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Denmark's Week, Explained in 5 Minutes

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Denmark GuideEssential facts, not news

Country basics

Capital
Copenhagen
Population
About 6 million
Area
About 43,000 km² (excl. Greenland and the Faroe Islands)
Language · Script
Danish · Latin alphabet (with Æ, Ø, Å)
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Currency
Danish krone (DKK, kr.)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET) · Daylight saving UTC+2 (CEST), late Mar–late Oct

Emergency & help lines

Police · Fire · Ambulance
112
Police (non-emergency)
114
Medical helpline (Capital Region)
1813
Poison hotline
82 12 12 12

Traveler essentials

Country code
+45
Voltage · Plug
230V 50Hz · Type C/E/F/K
Driving side
Right-hand traffic
Major cities
Copenhagen · Aarhus · Odense · Aalborg · Esbjerg · Randers · Kolding · Vejle

Public holidays

Jan 1
New Year's Day (Nytårsdag)
Thursday before Easter
Maundy Thursday (Skærtorsdag)
Friday before Easter
Good Friday (Langfredag)
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday (Påskedag)
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Monday after Easter
Easter Monday (2. påskedag)
39 days after Easter
Ascension Day (Kristi Himmelfartsdag)
7 weeks after Easter
Whit Sunday (Pinsedag)
Monday after Whit Sunday
Whit Monday (2. pinsedag)
Jun 5
Constitution Day (Grundlovsdag) — not a statutory holiday; many workplaces close at noon
Dec 25
Christmas Day (Juledag)
Dec 26
Second Day of Christmas (2. juledag)

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