The National Bank of Denmark increases interest rate
The National Bank of Denmark has followed the ECB in increasing its key interest rate – the certificates of deposit rate – by 0.25 percentage points to 2.1 percent.
On Thursday, the ECB increased its interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, from 2.25 to 2.5 percent.
Although the ECB’s interest rate adjustments only directly affect countries that use the Euro, changes at the ECB can typically be felt in Denmark too.
This is due to Denmark’s fixed rate policy, meaning that the National Bank of Denmark typically follows suit when the interest rate is adjusted at the ECB.
Danish vocabulary: indskudsbevisrenten – certificates of deposit rate
Mixed weather in store for the weekend
The autumn weather has truly set in and the weekend ahead of us offers a mixed bag of clouds, rain and sunshine.
“The temperatures will likely force us to get our jackets out of the wardrobe, and at times you will want to have an umbrella with you,” said Klaus Larsen, on-duty meteorologist at Denmark’s Meteorological Institute (DMI).
Friday offers mixed weather depending on where in the country you are, with the most rain to the west which will gradually make its way east across the country.
Temperatures on Friday will be between 14 and 19 degrees.
Saturday’s weather will be similar to Friday’s. Most of the country should catch glimpses of the sun, which will make appearances between the cloud cover.
Temperatures on Saturday will be between 15 and 19 degrees.
On Sunday, the southern and eastern parts of the country will wake up to rain, which will eventually clear as the day progresses.
Temperatures on Saturday will be between 16 and 21 degrees.
Danish vocabulary: en paraply – an umbrella
The summer of 2026 was Denmark’s 8th warmest since 1874
The summer of 2026 was unusually sunny and dry – so sunny and dry, in fact, that it was the 8th warmest summer registered in Denmark since 1874.
June, July and August had 18 percent more hours of sunshine and 20 percent less rain than usual.
The summer also broke the temperature record, when 37 degree heat was measured in Ødum in eastern Jutland and in Beldringe in northern Funen.
The average summer temperature across the country for 2026 was 16.9 degrees, which is 0.8 degrees higher than the average in the period between 1991 and 2020.
Numbers also show that the country registered 768 hours of sunshine, 18 percent higher than the average over the past 30 years.
Only 169.4 millimeters of rain fell between June and August. That's 43 millimeters – or 20 percent – less than the average seen in the period between 1991 and 2020.
The driest summer Denmark has ever experienced was in 1976, when the country saw just 49 millimeters of rain.
Danish vocabulary: gavmild – generous
Record breaking number of tourist overnight stays in July
The number of overnight stays by tourists has increased by six percent compared to last year with 13 million nights spent by tourists.
Denmark seems to be more popular as a summer holiday destination than ever.
Danmarks Statistik, the central authority on Danish statistics, has calculated the total number of tourist overnight stays and has registered a total of 13 million nights spent in the country, which is 690,000, or six percent, more than the same period last year.
There were 270,000 more overnight stays on campsites, the majority of which were in Southern Denmark.
This spring’s fluctuating petrol prices could explain the increased interest from neighbouring countries Germany, Sweden and Norway.
However, the international marketing of Denmark as an easily accessible, appealing holiday destination may also be responsible for the results.
Danish vocabulary: overnatninger – overnight stays
Danish authority warns against use of botox
The Danish Patient Safety Authority warns against the use of botox after six cases of hospitalisation due to serious cases of botulism.
Six people have recently been hospitalised in Zealand with serious symptoms of botulism after having received treatment with the neuromuscular blocking poison, botox, which is used in beauty clinics.
The six people who have been hospitalised either received cosmetic botox treatment injected into their faces, or botox as a treatment against sweat.
The Danish Patient Safety Authority has stated that it is still unknown whether the botulism symptoms are due to the botox product, dosing errors, or the treatment itself.
None of the six hospitalised patients wish to disclose where or by whom they were treated. However there are indications that unauthorised botox products may have been used, given at unregistered clinics or by unlicensed treatment providers.
For that reason, the Danish Patient Safety Authority advises anyone receiving botox treatment to do so at a registered clinic with authorised healthcare professionals who are registered to perform botox treatments.
Danish vocabulary: en behandling - a treatment
With reporting from Ritzau
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