The Social Democrats gained two seats in the Faroe Islands’ 33-member parliament and are expected to form a new government with the pro-independence Republic Party, while the ruling coalition’s two main parties, the…

Danish toy giant Lego posted double-digit sales growth globally in the first half of the year. The company said that revenue rose 23% to DKK14.1bn ($1.9bn) for the six months to 30 June,…

Sweden leads Scandinavia in GDP growth / Mærsk in $4bn North Sea investment / Restaurant bancruptcies up Nordic GDP: Nordea, the Nordic region’s biggest financial instution, has published its annual report on the…

At precisely 06.37 this morning Andreas Mogensen became Denmark’s first astronaut. Alongside Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov and Kazakhstan’s cosmonaut Aydyn Aimbetov, the 38-year-old aerospace engineer from Copenhagen was launched in a Russian Soyuz…

The EU needs to stand together and back the joint proposal by Britain, France and Germany to set up migrant reception centres in frontline countries such as Italy and Greece, the ruling Liberals said…

The government’s proposal to save DKK340m earmarked for climate initiatives has little chance of becoming a political reality. Despite support from the Danish People’s Party and the Liberal Alliance, the Conservatives are against…

Tax Minister Karsten Lauritzen has scrapped the Tax Authority’s ‘snitch line’ which allowed people to, anonymously, report their neighbours or anyone suspected of cheating the taxman. The controversial service was set up by…

The Tax Authority (SKAT) closed down a Fraud Investigation Office in 2013 despite numerous warnings that shareholders residing abroad were illegally claiming a tax refund on fictitious share dividend payouts. After it was revealed…

Somalis in this country have a far greater rate of unemployment than other non-western immigrants and are also more criminal. Kristelig Dagbladet (Christian Daily) reports that fewer than four out of ten Somali…

Ryanair boss promises Copenhagen expansion/Global decline hits Arla profits/Tech company opens Vietnam office Ryanair: Despite its bitter dispute with Danish trade unions Irish cut-price airline, Ryaniar, is planning to quadruple its flights from…