Tag: Danes

  • Quarterly meter reading! Gas consumers to get a more accurate picture of how much they owe

    From June, the country’s gas consumers will be able to confirm a reading of their meter every three months to their supplier. According to state negotiator Evidait will give approximately 400,000 Danes a “better match between their consumption and bill, which shows whether there have been major changes in their consumption”. Many have taken the […]

  • New hero emerges as Denmark outside the EC 2024 qualification mark

    To KazakhstanHøjlund certainly made an impression, scoring all three goals while leading the line for Denmark. The future actually looks bright for Højlund and Denmark – the Atalanta forward only turned 20 last month. See his goal last night here. The Danes are now top of Group H along with Slovenia and Northern Ireland, who […]

  • Fantastic cache of silver found in a snowy West Jutland field

    Fantastic cache of silver found in a snowy West Jutland field

    Time was running out for metal detectorist Kay Walton in a field in West Jutland. With Christmas just around the corner, it was surely only a matter of time before her location would be knee deep in snow. But then her apparatus beeped: she had just discovered a silver coin minted during the reign of […]

  • Denmark scores highly for driver satisfaction

    High costs for petrol and parkingThe Danes achieved an overall score of 6.06 out of 10 – a result largely driven by the quality of their road infrastructure and low levels of congestion in the capital. However, the country’s ranking was hampered by high prices for off-street parking and the highest price of petrol of […]

  • More are opting out of the church

    Immigrants stay awayAs it stands, 72 percent of the population were members of the church, down from 73 percent last year and down 16 percentage points from when the numbers were first recorded back in 1986. Ethical Danes made up 84 percent of the church’s members, while immigrants and their descendants landed at 7 and […]

  • More young people on antidepressants

    Education and background Psychoanaleptics are used to treat depression and ADHD, but also dementia. This is probably why the age group 80+ had the highest proportion (over 20 percent) of people on psychoanaleptics. The figures also showed that ethnic Danes were more likely to be on psychoanaleptics than groups with an ethnic background other than […]

  • 2022 was a banner year for Danish tourism

    Competitive in the northThe number of overnight stays increased by 7.0 percent for foreign tourists and 17.8 percent for local tourists compared to the previous record year 2019. This puts the Danes firmly ahead of their northern European neighbours, a development that is largely due to solid growth in overnight stays from German and Dutch […]

  • The Danes are still blowing their breath despite the price increase

    Look at Australia and NorwayThe stagnant number of people quitting is particularly evident in the younger generation. In 2020, around 23 percent of 15-29-year-olds smoked daily or occasionally, a figure that rose to 25 percent in 2022. The same age group also saw an increase in users of e-cigarettes and smokeless nicotine products. In 2020, […]

  • The government is finally warming up to opting out of organ donation

    New ID = decision timeCurrently, organ donation is opt-in through donor registration via sundhed.dka completed donor card or a stated preference for loved ones. Opt-out means that healthcare professionals will generally assume that people want to donate their organs, unless they have actively opted out. Several parties have expressed an interest in making it mandatory […]

  • Long-term covid effects affect women in particular, according to Danish

    Long-term covid effects affect women in particular, according to Danish

    The Corona pandemic is not over for many Danes. According to a study co-authored by Region Central Jutland and Aarhus University Hospital, 448 patients are still being treated for long-term COVID complications at the city’s largest hospital. More than 75 percent are women aged 30-70. The majority report being plagued by mental fatigue and it […]

  • Miracle on ice!  Denmark beats Canada for the first time ever

    Miracle on ice! Denmark beats Canada for the first time ever

    Party time in HelsinkiMarkus Lauridsen and Peter Regin brought the Danes up to 2-0 in the first period, before Canada withdrew one. Mathias Bau Hansen restored the two-goal cushion in the third period, and the Canadians could only muster a late goal to draw within one. After the sound of the horn to end the […]

  • Danes are predominantly in favor of abolishing the Danish Defense Reserve

    Danes are predominantly in favor of abolishing the Danish Defense Reserve

    Three parties againstThe primary reason for doubt is lack of knowledge on the subject and uncertainty about what Denmark will gain by abolishing the Defense Reserve. Another concern is that Denmark may find itself in military operations in which it does not wish to participate. If you look at the political spectrum, the only three […]

  • Denmark is increasing military aid to Ukraine

    Denmark is increasing military aid to Ukraine

    Hearts and minesWith the new commitment of DKK 600 million, the Danes have set aside DKK 1 billion to help boost Ukraine’s military since Russia invaded. In addition, Frederiksen said that Denmark will also assist Ukraine in clearing mines in areas that are again under Ukrainian control. This will help Ukraine rebuild areas that have […]

  • Denmark has the lowest car theft in Europe

    Denmark has the lowest car theft in Europe

    Denmark has a serious bicycle theft problem. In 2020, there were 40,642 bicycle thefts nationwide, of which 14,429 in Copenhagen. And that’s just the ones reported. A town hall survey last summer showed that 20 percent of Copenhageners had a bicycle stolen within the previous year. But when it comes to cars, a new report […]

  • Denmark: More sanctions against Russia on the way

    Denmark: More sanctions against Russia on the way

    Most Danes have fled In related news, the government revealed that about 100 Danish citizens and legal residents are still in Ukraine. The government has urged everyone to leave the country – almost 240 have done so in recent days. About one-fifth of the remaining 100 have indicated that they will leave Ukraine in the […]

  • Immigrant women have on average fewer children than their Danish colleagues

    Immigrant women have on average fewer children than their Danish colleagues

    It may be a widespread assumption among certain circles in society that immigrants to Denmark tend to have larger families for cultural reasons – and that the result is a drain on the welfare system. But according to Statistics Denmark, immigrant women now have an average of 1.76 children, while ethnic Danish women have 1.78. […]

  • Danes mourn the deletion of 3,581 words from their dictionary

    Danes mourn the deletion of 3,581 words from their dictionary

    According to the Danish Language Board, around 3,581 words were removed from the Danish Spelling Dictionary between 1986 and 2012. The media industry magazine Journalisten published a list of the deleted words after Søren Espersen from the Danish People’s Party raised concerns about Minister of Culture Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen. While it is common practice for the […]

  • Travel trends: The Danes did not get far this year

    Travel trends: The Danes did not get far this year

    The USA traveled to Denmark According to Momondo, the busiest day of the year in terms of travel search dates was October 16, the start of the fall break. Momondo data also showed that the US topped the list of countries that had the most searches for travel to Denmark. Britain, Germany, France and Spain […]

  • Losses to Scotland can not put a damper on the magical year for Denmark

    Losses to Scotland can not put a damper on the magical year for Denmark

    Hoping for Qatar With the World Cup on the way just a year away, the Danes hope that they can keep up the pace next year. The loss to Scotland means that Denmark’s chance of being seeded for the World Cup draw is off. “We just have to draw Qatar,” joked coach Kasper Hjulmand, points […]

  • Corona passports and face masks must return, experts insist after another record number of infections in 2021

    Corona passports and face masks must return, experts insist after another record number of infections in 2021

    The 2,598 corona infections, which yesterday set a record in 2021 in Denmark yesterday, absolutely emphasize the need to act quickly, says Professor Eskild Petersen to TV2. Petersen is part of an expert group that on Tuesday made projections that the infection rate would soon rise above 2,000, but even he was surprised by Thursday’s […]

  • FACTS: Three out of four Danes have been vaccinated

    14,287 people have received a third vaccine sting against covid-19 in the last 24 hours. Read here how the vaccination of the different groups is going: * First revaccination: Selected groups are offered third plugs. These include nursing home residents, citizens with special immune systems and citizens who are 85 years of age or older. […]

  • FACTS: Three percent of Danes have got a third plug

    26,121 people have received a third vaccine sting against covid-19 in the last 24 hours. Read here how the vaccination of the different groups is going: * First revaccination: Selected groups are offered third plugs. These include nursing home residents, citizens with special immune systems and citizens who are 85 years of age or older. […]

  • Positive corona samples represent the highest proportion in ten weeks

    According to Minister of Health Magnus Heunicke (S), the rising positive percentage indicates a growing epidemic. He writes this on Twitter. The contact number, which is a calculation of how the covid-19 infection spreads, is stable enough. But other things point to an increase. There are now 120 inpatients with covid-19 in the country’s hospitals. […]

  • The proportion of positive coronate test is the highest in ten weeks

    According to Minister of Health Magnus Heunicke (S), the rising positive percentage indicates a growing epidemic. He writes this on Twitter. The contact number, which is a calculation of how the covid-19 infection spreads, is stable enough. But other things point to an increase. There are now 120 inpatients with covid-19 in the country’s hospitals. […]

  • Learn Danish: when, where and how you want it!

    Learn Danish: when, where and how you want it!

    There was a time when it was limited to taking Danish lessons to go to classes for three hours in the evening. But not everyone has the time or motivation, especially after a long day at work – with the kids waiting at home! Danish for You was founded by two experienced language teachers, Malene […]

  • The majority of corona inmates are fully vaccinated

    New figures from the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) show that the vast majority of patients admitted with covid-19 have been fully vaccinated. The latest statement from 17 October shows that 66 people who have been vaccinated have been admitted. 47 of the hospitalized Danes are unvaccinated, while two have started the vaccination. SSI has launched […]

  • FACTS: Over 150,000 Danes have received the third plug

    In the last 24 hours, 10,052 people have received a third vaccine sting against covid-19. Read here how the vaccination of the different groups is going: * First revaccination: Selected groups are offered third plugs. These include nursing home residents, citizens with special immune systems and citizens who are 85 years of age or older. […]

  • Volunteers increase survival after cardiac arrest

    Volunteers increase survival after cardiac arrest

    This is shown by new figures from the Danish Heart Stop Register. Behind the examination is doctor Kristian Bundgaard Ringgren, who is associated with the cardiac arrest register. According to him, the results may be due to the fact that Denmark has many volunteer helpers when a cardiac arrest occurs. – If I have to […]

  • The chance of surviving cardiac arrest is the same in country and city

    It shows new figures from the Heart Stop Register. It writes Jyllands-Posten. This is the first time that researchers have studied survival after cardiac arrest in sparsely populated and densely populated areas, respectively. According to doctor Kristian Bundgaard Ringgren, who is affiliated with the Cardiac Arrest Registry and researches the relationship between settlement and cardiac […]

  • Danes can get the third plug after half a year

    All Danes will receive an invitation to receive the third vaccine injection six months and 14 days after they have received the first injection, says Magnus Heunicke (S) to DR.

  • People over the age of 65 can get booster plugs half a year after the second plug

    People over the age of 65 can get booster plugs half a year after the second plug

    The National Board of Health is now starting to provide third plugs for fully vaccinated people over the age of 65. Also particularly vulnerable and health and elderly staff are offered third plugs. They can receive the invitation six months and 14 days after receiving the second injection of a covid-19 vaccine. It writes the […]

  • People over 65 can get booster plugs half a year after the second plug

    The National Board of Health is now starting to provide third plugs for fully vaccinated people over the age of 65. Also particularly vulnerable and health and elderly staff are offered third plugs. They can receive the invitation, six months and 14 days after receiving the second injection of a covid-19 vaccine. It writes the […]

  • Great Danes qualify for the World Cup in 2022 in an epic way

    Great Danes qualify for the World Cup in 2022 in an epic way

    In the numbers They have managed to do it with 17 different goal scorers and without their midfield spokesman Eriksen. And what about this for a statistic: Kasper Schmeichel has only faced four shots on goal so far in eight games. Denmark already set a new European record for most World Cup qualifiers in a […]

  • 564 new corona cases – hospitalized ladders with 6 to 89

    564 new corona cases – hospitalized ladders with 6 to 89

    The 564 infected were found in 36,351 PCR samples. These are the tests where you inoculate the throat. The positive percentage is 1.55. It is a measure of the proportion of the tests that have been answered that have been positive for covid-19. Conversely, it is slightly lower than on Sunday, when it was 1.63 […]

  • S: The left speaks in slogans instead of solving problems

    In particular, when it comes to criticism of the government’s desire for a distribution of students in high schools based on parents’ income, the Liberal Party’s words sound hollow, it sounds from the Social Democrat. According to him, the Liberal Party criticizes the government’s proposal for a new high school distribution, even though the party […]

  • The nurse who had review success

    The nurse who had review success

    On Friday, October 8, she turns 75 years old. It was Volmer Sørensen, who among other things is known as a radio and TV host at DR, who helped to discover Lise Schrøder’s talent. He helped her get on both the Amager Stage, where she played with, among others, Grethe Sønck and Birthe Kjær. It […]

  • Researchers must withdraw media-covered articles after mistakes

    The fact that the article is now being withdrawn is due to the researchers having made mistakes in the use of data, says Professor MFO Mikkel Jarle Christensen, who is one of the researchers behind it. – Data concerns charges and not charges, which the article is otherwise built on. Although accusations in the nature […]

  • DR: Three IS mothers and 14 children on their way from Syria to Denmark

    According to DR News, the 14 children and the three mothers left the al-Roj prison camp in northeastern Syria early this morning, and they are expected to land in Denmark within 24 hours. The three women traveled voluntarily from Denmark to Syria, where they joined the Islamic State. One of the women has dual citizenship, […]

  • Media: Three IS mothers and 14 children are on their way from Syria to Denmark

    According to DR News, the 14 children and the three mothers left the al-Roj prison camp in northeastern Syria early this morning, and they are expected to land in Denmark within 24 hours. The three women traveled voluntarily from Denmark to Syria, where they joined the Islamic State. One of the women has dual citizenship, […]

  • Danes under the age of 18 are no longer offered Moderna

    People under the age of 18 will not be offered a vaccine from Moderna on a precautionary basis. They are only offered the Pfizer vaccine, the Danish Health and Medicines Authority informs.

  • Cross-vaccinated Danes are now offered a third sting

    Cross-vaccinated Danes are now offered a third plug with an mRNA vaccine against covid-19. It writes the National Board of Health in a press release. In the spring, a large part of the frontline staff in the healthcare system was vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine and then an mRNA vaccine. The third plug is offered […]

  • 477 new cases of infection – no new deaths

    Of the inpatients, 13 people are in an intensive care unit, and eight of them are helped by a respirator to breathe. The daily infection rate has not been above 600 for about a month. The 477 new cases of infection have been found among 34,668 PCR tests – the test in which one is […]

  • DR presents new plan: Will be fully digital

    DR must be developed into a “fully digital public service institution”. This is stated by DR in a press release which deals with a comprehensive plan for digital development. In this context, six digital initiatives are being launched. The strategy also means a change in DR’s organization. This means that the director area “DR Media” […]

  • Almost every fifth adult Dane drinks too much

    Almost every fifth adult Dane drinks too much

    According to the Danish Health and Medicines Authority, when you cross those boundaries, you have a high risk of becoming ill from alcohol. At the same time, two out of three say that they have difficulty talking to someone in the immediate network that the person in question may be drinking too much. This is […]

  • The police chief does not see prejudice among officers

    The Danish police officers are not driven by prejudice when targeting citizens. This is what Heino Kegel, chairman of the Norwegian Police Association, says. – Prejudice is not something that characterizes the police, he says. According to Politiken, new Danish research shows that charges against ethnic Danes more often lead to convictions than charges against […]

  • The Danes’ favorite travel destination turns green in travel guidance

    According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ update of travel guidelines, entry to Denmark from Chile, Kuwait and Rwanda is also open. In the press release, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also makes it clear that the travel guides are aimed at those citizens who have not been vaccinated. This means that those who have […]

  • Denmark is Europe’s optimists

    Denmark is Europe’s optimists

    Few pessimists As part of its e-survey, Eurofound also discovered that Danes had the lowest proportion of pessimists in the EU. Out of all EU Member States, only Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Belgium, Italy, France and Greece had more pessimists than optimists (see picture below). Download the full Eurofound report here. (photo: Eurofound)

  • The number of new corona cases is the highest in almost three weeks

    There have been daily answers to between approximately 26,300 and almost 52,000 tests. Wednesday’s infection figures have been found in about 40,000 samples. This equates to 1.35 percent of the samples being positive for covid-19. The figure, also known as the positive percentage, is the highest in the period. – It looks fundamentally stable, even […]

  • Sweet things and screen consumption boomed under the corona

    Sweet things and screen consumption boomed under the corona

    This is shown by the most thorough study of the subject from the DTU Food Institute. The diet of adult Danes during the closure contained on average 40 percent more sweet things and significantly more sweet drinks than has been seen in previous studies of the Danes’ diet and physical activity. At the same time, […]

  • In ten hours, 3,500 Danes have applied for a pool for green housing initiatives

    There has been great interest among Danes to get their hands on grants to make green improvements in the home. On Tuesday, approximately DKK 80 million was applied for in the Building Pool, when the system was put on pause at 8 pm. This is stated by the Danish Energy Agency in a press release. […]

  • In ten hours, 3,500 Danes have applied for money from a green housing pool

    There has been great interest among Danes to get their hands on grants to make green improvements in the home. On Tuesday, approximately DKK 80 million was applied for in the Building Pool, when the system was put on pause at 8 pm. This is stated by the Danish Energy Agency in a press release. […]

  • 353 have been diagnosed with coronavirus in the last 24 hours

    This means that the positive percentage is 1.30, which is the highest since 31 August. The number of covid-19 inpatients increases by eight to 85 people. On Saturday, the number was 77, which was the lowest number of patients since August 7, when 67 were hospitalized. In the ensuing period, the number of inpatients peaked […]

  • The number of corona patients is the lowest since August

    The number of corona patients is the lowest since August

    This means that the positive percentage is 0.90. Since 15 September, the daily number of infections has been below 400 infected. The continued infection spread especially among younger people and those who have not been vaccinated against covid-19. This is the assessment of Kasper Karmark Iversen, professor and chief physician at the University of Copenhagen […]

  • Five Spanish regions are colored green in travel guides

    Five regions in Spain are made green in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ travel guide, which applies from 4 pm on Saturday. This is stated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release. These are the regions of Galicia, Navarre, La Rioja, Castilla y León and Extremadura. The regions were previously yellow. In […]

  • 382 new cases – two more deaths

    On Friday, 87 people were admitted to the Danish hospitals with coronavirus. The figure is unchanged from Thursday. The number of admissions is the lowest since 10 August. The 382 cases of infection were found among 39,641 PCR tests, giving a positive percentage of 0.96. In the last 24 hours, 4514 people have received a […]

  • EL proposes tax increases for the richest in a new proposal

    EL proposes tax increases for the richest in a new proposal

    She says this in an interview with Berlingske. – The foundation of our society is slipping. We now see a situation where someone lives in hustle and bustle with all possibilities, while others have to turn every penny. It is unfair to an extent that calls for swift action, says Mai Villadsen to the newspaper. […]

  • Danish gang members arrested for kidnapping in Belgium

    Three gang members with Danish citizenship have been arrested in the Netherlands in connection with a case of kidnapping. This is confirmed by a spokesman for the Belgian police to Ekstra Bladet. The abduction took place in the Belgian port city of Ostend on 25 August. The victim was driven in a car to Holland, […]

  • Still less than 100 inpatients – not seen in a month and a half

    The last time there were three days in a row with less than 100 inpatients was first in August. The number of inpatients with covid-19 reached its previous peak on 4 January, when 964 infected people were admitted to Denmark. Since then, the number has dropped steadily, and during the summer there were two days […]

  • Another 268 cases of infection – number of hospitalized rises to 99

    The last time there were three days in a row with less than 100 inpatients was in early August. A further 268 people have been notified since the latest inventory that they are infected with covid-19. During the period, there have been responses to 26,330 samples, which is the lowest number in the daily inventory […]

  • No place to call home: One in 20 Danes has moved 20 times at the age of 35

    No place to call home: One in 20 Danes has moved 20 times at the age of 35

    As Danish women and men have reached the age of 35, according to Statistics Denmark, they have moved an average of 9.3 and 8.8 times, respectively. On average, children have moved once at the age of 5 years, twice at the age of 15 years and three times at the age of 20 years. Accelerates […]

  • Kjærsgaard: We ourselves have been out about the problems

    Kjærsgaard: We ourselves have been out about the problems

    – It has not been very easy or cozy for a long time. I do not scold the press. You screw the screw, but we have also been out about it ourselves. We must stop, says the party founder and continues: – There have been far too many quarrels about our foreign policy and that […]

  • Thulesen Dahl re-elected as chairman of DF

    – But it is important that we have used this weekend to show the Danes that we are far stronger than they think, says Kristian Thulesen Dahl. Prior to the annual meeting, named members of the party have called on party founder Pia Kjærsgaard to take over the chairmanship due to the poor opinion polls.

  • Prehn rejects more money: Agriculture agreement must be reached with 22 billion

    This is what Prehn says at the Social Democrats’ congress in Aalborg. – I think that the blue bloc needs to find out whether they are first and foremost ambitious about the climate, or whether it is once again a matter of squeezing more money. – There is plenty of money in advance, we have […]

  • Left: No broad agreement without more money for agriculture

    – It is clear that if the government’s final feedback on the left is that there is the money on the table – that is, almost no money for the green transition – then it will cost somewhere between 10,000 and 15,000 jobs. – And we will not participate in that. Then the government will […]

  • Turn the cottage into a year-round home

    Turn the cottage into a year-round home

    In 2021, almost 40,000 Danes will use the holiday home as a year-round home. This is shown by figures from Statistics Denmark, which the real estate chain Nybolig has analyzed. And it is especially popular among seniors aged 60-80 years. According to Nybolig, they make up 64 percent of the people who live in the […]

  • Thulesen Dahl: We must not flaunt new policies

    Thulesen Dahl: We must not flaunt new policies

    Neither voters nor party members should expect Kristian Thulesen Dahl to offer political revolutions or violent innovation to send the party back against the greatness of prejudice and put two lines under his presidency. – We must show that the DNA on which the Danish People’s Party stands, exists, even though there are some years […]

  • 40,000 Danes have had their debts to the National Police deducted from their salaries

    In the first half of 2021, around 40,000 Danes have been deducted from their salaries to pay off non-performing debts to the National Police. This is stated by the Ministry of Taxation in a press release. – When people get a fine, it must of course be paid. It’s about our sense of justice. – […]

  • Blood bank: Denmark needs 540,000 more stem cell donors

    Blood bank: Denmark needs 540,000 more stem cell donors

    Every year, more than 140 Danes are diagnosed with a disease that requires them to have a stem cell transplant in order to survive. It requires a good match between the donor’s and the patient’s tissue types, and if there is no donor with the right match, it can cost the patient his life. This […]

  • After crazy sales year: Here we would rather buy a holiday home

    After crazy sales year: Here we would rather buy a holiday home

    In the summer of 2020, the sale of holiday homes went completely crazy. Denmark was subdued by the corona, and the Danes could not travel anywhere. As a result, we were renovating our homes or investing in real estate instead. It resulted in a huge home sale of houses, apartments and holiday homes. In the […]

  • Løkke goes after getting the decisive mandates

    – I am first and foremost grateful that so many Danes want to give this political project a chance, says Løkke about what he calls a milestone for his new political project. A party is not quite the Moderates yet, he admits. This will not be the case until after the local elections in November. […]

  • Denmark ranked first in terms of digital quality of life

    Denmark ranked first in terms of digital quality of life

    Affordability and quality Immersion in the five index pillars Denmark ranked first in Internal Affordability and Electronic Infrastructure and also performed well in Electronic Government (6), Internet Quality (9) and Electronic Security (12). Looking at the sub-criteria, the Danes scored well for Mobile Affordability (1), Network Readiness (2) and Online Services (3). The country’s worst […]

  • South Sudan receives over 150,000 vaccine doses of COVID-19 through COVAX

    JUBA, September 14 (Xinhua) -South Sudan received 152,950 doses of the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX facility on Tuesday. These single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines are the third batch of vaccine shipments to South Sudan through the COVAX facility. Elizabeth Achuei, South Sudan’s Minister of Health, said the vaccines will […]

  • Denmark close to gender balance for parental leave

    Denmark close to gender balance for parental leave

    Blue block: ‘It is condescending’ But some blue bloc parties, such as the Danish People’s Party (DF) and Nye Borgerlige, did not offer many words of support. “NO THANK YOU! This is SO condescending for the Danes. To the families. Let the families decide for themselves how they want to allocate their parental leave!” wrote […]

  • FACTS: 4.3 million Danes have been vaccinated

    75.7 percent of the population has received the first plug. Here you can read how the vaccination of the different groups is going: * Groups 1-9: Vaccine groups 1-9 include citizens over the age of 65, health professionals, the particularly vulnerable and their relatives. In this group, 1,566,235 received the first injection of a vaccine. […]

  • SF will improve conditions for dementia and relatives

    SF will improve conditions for dementia and relatives

    The promise must be phased in over three years and financed by the negotiation reserve in the budget negotiations. She tells this up to the party’s national meeting, which began on Saturday. – It has taken far too long to do something that is in fact at the forefront of helping in the field of […]

  • Increasing number of Danes who choose to change their Christian name

    Increasing number of Danes who choose to change their Christian name

    Danish people changed their Christian names more in 2020 than in previous years, Statistics Denmark reports. Between 2015 and 2019, there were an average of 4,600 name changes each year. But in 2020, there were 5,932 – an increase of 29 percent. More LGBTI + changes The increase is partly due to an increasing number […]

  • Runners across the country can expect showers and wind over the weekend

    Runners across the country can expect showers and wind over the weekend

    On Saturday, when approximately 15,000 Danes run over the country’s largest bridge, there may be rain and showers for a large part of the day. – It is unfortunate that the weather does not change. Showers and headwinds across the Great Belt are probably not what one hopes for. It can be a bit tough, […]

  • End of sun and summer: The weekend offers showers and wind

    End of sun and summer: The weekend offers showers and wind

    On Saturday, when approximately 15,000 Danes run over the country’s largest bridge, there may be rain and showers for a large part of the day. – It is unfortunate that the weather does not change. Showers and headwinds across the Great Belt are probably not what one hopes for. It can be a bit tough, […]

  • Imprisoned Danes are forcibly medicated in the USA

    The Dane, who is in his 50s, is suspected of having started one of the largest natural fires in the state’s history. He is mentally ill and unable to appear in a criminal case. He refuses to take medication, and the focus of the last many court hearings has therefore been whether he could be […]

  • Several Danes changed their first name last year

    The number of Danes who changed their first name increased steadily last year, when corona hit Denmark. Here, 29 percent more people changed first name than the average for the period 2015-2019. This is shown by figures from Statistics Denmark (DST). There was a clear increase after restrictions were imposed on the community in March […]

  • Almost 30 percent more Danes changed their first name last year

    The Danes took greater advantage of the opportunity to change their first names last year than has been the case before. In 2020, 29 percent more people changed their first name compared to the average for the period 2015-2019. This is shown by figures from Statistics Denmark (DST). There was a clear increase after corona […]

  • The Danes are world champions in motion

    The Danes are world champions in motion

    This is shown by the largest survey to date of the Danes’ movement habits, based on 163,000 answers. The study differs, in addition to thoroughness, from previous studies by involving many forms of movement other than classical club sports. Bjarne Ibsen is behind the study “Denmark in Motion”, which must provide good input to the […]

  • FACTS: Three out of four Danes have received the first vaccine bite

    A total of 71.2 percent of the population is now considered fully vaccinated. That is a total of 4.1 million citizens. Currently, vaccines are being offered to all persons who have reached the age of 12 years. SSI calculates the proportion of vaccinated in relation to the entire population, because they want to assess how […]

  • They did it heck!  Denmark is finally holding the Olympics

    They did it heck! Denmark is finally holding the Olympics

    Underdogs again No NHL players attended the recent Winter Games in Pyeongchang, but the Danes hope that this will not be the case next year. “I am absolutely convinced that an agreement will be reached so that we can get our NHL players to Beijing,” Kim Pedersen, the Danish general manager, told TV2 News. “I […]

  • Wammen will preserve the treasury in otherwise normal finance law

    Wammen will preserve the treasury in otherwise normal finance law

    – The Finance Act, which I will present tomorrow, is an expression of the fact that the Danish economy is doing really, really well. Where last year we had a finance law that was supposed to speed things up so that we could take care of the workplaces and our companies, now there is a […]

  • Ritter ran away from both the police and Merckx

    Ritter ran away from both the police and Merckx

    Ole Ritter has told the story to the magazine Euroman, and the sprint from the police was to be the starting shot for one of the most successful cycling careers in Denmark. Ritter turns 80 on August 29. He started as an amateur rider, and in the 1960s, both inside and outside Denmark’s borders, he […]

  • FACTS: Seven out of ten Danes have been vaccinated

    A total of 70.8 percent of the population is now considered fully vaccinated. That is a total of 4.1 million citizens. Currently, vaccines are being offered to all persons who have reached the age of 12 years. SSI calculates the proportion of vaccinated in relation to the entire population, because they want to assess how […]

  • Danes may travel to the UK without plugs or quarantine

    Danes who have not been vaccinated can go to the UK from Monday without being quarantined. It writes The Independent. In future, there will only be a requirement that travelers can present a negative PCR test, where they are grafted in the throat, within two days of arrival, and that the travelers have not been […]

  • Seven out of ten Danes see obesity as a societal problem

    Seven out of ten Danes see obesity as a societal problem

    Obesity is a problem for society. This is the opinion of a majority of respondents in a new report, which the Danish Health and Medicines Authority, the Danish Cancer Society, the Diabetes Association and the Heart Association are behind. The survey is about the Danes’ knowledge and attitudes about obesity. It shows, among other things, […]

  • Denmark reaches milestone: 80 percent over the age of 12 have been vaccinated

    80 percent of all Danes over the age of 12 have now been vaccinated. It writes Minister of Health Magnus Heunicke (S) on Twitter. – Thanks to the over four million Danes who have accepted offers of vaccination, writes Heunicke. On Wednesday, exactly 4,090,755 people were completely vaccinated against coronavirus, figures from the Statens Serum […]

  • More online security at home – Hooray!

    More online security at home – Hooray!

    Many people do not care when it comes to their online security. In a busy day, protecting one’s online data may not be the highest priority, but there has been an increased awareness of the subject after more and more of our data has become available, but also because we are seeing more and more […]

  • FACTS: Almost seven out of ten Danes have been vaccinated

    A total of 69.9 percent of the population is now considered fully vaccinated. That is a total of 4.09 million citizens. Currently, vaccines are being offered to all persons over the age of 12. SSI calculates the proportion of vaccinated in relation to the entire population, because they want to assess how close Denmark is […]

  • Mette F .: We have become powerless in the face of the great challenges

    She highlights, among other things, the lack of labor and especially skilled labor as one of the areas that has been the subject of many years of political intervention without a basic solution. Therefore, according to the Prime Minister, a new approach is needed. – We have come well through the corona, and things are […]

  • The number of corona inmates doubled in August – but far from the top

    Despite the increase, however, the level is significantly lower than in January. The previous peak was January 4, when 964 infected were hospitalized. Since then, the number of vaccinated has increased significantly, and at present, only people who have not been fully vaccinated are admitted. – 80 percent of the inpatients have not been fully […]

  • About 90 people on the Danish list are still in Afghanistan

    Three days ago, there were about 70 people on the Danish list, but it has now increased in recent days. – It is a list that has changed significantly. There are about 90 at the moment, but vary in different directions. We also do everything to get them out, says Jeppe Kofod. The list of […]

  • Another car hit by stones on Swedish highway

    The episode took place at an exit near the town of Skurup and caused several damages to the car’s windshield. It is the 118th time this year that Swedish police have opened a case of throwing stones at cars on E65. By far, most of the episodes on Friday were aimed at Danish cars. Parts […]

  • FACTS: Soon, four million Danes will be vaccinated

    A total of 67.8 percent of the population is now considered fully vaccinated. That is a total of 3.97 million citizens. Currently, vaccines are being offered to all persons over the age of 12. SSI calculates the proportion of vaccinated in relation to the entire population, because they want to assess how close Denmark is […]

  • Another plane with evacuees sets course for Copenhagen

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not previously wanted to say how many people are on the plane, or whether there are Afghans or Danes on board. However, there are evacuees. Denmark is evacuating, among others, Afghans who have worked for the Danish embassy and their families. The foreign minister from Pakistan, who is helping […]

  • Another evacuation aircraft lands in Denmark on Thursday evening

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms that another plane with evacuees is on its way to Denmark. According to the flight monitoring service Flightradar24, the plane lands at Copenhagen Airport shortly before 11 pm. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can not state how many people are on the plane, or whether it is Afghans or […]