Tag: Jutland
Science Round-Up: New technology means reusable wind turbine blades
It is a watershed moment for the wind industry. Thanks to the work of researchers from Aarhus University, the Danish manufacturer Vestas will be able to build new wind turbine blades with epoxy. The company has developed a chemical process that makes it possible to break it down and recycle it. “We are super happy […]
It’s a snowstorm, Hjørring!
Tomorrow may be a good day to work at home – especially if you live in northern Jutland, as high winds and heavy snowfall will most likely cause a blizzard in the region. In Aalborg, the snowfall is expected e.g. to start around 17.00 on Monday evening, but the wind strength will be modest until […]
This is where you will be able to see the northern lights tonight!
Already several were lucky last night, but it could be your turn tonight. The northern lights, which are also known as northern lights, are quite rare in Denmark. But tonight, between 9pm and 2am, you might be able to see them if you’re in the right place at the right time. Midnight has been singled […]
Ecco headquarters vandalized to mark the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
On Thursday evening, Ecco’s headquarters in Tønder in southern Denmark was vandalized ahead of Friday’s anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A stone plinth near the headquarters was draped in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. Under the cloak, a series of large ‘Z’s’ – the symbol of the Russian army during the invasion – […]
Make it compulsory to learn Danish, argues the language school’s interest organisation
De Danske Sprogcentre, the Danish language school’s interest organization, has prepared a list of suggestions for how the government can encourage more foreigners to learn the language. Among them is a recommendation to abolish the rule that prohibits international players from receiving free tuition after they have been here for five years. The number of […]
Museums Round-Up: Countdown begins, engines fired up, for opening of new Cold War museum
Ten, nine, eight, seven … it’s the lift-off sequence we all once associated with launching lunar modules, but today, unfortunately, it’s more likely some kind of missile – to cause needless human destruction or kill James Bond. It is fittingly reproduced here because we now have only ten days until the opening of Cold War […]
Denmark soaks through the wettest January in over 150 years
The new normIt was especially the first half of the month that contributed to the new record. It rained every day somewhere in the country and the 21.1mm that fell on January 4th made it the wettest day in January history. The downpour led to several floods around Denmark. Central, western and southern Jutland were […]
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 […]
Fluorescence, your name is woman! Men are more likely to cycle without lights
Women are better than men – half the population already knew that. Or rather, they are less reckless, less selfish, less likely to cause a head-on bicycle collision on a moonless night in Christiania and less likely to consider 49 kroner for a set of bicycle lights daylight robbery at midnight in the center of […]
New speed control units located in Denmark
The National Police has a late Christmas present that motorists will not be happy about. A decision has been made to increase the number of ATK vehicles (automatic speed control) on Danish roads from 82 to 107. “We know that speeding is a factor in four out of 10 fatal accidents. If we are to […]
Danish News Round-Up: Four films in the running for the Oscars
Two Danish documentaries among the shortlist‘A House Made of Splinters’, a documentary film shot in a Ukrainian orphanage and directed by Simon Lereng Wilmont is nominated in the Documentary Feature Film category, while ‘The Territory’, a Danish-Brazilian-American film shot in the Amazon about indigenous people and the environment , is also among the nominees in […]
Outside INnovation: Jutland collection
Wheels down, Aarhus-bound. I skip the bridge, but the Great Belt still needs to be navigated. I sprint to the boat. Dark skies greet the ferry as the cars spill out into the large Jutland city. I have moderator duty for a collection of Danish and German organizations that merge electronics, satellite and drone data […]
A home in tune with all your needs
Moving to Copenhagen as an expat opens up all sorts of questions about where and how to live. Many opt for the city centre, others the countryside, but both can be lonely choices. What often eludes the internationals is a sense of community – a quality at the heart of the ethos of LIVING BY […]
National Round-Up: More snow for the weekend, but it won’t stick around for long
Around 90 percent of Denmark will be covered in snow this weekend. This is reported by TV2. Snow is likely to fall on Wednesday and Thursday and then stay on the ground until at least Sunday, when temperatures are expected to rise to 6-7 degrees. Some areas will see as much as 18 cm of […]
SAS unveils new summer routes out of Copenhagen
KO blow for Karup?In other aviation news, Central Jutland Airport in Karup is facing bankruptcy after dismal passenger numbers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The airport, which has been in operation since 1965 and is owned by nine municipalities in the region, is temporarily closing because Danish Air Transport is ceasing the Karup-Copenhagen […]
Free movie tickets for Ukrainian families this Sunday!
Christmas Eve in Denmark becomes a time of great happiness in Denmark when families gather to celebrate. But in Ukraine it will mark another anniversary: ten months since Putin’s tanks rolled into their homeland. The lyrics to the classic Band Aid song come to mind: “Do they even know it’s Christmas time?” But a cinema […]
White Christmas looks as likely as France winning the World Cup… so pretty good odds!
Denmark has a 20 percent chance of having a white Christmas, TV2’s barometer shows. It is more or less the same probability as France lifting the World Cup. So if you don’t bet against Mbappe, you can’t write off that it will be fast. Hear London: A white Christmas must be served!The rules for what […]
Beyond innovation: Coziness meets high concept
Dawn. Slipstreaming over the Øresund. The ‘bridge’ shakes hands with Sweden. I look down on the windmills, harvest the elements and fuel our future. The wind and the waves. For millennia, the Danes have exploited them. What is it with me and Denmark? Half Scottish and one hundred percent European. There is probably also a […]
Baltic bombshell: Three 18th-century shipwrecks discovered in perfect condition
There will probably never be a point in human existence when we stop finding shipwrecks – but three in one day! It’s up there with the discovery of the wreck of the Titanic in 1985, for sure! The Baltic Sea, home to many maritime cemeteries over the years, has yielded three well-preserved ‘ghost ships’. They […]
Two weekend tragedies underscore the need for caution in slippery conditions
It’s slippery out there today! Denmark has woken up to a blanket of snow and frost, and the white continues to fall – but mostly sleet. According to year no, the sleet will continue until at least noon in the capital region, but may well return in the afternoon and early evening. The thermometers may […]
The snow will probably hit Denmark this weekend
Denmark always gets its dramatic weather stories from TV2. The broadcaster is Denmark’s answer to the Daily Express and Fox News (“Tornado to hit Washington DC on January 5, 2021 was one of its more accurate forecasts). On wind-related questions, TV2 tends to be quite broad, but when it comes to snow, it’s usually on […]
National Round-Up: landmark verdict for children conceived with Danish sperm donors
The Department of Immigration backed upShe claimed that the child should have Danish citizenship because the law states that a child has the right to citizenship “if the father, mother or co-mother is Danish”. But her position was rejected by the Department of Immigration at the time, and that position has now been backed up […]
2022 parliamentary election collection: Enhedslisten warns the prime minister to stick to the left bloc
Enhedslist’s political rapporteur Mai Villadsen has called on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen not to go outside the red bloc in her efforts to form a new government. After the results, she admitted to DR that she finds it difficult to see any common ground between her party and Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s new party, the Moderates. […]
Talk about sustainable innovation with the DLG chair
Management thinkers often use the metaphor of ‘snow melting at the edge of an organization’ to highlight the phenomena whereby top management in large organizations cannot see threats or change happening quickly enough. It is often said that people who work close to customers in the field – such as engineers, sales and project managers […]
Danish venues close for the winter in response to the energy crisis
Denmark is preparing for a winter of energy savings due to rising electricity prices. The festive lights will be less visible (Tønder, which calls itself Denmark’s most welcoming Christmas town, will only have the lights on for six hours a day), many ice rinks will not be in use (e.g. Horsens will not open theirs […]
Conservatives fall to the same level as the Liberal Alliance: Is it time for Pape to give up the PM dream?
Pressure is mounting on conservative leader Søren Pape Poulsen to withdraw his candidacy to become the next prime minister after a dismal showing in the latest Epinion poll for DR. Conducted on October 20, it reveals the Conservatives are running exactly level with Blue Bloc stablemate the Liberal Alliance. Both would get 7 percent of […]
Danish News Round-Up: The Danish Parliament must consider proposals for a bereavement plan
On August 23, a citizens’ motion emerged outlining a plan to offer support to families during the critical period immediately following the sudden death of the mother or father. In less than a month, the proposal gained an impressive 50,000 supporters. Support for bereaved familiesIn the days, weeks and months after a child loses one […]
Election gathering: Sometimes the kingmakers Dansk Folkeparti and Radikale watch from the sidelines with little hope of influencing
Every Danish government back to the 1970s has been formed on the basis of a majority consisting of either the Radicals or the Danish People’s Party. But none of the ‘kingmakers’ are doing well in the polls and look set to become part of the next majority. Both will likely be frozen outDF (2.9 per […]
Local Round-Up: Gas prices are rising in Copenhagen
300,000 affected The price increase will affect both companies and private customers. HOFOR supplies gas to almost 300,000 people in Copenhagen. Read more about the price increase here (in Danish) Gas leak investigationCopenhagen police are investigating gas leaks in the Baltic Sea and are not ruling anything out in advance. The investigation into the Nord […]
Business Round-Up: House prices will fall
Reject across the board?For areas such as northern Jutland and Bornholm, the picture is a little less dramatic. House prices will fall by 3.3 percent and 3.7 percent respectively in 2023. Last week, Danmarks Nationalbank also predicted “significant price drops” in the Danish housing market with almost identical figures to Nykredit. Last week, Handelsbanken also […]
It is important to dream big!
Philanthropic work is like oxygen: often invisible, but vital to our society. In Denmark, the undisputed giant of philanthropy is Realdania, an association that has supported 4,500 projects with more than 2.9 billion euros. CEO’s insightIn this interview, Jesper Nygård, CEO of Realdania, shares some of his insights. Diplomacy Magazine caught up with him in […]
Lots of parking fines at the Copenhagen hospitals
A national concernThe largest increase in parking fines occurred at Rigshospitalet city hospital, Nordsjællands Hospital and Herlev-Gentofte Hospital. A similar trend is also developing elsewhere in Denmark. In 2021, a total of 11,527 tickets were issued at hospitals in Region North Jutland – significantly more than the 1,059 issued in 2019. According to a recent […]
Denmark is affected by a record-breaking drought
Relief on the horizonThe situation is particularly bad in Southern Jutland, Funen and Bornholm, among others, where the index has reached ‘full capacity’ of 10 out of 10. The rain gauge in Nørreløkke near Sønderborg has registered a paltry 16.5 mm since 1 August. The good news is that the rain is on its way. […]
Culture Round-Up: Disney+ is creeping up on Netflix’s shoulder, but neither can compete with YouTube
The average TV viewer in Denmark streams over an hour of content every day, and the breakdown confirms the enormous popularity of the video sharing platform YouTube among most young people. They spend so much time on the platform that it’s enough to push YouTube, with an average of 20 minutes per person per day, […]
Heavy hitters line up to join the new Støjberg party
Parental leave first on the platformStøjberg, who himself is running in Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s backyard in North Jutland, promised that more candidates were on the way. The Danish Democrats have been criticized for not revealing a political platform in recent weeks, but that changed this week when the party unveiled its first position. It […]
Did Denmark come close to another mass killing in July… this time in central Aarhus on the 16th?
A court hearing began at 09:00 in Aarhus today about a 33-year-old man who is believed to have planned to carry out a possible terrorist attack in the middle of Aarhus on 16 July. His weapons are reported to be three knives and a car. It is believed that he intended to attack Frederiksgade, a […]
New test center for Empire State-sized turbines may be located in North Jutland
The location of a new 2,800-hectare test center, with eight 450-meter-tall turbines the size of the Empire State Building (antenna and all), will be confirmed by the end of the year. It concerns three locations in North Jutland: Tønder, Esbjerg and one across Brønderslev and Jammerbugt municipalities. The site will be selected by a panel […]
Danish News Round-Up: Climate Minister regrets the gas situation
The resumed extraction of gas from the Tyra field in the Danish part of the North Sea has been postponed, and climate minister Dan Jørgensen is not happy about that. This is largely due to the instability of the gas market due to the war in Ukraine and the dependence on Russian gas. The postponement […]
Huge increase in demand for stoves as Russia cuts gas supply to Europe
While Russia continues to reduce its gas supplies to Germany, the stove market is facing an unprecedented increase in demand, both from customers in Denmark and Germany. “Our stoves are worth their weight in gold right now,” says Anders Kajgaard, factory manager at the North Jutland stove manufacturer Rais, to Nordjuyske. Labor shortageGermany has always […]
Danish news Round-Up: Avoiding the draft with the state’s blessing
There will be no Defense Day this year if a bill from the Ministry of Defense were to be adopted by the Folketing. Defense Day is the name given to the process by which young men are selected for national service by lottery. Should they be deemed fit enough to serve, an ‘unlucky’ draw will […]
Science Round-Up: SSI reports promising results in effort to create vaccine to protect infants from killer virus
Vaccine researchers at the Statens Serum Institut in close collaboration with colleagues from Boston Children’s Hospital are optimistic about a new vaccine to protect newborn children against respiratory infections caused by the RS virus (RSV). RSV is one of the leading causes of death among under-fives in the world, and it can also affect the […]
Danish News Round-Up: Extra spicy, but not in a good way
A brand of tortilla chips is being withdrawn from sale due to the risk that they have been contaminated with higher than normal doses of atropine and scopolamine. Paulig is recalling all packages of its organic Santa Maria Tortilla Chips with an expiration date of March 30, 2023 or earlier. Unwelcome additionSmall doses of atropine […]
Danish news overview: Denmark on board with EU gas cuts, but convinced that it will manage on its own supply
The news that Russia is drastically reducing its gas supply to Germany – from tomorrow down to 33 cubic meters per day, a fifth of the capacity of 167 million – should not worry Danish consumers too much, according to the Danish Energy Agency. On 11 July, it confirmed to CPH POST that Denmark is […]
Local Round-Up: Thunderstorm threat towards Eastern Denmark later today
There is crazy weather and then there is Danish weather. Right now, reports TV2, it is a sweltering 28.8 degrees in Brandelev in South Zealand on a day when plus-30 temperatures are forecast in most of South-Eastern Denmark. But at Holsterbro in North-West Jutland it is only 17.1 degrees due to the cooling effects of […]
Vingegaard wins Tour de France 2022: a foregone conclusion, perhaps, but still one of Denmark’s sweetest sporting moments
DIF, Denmark’s Sports Confederation, wasted very little time in hailing Jonas Vingegaard for winning the Tour de France – an achievement all the more convincing as it was partly held in Denmark for the first time in its 118-year history. As is always to be expected when Stage 21 is a conventional road stage with […]
A missing 27-year-old has been confirmed dead
A 27-year-old who disappeared after a party on Sunday night in Aalborg, was found dead on Monday afternoon. The cause of death has not yet been determined, North Jutland Police inform. The man was only reported missing on Monday after he did not show up for work. A few hours later, his body was discovered […]
Tivoli Freedom reopens to visitors this week
Tivoli Friheden, the Aarhus amusement park that was temporarily closed after a fatal roller coaster accident last week, will reopen to visitors on 20 July. The roller coaster in question, Cobra, will be closed permanently. In addition to Thursday’s accident, the ride was the scene of an incident in 2008 that left several park walkers […]
14-year-old girl dies after accident in Tivoli Friheden in Aarhus
A 14-year-old girl from Copenhagen died this afternoon after an accident at Tivoli Friheden in Aarhus. The girl’s relatives have been notified. The accident happened on the roller coaster ‘Cobra’. According to Tivoli Friheden, the rear car broke off from the rest of the train and was left suspended from the ride, leaving several people […]
Danske Nyheder Round-Up: Successful deployment of defibrillator drone to Aalborg bodes well for the possibility of nationwide rollout
A drone with a defibrillator operated by the North Jutland Region was sent on Tuesday for the very first time after a man had had a heart attack in Aalborg. Just seven minutes after the emergency services were notified, the drone arrived at the site of the cardiac arrest. A successWhile an ambulance was even […]
Nature Round-Up: Beware of escaped snake in Aarhus!
A Mexican black king snake (Lampropeltis getula nigrita) is at large in Aarhus, East Jutland Police inform. The snake was last seen on Trillegårdsvej by an employee in Randers Regnskov, a home for tropical animals, but his capture attempt failed because he did not have the right equipment. Authorities have no idea where it came […]
Local Round-Up: Two deaths in two days put the construction industry in the spotlight
A young man died in connection with a building materials accident in Nordhavn in Copenhagen at the end of June. The man’s employer was MT Højgaard – one of the Nordic region’s largest construction companies. The fatal accident happened the day after a Zurface employee lost his life in a work accident with a concrete […]
Protests drive foreigners from Sandvad, met more resistance in Vrå
A plan to move a group of foreigners from Sandvad to Vrå must come to a standstill, reported DR. According to the Danish Immigration Service, the Danish Immigration Service, the group’s presence in Sandved had triggered local protests, which ultimately led to the plan to move them to a country estate southwest of Vrå in […]
Helpless in a deportation center is the last resort hunger strike
Being an agent for your own life is a bit impossible when you are a rejected asylum seeker residing in one of Denmark’s deportation centers. Your life is not your own, but is rather subject to higher powers: from the security guards at the entrance to the deportation center to the political authorities who determine […]
Danish news: Despite the extended deadline, 40,000 tax forms from companies in Denmark are still missing
The Danish Tax Agency has said in a press release that there is still a lack of 40,000 accounting forms from companies in Denmark. The deadline, this morning, was postponed after operational problems last week at Nets – the company behind national services such as Dankort and NemID. According to the agency, these issues have […]
Roskilde 2022: On the way home with a headache, feeling like the undead and longing for their bed!
It was great to be back, agreed the three Roskilde Festival parties we spoke to when they left the campsite this weekend. They all selected different highlights, both on stage and at the festival in general. Of those loved vibes they met during the rain, another dug the art. But if there was one thing […]
2022 Tour de France: Why cycling in Denmark is a joy … and a mystery
In July 2022, they bring the Tour de France to Denmark. In many ways, given the way I ride a bike, I feel like I have already lived that race since I bought my first bike here. I usually ride with the speed and agility of a Japanese horn, whipping from the bike path to […]
2022 Tour de France: The Dane who became king of the mountains
The winner of four Tour de France stages and former mountain bike world champion, Michael Rasmussen, can be counted among the legends in Danish cycling. He also won the famous Polka Dots jersey – the Tour de France classification awarded to the rider who achieves the most points by reaching mountain peaks before anyone else […]
Denmark will be the first country in the world to ban lead ammunition
From 1 April 2024, it will be illegal for hunters to shoot with lead ammunition in Denmark. This decision was made by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, as lead ammunition has commonly been used to shoot larger wild animals, such as red deer, and this ban will eliminate the risk of finding lead when eating […]
Danish bathing water must be checked for PFAS
It has been announced that several areas with bathing water all over Denmark will be checked for PFAS after the finding of the toxin in Lemvig Municipality in Northwest Jutland. Test throughout DenmarkThe municipality tested a 32 km coastline between Thyborøn and Bøvling Klit, and bathers are now advised to be careful – especially for […]
2022 Tour de France: There’s no race like home!
It’s one of the most iconic sporting events in the world. When it comes to cycling, nothing else comes close. It’s the Tour de France and it’s here in Denmark. What started as a marketing stunt for a French newspaper is now an event that some say transcends sport. It’s a celebration of history, a […]
International Round-Up: Foreign Minister says Denmark will use development aid funds to rebuild Ukraine
Jeppe Kofod, the Danish foreign minister, has said that “some of the money” to rebuild Ukraine must come from Denmark’s development aid funds, reports Jyllands-Posten. The potential allocation of additional development money for reconstruction in Ukraine has drawn criticism from parties such as the Unity List, which says it will do so at the expense […]
Culture collection: Another good reason to ‘escape’ to West Jutland this summer
FLUGT, a new museum dedicated to the history of Danish-bound refugees in the small West Jutland town of Oksbøl, opens for the first time on Wednesday, and gives visitors the opportunity to see new buildings designed by Bjarke Ingels Group. On Friday, the inauguration of the building was attended by a large number of high-ranking […]
Danish news Round-Up: The Danish government no longer recommends vaccines for children
Søren Brostrøm, head of the National Board of Health, explained at a press conference on Wednesday that the COVID-19 vaccine will no longer be recommended for children. Instead, only the particularly vulnerable and Danes over the age of 50 will be recommended a vaccine for the autumn. The Prime Minister defends the decisionAccording to Brostrøm, […]
Inger Støjberg starts a new political party
The last year has been a whirlwind for Inger Støjberg – former minister in the Liberal Party – and it seems that not even a 60-day prison sentence can stop her. This morning, the right-wing politician confirmed the rumors that have been swirling ever since her name appeared on a list of new political parties […]
Crime Round-Up: Alleged undercover agents’ case against intelligence services will be heard in the High Court
A somewhat unprecedented case is to be heard in the High Court, after the Copenhagen City Court yesterday decided to pass on the terrorist convict Ahmed Samsam’s lawsuit against the Danish intelligence services PET and FE. “The court further finds that the case has a significant societal scope, as the defendants have stated that the […]
Johnny Depp arrives in Denmark in late June
Have you ‘heard’ the news? No, not the result of the verdict: Amber Heard apparently can not afford to pay her ex-husband Johnny Depp the $ 10 million she owes him after she lost their injury case earlier this week. We’re talking about the news that Depp will come to Denmark later this month to […]
Gazprom cuts off Denmark from Russian energy … but this should not be a situation with “all hands on the pumps”, warn economists
Gazprom, the Russian energy company, announced yesterday that it will not supply more gas to Ørsted – Denmark’s largest energy company. A day earlier, the Danish company had reiterated its position that it would not meet Russia’s demand for payment in rubles. The Danish Energy Agency, the Danish Energy Agency, has secured the public that […]
The birdsong is getting louder: Why an increasing number are making Denmark their home due to climate change
Several bird species are finding their way from southern Europe to Denmark due to the warming climate. Meanwhile, other species are increasing their presence due to reduced emissions and improved air quality. From Spain to France to DenmarkThe latest climate-related example is the black ibis. Talking to TV2tells Knud Flensted from the Danish Ornithological Society […]
Cheap airline tickets for your summer vacation
Have you booked flights for your summer holiday? Do you want to fly the cheapest way? – You can get good advice on finding cheap airline tickets here. Unfortunately, there is no set formula that tells you exactly when to travel, when to book, where to travel to and from and so on. But luckily, […]
The summer could officially start in Denmark this Thursday
In an average year, the summer usually arrives in Denmark on 20 May. By summer, the Danes mean the first day when the temperature reaches 25 degrees. The same rationale is then put on every single day between May and early October, if one is lucky, to assess whether it has been a good summer […]
Nature collection: Man charged with starting wildfires in Central Jutland is head of local fire station
About 40 wildfires have broken out in nature areas near the central Jutland town of Egtved in the past two months, which has prompted an investigation by the local police. Finally, this week the East Jutland Police have arrested a 50-year-old man who has been charged with deliberately starting 11 of the wildfires. He has […]
Danish news Round-Up: Denmark and Greenland formally sign defense agreement
At Frederiksberg Castle, Denmark and Greenland yesterday formally signed a major defense agreement, which was entered into at the beginning of last year. It obliges Denmark to spend 300 million kroner a year to support the ‘Arctic Capacity Package’, which will strengthen the military presence in and around the Arctic. It is time, as observations […]
Corona is a good place: most of us have had it and the risk of contraction is low
With corona increasingly a blip in the nation’s rearview mirror, it is generally understood that most adults have contracted the virus at least once since 2020, and that it is no longer considered unusual to have had it two or even three times. To those who have avoided it, it begins to feel as if […]
Barack Obama will visit Jutland again in June
Former US President Barack Obama will visit the central Jutland town of Skive on 12 June. He will be a guest at KulturCenter Skive, where he will participate in a moderate discussion on entrepreneurship, green change and climate challenges. The center promises “a super exciting conversation with him on current topics”, and it has confirmed […]
Easter 2022: A welcome break!
Easter has always been a welcome break, though we never know for sure when it will take place. I have lost count of the number of times I have looked it up beforehand, only to forget and blindly swear that it is early April this year, not later in the month. Really, how many of […]
Business Round-Up: Chairman of the Consumer Council concerned about loan sharks on Facebook
Anja Philip, chair of the Consumer Council Think’s Consumer Council, wants more measures to prevent consumers from falling victim to loan sharks operating on Facebook. The legislation introduced in 2020 has ensured that loans can only be offered with a maximum annual interest rate of 35 percent, which causes about half of all quick loan […]
The Royal House agrees with Ecco despite Russia’s situation
There since 1993The company, which is owned by one of Denmark’s richest families – the Kasprzak family in southern Jutland – has stated that it will be in Russia. in order not to leave its employees there. However, since the issuance of this opinion, Ecco has been close to the situation. Compared to some of […]
Danske Nyheder Round-Up: The police clear one of the murder suspects in Aalborg
One of the 36-year-old men charged with the murder of 22-year-old Mia Skadhauge Stevn, who was subsequently released from prison, had nothing to do with her disappearance or death, the police in Aalborg have determined. – A decision has been made to drop the charge against the 36-year-old man, whom we arrested on 9 February, […]
Business Round-Up: Report reveals four Danish pension funds with millions invested in mining company accused of using deadly force
Four pension funds have large investments in a gold mining company accused of using deadly force to protest its assets in the North Mara in Tanzania, Danwatch reports. Together, their shares in the Canadian mining company Barrick Gold are worth 73 million kroner. Dozens of Tanzanians have been killed in an attempt to get small […]
Ten new national nature reserves on the horizon
The price for nature to flourish The funds for the establishment of the national nature parks come from the Nature and Biodiversity Package, which was signed back at the end of 2020. Five million kroner has already been set aside for outdoor life in each park, which can help to support nature experiences. It has […]
International Round-Up: New bill proposed to send deported criminals to serve time in Kosovo
Minister of Justice Nick Hækkerup has prepared a new bill for consultation, which will implement a new multi-year agreement for the criminal justice system – which was concluded in December 2021 – will give Denmark the opportunity to send deportation convicts to serve their sentences in Kosovo. The new agreement proposes to set aside around […]
Business Round-Up: Record year for Danish industrial production
After a small dip in 2020, Danish industrial production rose to DKK 925 billion in 2021 – an increase of DKK 78 billion. Revenue rose across all industry groups, with machinery, food and beverages and tobacco leading the way. Together, they accounted for 41.6 percent of total revenue and 37.2 percent of industrial employment. The […]
Copenhagen Airport will be Denmark’s largest charging station for electric cars
Copenhagen Airport has entered into an agreement with the Jutland energy group EWII to establish 1,350 new electric car charging gates at the airport over the next 10 years. Some of the airport’s 14,000 parking spaces are already equipped with a charging station, but the move will expand that capacity. The first 195 will be […]
Man admits illegal access to intimate content from 500 women, but denies “in absentia” charges of rape
An ongoing trial in Herning involves a 27-year-old man who is charged with two counts of attempted rape and one attempted rape. However, he was not physically present during the alleged incidents. Nevertheless, the prosecutors are convinced that they can get the accusers to stick around. About 20 days are set aside in the court […]
February on its way to being among the wettest in history
Jutland got the worst out of it It was especially Jutland that saw the most rain, with some areas having experienced over 150 mm so far (see photo above). Unless there is another huge flood of some sort, the 2020 record of 135.8 mm will not be reached, DMI claims. For more information about storms […]
National Round-Up: The right-wing party leader claims the Chernobyl explosion caused only 50 deaths!
New Bourgeois leader Pernille Vermund recently claimed in the Folketing that only 50 people died as a result of the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. The pro-nuclear power MP debated climate minister, Dan Jørgensen, on the safety of the fuel source. He was quick to address, pointing out that far more died: somewhere between 4,000-9,000. Fact […]
Do not buy random corona rapid test, warns study. Some of them are sad!
A study conducted by the Central Jutland Region on behalf of the Danish Agency for Security of Supply reveals that some corona rapid tests are sad. There are 46 different kinds of throat, nose and saliva tests approved for sale in Denmark, and one of them had an accuracy of only 2.5 percent when detecting […]
Thor owns Thursday, but first Wednesday gets wet!
DMI’s national weather forecast has confirmed that two storm surges are on their way to Denmark this week, which brings stormy winds to the country on Thursday and then Saturday. 27 percent chance of a storm The first wave will pass northwest of Scotland on Wednesday night, before hitting Denmark’s east coast on Thursday – […]
National Round-Up: Russian Ambassador warns that US cooperation could jeopardize security in the Baltic Sea
Vladimir Barbin, the Russian ambassador to Denmark, has today informed Politiken that Denmark’s closer defense cooperation with the United States could have serious consequences for security in the Baltic Sea. Negotiations are underway, but it is expected that American personnel and equipment will be welcomed on Danish soil. World military dominance “It is a clear […]
National round: Two men deny guilt in killing 22-year-old Aalborg woman
Two 36-year-old men from Vendsyssel today deny guilt in the murder of Mia Skadhauge Stevn, a 22-year-old woman who is still missing after getting into a vehicle early Sunday morning in Aalborg. Confirmation of the vehicle’s license plate dramatically led police to the address of one of the suspects yesterday morning. Searches have been made […]
Aalborg investigation: Car number plate leads the police to address; two men are charged with murder
A breakthrough in the investigation of a 22-year-old woman’s disappearance in Aalborg on Sunday led to an address north of the city this morning, and they have subsequently charged two 36-year-old men with the murder of her. While officers around 6 a.m. Sunday were reviewing video footage of Mia Skadhauge Stevn’s last known movements, officers […]
The concern grows after a young woman’s disappearance in Aalborg
Concerns are growing about the safety of a 22-year-old woman who disappeared in Aalborg early Sunday morning. Mia Skadhauge Stevn disappeared after a night out – primarily at nightclubs in the Jomfru Ane Gade area. North Jutland Police have urged everyone who may have video surveillance images from the time in question, more specifically at […]
Culture Round-Up: Streaming services must pay extra tax in Denmark, but is it fair?
Media analyst Claus Bülow Christensen has commented on the government’s plans to levy an additional tax on streaming services, which was revealed in the content of their new media package (see separate story below). The tax (5 percent of their earnings in Denmark) will in theory help domestic film and TV producers produce content, but […]
In review: This year’s five best Danish scientific discoveries
The past year was a year of general uncertainty as fragile attempts at economic recovery were steamrollered by fresh waves of COVID, Meanwhile, the art industry went up to suffocating restrictions, while meeting friends to soothe the nerves was marked by anxiety and awkward distancing. Science is flourishing But necessity is the mother of invention, […]
Thousands pursue insurance claims after hurricane force storm Malik visits Denmark
The country’s two largest insurance companies had a busy day on Sunday when thousands of people in Denmark called them to record injuries sustained during the visit of storm Malik, which raged from Saturday afternoon to Sunday lunchtime. There are no reports of any deaths. The arrival of the storm was not unexpected and it […]
‘Involuntary celibacy’ motivation discussed at the opening of school shooting forceps in Aalborg
The trial against a 27-year-old man accused of attempted manslaughter, who is accused of planning school shootings, started yesterday in Aalborg. Yesterday, the first of what is expected to be six days in court – with a verdict expected on February 3 – he was asked about a 150-page manifesto, in which he explained his […]
Danish news Round-Up: Coins in place to mark 50 years on the throne, but events can wait
Three coins will be released Thursday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Queen Margrethe’s accession to the throne. One is a regular 20 kroner coin for regular circulation, while the other two are available via the Royal Mint webshop: a silver coin with a value of 500 kroner and a special 20 kroner coin with […]
Known font? Yes! Probably factual? Yes! False findings? Yes! False flyer? Yes!
The font is well known, the logos and graphics are the same: a flyer in your mailbox like several you have previously received from the Danish Health and Medicines Authority with advice on corona. But this one has a different tone. “How many jabs will you end up having?” it raises questions next to a […]
Danish news Round-Up: Danish intelligence chief imprisoned in surveillance scandal
The head of the Danish military intelligence service, Lars Findsen, has been imprisoned, charged with leaking secret material. He is one of four current and former intelligence workers who were arrested by Danish police last month. Copenhagen City Court dropped a bomb on Monday when it opened to the public for the indoor trial and […]
