Life in Denmark

Norway

Is Norway about to halt all overseas adoptions?

The Scandinavian nation is considering ending the practice as Denmark's only international agency winds down work.

17/01/2024

Denmark

Who is Crown Prince Frederik, Denmark's soon-to-be king?

The royal will take over from his mother, Queen Margrethe II, who is stepping down from her role after more than half a century on the throne.

14/01/2024

Denmark

Denmark's queen makes one last public appearance before stepping down

Queen Margrethe, currently Europe's longest reigning monarch, has been on the Danish throne for 52 years.

04/01/2024

Business

Denmark withdraws 1,000-crown note from circulation

The Scandinavian nation is set to remove the note, its largest denomination, as legal tender in 18 months time.

30/11/2023

Denmark

Desecration of holy books could become a crime in Denmark

The government is proposing legislation that would outlaw the actions of provocateurs who have burned copies of the quran in the name of free speech.

25/08/2023

Europe Decoded

Mental health: Is its youth living up to Denmark’s happiness claims?

The average prevalence of mental disorders for adolescents in Europe was 16.3% in 2019.

19/03/2023

Denmark

Denmark to build 'Ukraine towns' to house refugees

The new sites could be located around disused facilities like schools, hospitals, barracks or care homes.

08/04/2022

My Europe Series

'Almost harder than war': Denmark refugee on being sent home to Syria

Ahmad Zanon on the mental strain of being a refugee in Denmark at the moment.

14/06/2021

World

Danish man sentenced for coughing on policeman and shouting 'corona'

A Danish man has been sentenced to four months in prison by the country's Supreme court for coughing at a policeman and shouting "corona".

19/02/2021

Denmark

Danish kid's TV show gets mixed reviews of character with giant penis

The comedy show is aimed at 4 to 8-year-olds and follows central character John Dillerman getting into trouble with the world's biggest manhood.

07/01/2021

Denmark

Danish students learn to relax with anti-stress dog

Sif may be a Labrador but at this school everyone thinks she's a great Dane.

31/05/2019

World

Denmark introduces mandatory course for divorce-seeking couples

From today couples with children will have to do an online course before they can get a divorce.

01/04/2019