2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (306+ words) One final waltz before the cold temperatures finally hit and close Denmark’s long summer season. This weekend is one of those “last” things: the final events in longer series, and a chance to enjoy a whole day outdoors before switching…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1625+ words) AkademikerPension and housing developer CPH Village have agreed on an investment of one billion DKK to finance up to 2,000 student homes in Copenhagen. The ambition is for the homes to be ready for move-in before 2030, and they are reserved for…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (263+ words) The long-standing housing dispute between the political leader of Frie Grønne, Sikandar Siddique, and the Municipality of Copenhagen appears to have reached its conclusion. Sikandar Siddique has lost the much-publicized residency case, and he is consequently poised to lose his…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1618+ words) The Danish Health Authority and Statens Serum Institut are inviting all Danes aged 65 and older to be vaccinated against influenza and COVID-19. Around 1.3 million citizens can expect an automatic invitation, which will be sent from today through the rest of…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (301+ words) This week on The Danish Connection: We unpack the long-awaited “spiral case” reports into decades of non-consensual IUD insertions on Greenlandic women and girls — and why the international expert panel split into two conflicting conclusions on whether it amounted to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (356+ words) After years of work, what is set to be one of the country’s most important cultural attractions is about to open. Denmark’s new Natural History Museum will open in Copenhagen on March 6, 2027, with eight new exhibitions, underground galleries and new…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (240+ words) The plan was actually to excavate for a terrace in a private garden in Rebild in North Jutland, but suddenly the spade struck a historic find. A total of 18.5 kilograms of silver was found, and it is clear that this…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (282+ words) It doesn’t take long after settling in Denmark to hear the term “hyggeracisme.” The word hyggeracisme has been debated and studied by academics, featured in think pieces and used in casual conversation, both to scrutinize the apparent casualness with which…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (237+ words) A strike by 12 air traffic controllers in Norway forced travelers to spend Saturday night at Bergen Airport, where between 300 and 400 people were expected to stay because local hotels were fully booked. Airspace over Bergen and Stavanger was closed to passenger…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (235+ words) A year and a half ago, the government presented a plan to build new Arctic ships for Greenland. A contract has not yet been signed with a supplier of these Arctic ships, and according to the head of the Greenlandic…...