Tag: Odense
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The first homes even less affordable in Denmark despite falling house prices
Housing prices may have fallen 9.7 percent since mid-2022, but it has not become more affordable to buy one, believes Finans Danmark, the financial sector’s interest organization. According to figures for the first quarter of 2023, the average first-time buyer would need to have an annual income of DKK 775,000 to afford the necessary mortgage…
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New train connection opens between Copenhagen and Næstved
DSB opened this morning a completely new train connection between Copenhagen and Næstved in South Zealand. At Haslev Station, the mayor of Faxe Municipality, Ole Vive, blew the whistle for the departure signal for the new route. Until now, the only train connection between the two cities was through Roskilde. Before the inauguration of the…
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Life expectancy for the socially disadvantaged increases by one year every two years since 2009 – report
Danish welfare is often hailed as one of the best in the world; the country has a reputation for looking after its own – especially the vulnerable. As far as the authorities are concerned, they are ‘socially vulnerable’, not just homeless – even if the definition identifies a person who is a regular user of…
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What to do in Denmark in the summer
Denmark is a beautiful Scandinavian country with a rich history, culture and fantastic landscapes. Summer is a good time to visit Denmark as the days are long, the weather is mild and there are lots of things to do and see. In this article, we will explore some of the best activities to do in…
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Are you paying top dollar? At the new Swedish discount chain, just one is often enough
Don’t be confused by the name. ‘Dollar store‘ is actually a Swedish discount chain with 118 stores since the opening of its first in 1999. And now it is according to Financeafter a satisfactory entry into the Danish market, they have now set their sights on opening many more stores. As the name suggests, its…
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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…
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One year on: Numerous events to mark the anniversary of the invasion
The House of Ukraine opensThe Ukrainian flag will fly at the parliament’s main entrance, and when darkness falls over the city, Christiansborg will be lit up in yellow and blue in honor of Ukraine. Similar services and events will take place in Aarhus, Odense, Roskilde, Helsingør and all over Denmark. Later in the day, the…
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Denmark’s biggest hot dog lives in Odense
Only on special occasionsThe day the new sausage beast made its debut, eight brave men had the determination to devour it in its entirety – sausage, bread, cucumber salad and remoulade – in a ten-minute race. Each participant could be helped by an assistant who held the other end of their hot dog. After the…
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Culture Round-Up: TV2’s local Copenhagen news media will take a more cosmopolitan point of view
TV 2 Lorry, the Frederiksberg-based broadcaster that has served the 34 municipalities in Denmark’s capital region (and beyond) with news since the early 1990s, has changed its name to TV2 Kosmopol as of today. All its logos, facades and signs have been duly changed, along with its website to tv2kosmopol.dk, but the biggest change is…
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Culture Round-Up: TV2’s local Copenhagen news media will take a more cosmopolitan point of view
TV 2 Lorry, the Frederiksberg-based broadcaster that has served the 34 municipalities in Denmark’s capital region (and beyond) with news since the early 1990s, has changed its name to TV2 Kosmopol as of today. All its logos, facades and signs have been duly changed, along with its website to tv2kosmopol.dk, but the biggest change is…
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Sports Round-Up: Jonas Vingegaard wins Denmark’s answer to Sports Personality of the Year
No one could deserve the award more than him. Team Jumbo-Visma rider Jonas Vingegaard won at the age of 26 for the first time in his career in Saturday’s Sports Name of the Year, receiving the award from the Danish Sports Confederation and Team Denmark in Herning. The Dane had a terrific season. He won…
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Danish News Round-Up: The rising costs of parents who are forced to stay at home to care for their children
Absenteeism costs society dearly and becomes a “desperate situation”, warns professor Mikael Thastum from Aarhus University, an expert on the subject, to DR. However, it is not a truancy problem, rather a failure to cater for children with special needs and disabilities together with a growing tendency to exclude problem children. Over 15,000 parents are…
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More people were injured by fireworks in Denmark than last year
Children are responsible A quarterAmong the 195 people who were seriously injured by fireworks, around 25 percent were children under the age of 15, according to the Accident Analysis Group at Odense University Hospital. – Most children become interested in fireworks at some point, and it is important that you as a parent are ready…
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Danish news: Stop! There were no bank robberies in 2022
In mid-December, CPH told POST how there were only two banks left in Denmark with tellers. They are both branches of Danske Bank and are located in Copenhagen and Aarhus, and TV2 was able to demonstrate that both tend to have very long queues. But the frustration of pensioners who never got a NemID account…
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Round-Up in Danish News: Outrage after the Prime Minister fails on the promise of clean drinking water before the election
Another storm threatens to engulf the newly assembled Danish government following the political and public backlash against plans to abolish one of the spring holidays. READ MORE: Church, vocal minorities and academics oppose plans to abolish public holidays, but businesses are mostly in favor Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has been accused of going back on…
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Denmark down to the last two banks!
When Queen Elizabeth II died, many Britons visited royal buildings, saying they wanted to pay their respects and be “part of history”. Well, now the Danish public has a chance to say the same by taking part in the most archaic of transactions: withdrawing money from a bank teller for the very last time. According…
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Facebook scraps huge plans in Denmark
Metafocusing elsewhereMany of the workers have moved to Odense from abroad to work on the project and are now faced with unemployment and the risk of being sent home. The agreement with Per Aarsleff was first signed in August in a deal worth DKK 2.4 billion. Meta already has two data centers in the Odense…
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Hot night in June! Iconic band performing in Odense as part of their 40th anniversary tour
They didn’t intend to go to Denmark next year, but here they are! The Californian funk/rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers will perform at the 2023 Odense music festival Tinderbox. The 23-day world tour includes some other countries in Europe, but Denmark is the only Scandinavian date on the 40th anniversary tour of the legendary…
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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…
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Fewer exposed areas in Denmark
Ta-ta, Tingbjerg The nine areas remaining on the hardcore list are: Mjølner Park, Copenhagen Tåstrupgård, Høje-Taastrup Vollsmose, Odense Nørager/Søstjernevej, Sønderborg Stengårdsvej, Esbjerg Sundparken, Horsens Skovvejen/Skovparken, Kolding Bispehaven, Aarhus Gellerupparken/Toveshøj, Aarhus Tingbjerg/Utterslevhuse, an area that has been on the hardcore list every year bar one since 2010, is no longer on the list. While Askerød (Greve)…
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Climate summary: Could Denmark soon have a new Swedish nuclear power plant as a neighbour?
Plans to build a new nuclear power plant near the decommissioned Barsebäck nuclear power plant are taking shape in Skåne in southern Sweden – an area just over 20 km across the Øresund from Copenhagen. For decades, the Danish government tirelessly campaigned for its closure due to its proximity to Denmark. But now it appears…
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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…
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Young climate activists organize three days of protests all over Denmark
The young climate activist group The Green Youth Movement will hold demonstrations in six cities over the next three days. On Thursday there will be protests in Vejle and Aarhus, on Friday in Randers and Aalborg and on Saturday in Silkeborg and Odense. It will reportedly be the Green Youth Movement’s largest movement to date.…
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Danish news Round-Up: Heavy traffic is expected when the autumn holidays begin
Saturday 15 October from 10.00-14.00 has been highlighted as probably the busiest period on Danish roads due to the autumn holidays, which start tonight and last until Sunday 23 October. A large number of families are expected to take the week off, and many choose to spend it in their holiday homes. It is also…
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“People are stealing like never before,” claims the retail sector
The number of shoplifting incidents has increased by 23 percent over the past six months, figures from the National Police show. This is the highest incidence of shoplifting in five years, the National Police confirms. And with prices continuing to rise amid high inflation due to the war in Ukraine, there’s no sign of it…
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World Cup stars of the future? Eleven to watch in 2026
A decent track recordNevertheless, CPH POST once in a while gives its best offer in relation to the stars of the future on Denmark’s national team. We did it ten years ago in 2012, listing six players aged 15-18 to look out for going forward. Not to toot our own horn, but four out of…
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The government: Denmark must cycle more
Health and pollutionFor every kilometer cycled, Danish society becomes over 7 kroner richer, writes the ministry. More bicycles means less congestion and pollution, while the population becomes healthier and has fewer sick days. The downhill cycle lane is particularly widespread in urban areas. In Copenhagen and Frederiksberg, the number of trips by bicycle has fallen…
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The municipalities collect record parking sums
Expansion of paid parking zonesAccording to FDM, 26 of the country’s 98 municipalities have paid parking solutions, while 56 have parking control measures in place. Almost three quarters of municipal parking-related income comes from car owners who pay to park. “It’s a significant change because funds from paid parking usually account for two-thirds of the…
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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,…
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Bittersweet EC 2022 aftermath: England’s success could mean Danish misery
Danish fans watched England win a tense extra-time tie against Germany yesterday and given their history with their southern neighbours, it’s a fair bet they’ll be rooting for the Lionesses. However, there is a sting in the story. The postponement of Euro 2021 to July 2022 has given UEFA a smaller window than usual for…
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Green Concert back for the first time since 2019
Grøn Koncert – the traveling concert series that has taken place in Denmark since 1983 – is back after a two-year hiatus. “It will be fantastic. We have been looking forward to it for so long,” Nikolai Milman, project manager at Grøn Koncert, told DR. Ten days of music all over DenmarkThe ten-day event kicks…
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Nationwide train service disruptions due to minor malfunctions
An incident in Ejby yesterday has affected train operations all over Denmark today. According to DSB, a train traveling through the city caused damage to an overhead line. Regional trains between Odense and Fredericia have been canceled in both directions, but there will be buses to transport travelers between the destinations until 10.00. In addition,…
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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,…