2026 in Denmark

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Events in the year 2026 in Denmark .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederik X
• Prime Minister – Mette Frederiksen
• Government: Frederiksen II Cabinet
• Folketing: 2022–2026 session (elected 1 November 2022)
• Leaders of the constituent countries
  • Prime minister of the Faroe Islands – Aksel V. Johannesen
  • Prime minister of Greenland – Jens-Frederik Nielsen

Events

January

• 6 January – Greenland crisis: Speaking about the proposed United States acquisition of Greenland, the Trump administration refuses to rule out the option of military action to take control of Greenland. ^[1]
• 17 January – Greenland crisis: In the Hands off Greenland protests, thousands of demonstrators attend rallies in Copenhagen, Odense, Aalborg, and Aarhus, Denmark, and Nuuk, Greenland, to protest the proposed takeover by U.S. president Donald Trump. The Nuuk protest is the largest in Greenland's history. ^[2]
• 21 January – A disconnected undersea cable due to a technical issue causes a blackout that cuts electricity to Bornholm. ^[3]

February

• 1 February – 2026 European Men's Handball Championship: The national handball team defeats Germany 40–30 to win the European Men's Handball Championship in Herning. ^[4]
• 3 February – The Copenhagen City Court convicts two Swedish nationals for carrying out a grenade attack near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen in 2024 and sentences them to up to 14 years' imprisonment. ^[5]
• 18 February – King Frederik X arrives in Nuuk as part of a three-day visit to Greenland. ^[6]

Scheduled

• 24 March – 2026 Danish general election ^[7]

Deaths

• 18 February – Sepp Piontek, football coach (born 1940 in Germany) ^[8]

References

1. "US says military use 'always an option' for acquiring Greenland". RTE. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
2. "Protests in Greenland and Denmark against Trump plans". BBC. 17 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
3. "Power cut caused by technical fault affects the Danish Baltic Sea island of Bornholm". AP News. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
4. Ford, Matt (1 February 2026). "Handball: Germany loses to Denmark in Euro final". Deutsche Welle . Retrieved 1 February 2026.
5. "Danish court convicts two Swedes of terrorism for grenade attack near Israeli embassy". AP News. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
6. "Denmark's King Frederik in Greenland for symbolic show of support". France 24 . 18 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
7. "Danish PM calls March 24 election amid US, Russia tensions". France 24 . 26 February 2026. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
8. Petersen, Jacob Qvirin (19 February 2026). "Sepp Piontek er død" [Sepp Piontek is dead]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Retrieved 19 February 2026.

External links

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