travel-to-denmark-for-tourism-this-summer Denmark classified Germany, Italy and Austria as "yellow" on Friday, meaning tourists can travel to Denmark without testing in advance or isolating on arrival. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210604/denmark-opens-for-isolation-free-tourism-from-germany-italy-and-austria Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:02:51 +0200 denmark-opens-for-isolation-free-tourism-from-germany-italy-and-austria