Apartment prices in Copenhagen are falling
Apartment prices are falling in Copenhagen, in Frederiksberg and in Aalborg, but are still on the rise in Aarhus.
After several years with price increases, the Copenhagen apartment market has seen a shift.
New numbers from real estate website, Boligsiden, show that the average price for an apartment in the capital has fallen by 0.5 percent in August compared to July.
This hasn’t come as a surprise to Birgit Daetz, housing economist at Boligsiden.
“Fewer apartments are sold, and demand is growing fast, listing prices are being reduced, and it’s taking longer to sell apartments. It therefore isn’t surprising that prices are adjusting to the new reality,” she said.
However, Daetz pointed out that apartment prices have increased by more than 40 percent in the past two years.
It’s not just Copenhagen’s apartment market which has seen a dip between July and August. Frederiksberg and Aalborg had similar experiences, with dips of 0.5 percent and 2.7 percent respectively.
Aarhus saw an increase of 2 percent.
Prices for detached houses, terraced houses, and summerhouses have also increased.
Danish vocabulary: at tilpasse - to adapt
Danish Netflix thriller tops global lists
The new Danish Netflix thriller, “The Secret Woman” (or Den Hemmelige Kvinde in Danish) is at the top of the streaming service’s list over most viewed non-English films, with 19.3 million views in the past week.
The film is also in the Top 10 list in 88 countries across the globe, among others El Salvador, Nigeria, Ukraine and Bangladesh.
The thriller takes place on a Norwegian island where a Danish woman lives with her Norwegian husband and runs a café.
One day an alleged stranger steps in and claims that the woman is his disappeared wife and that they have a son.
Although the film is popular amongst viewers, its reviews have overall been poor. Danish newspaper, Politiken, gave it two out of six hearts, describing it as “Really awful.”
Danish vocabulary: en anmeldelse - a review
Odense wraps up this year’s battle against the oak processionary moth
The contractors hired to fight the oak processionary moth in Odense municipality are no longer finding any living caterpillars and have therefore deemed the combat finished.
Odense municipality will be setting out plans for combatting the oak processionary moth (also known as “the caterpillar from hell”) in 2027 over the course of the autumn.
The management of the caterpillar situation has cost Odense municipality 15 million kroner this year.
The caterpillar has caused problems across the country this year, primarily in Odense, but also in Kerteminde, Nyborg, Morsø, Herning, on Amager in Copenhagen and on North Funen.
The Climate, Environment, and Technical Administration urge anyone who spots more caterpillars to contact their municipality.
Danish vocabulary: mod forventning - contrary to expectations
Two new apartment blocks in Amager Fælled to be torn down
Fælledby, the company behind the development of apartment complexes in Amager Fælled, has announced it will tear down two of the new buildings.
The two buildings located in southern Copenhagen together consist of 172 apartments, both owner-occupied flats and rentals. Affected owners and tenants have been offered compensation.
Fælledby started an investigation when their contractor, Scandi Byg, went bankrupt in 2025.
The investigation showed that the buildings weren’t constructed in accordance with the approved construction project, and that errors made were so significant that construction experts doubt whether the buildings can be made legal without tearing it down.
The Fælledby project, which is expected to be completed by 2032 with over 2000 homes, has been criticised for its impact on Danish nature and wildlife.
Danish vocabulary: en bygherre - a property developer
Electric scooters involved in just under 700 accidents in the last six years
Numbers from The Danish Road Directorate show that electric scooters have been involved in 692 accidents in Denmark since 2020.
Of the 692 accidents reported, 218 of them are accidents involving personal injury, while the remaining 474 accidents are reports of property damage.
Of the 218 personal injury accidents, there have been 121 reports of serious injury, and one death.
Alm. Brand, the insurance company hired to analyse The Danish Road Directorate numbers, conclude that there is a need take a look at the safety around electric scooters.
In the Danish Road Traffic Act, electric scooters are classified as bicycles, so they must only be driven on bicycle paths.
In addition, an electric scooter cannot exceed speeds of 20 kilometers per hour.
You must be at least 15 years old to use an electric scooter. Anyone riding an electric scooter under the age of 15 must be under the supervision of a person over 18.
It is also mandatory to wear a bicycle helmet.
Danish vocabulary: personskadeulykke - personal injury accident
With reporting from Ritzau
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