What are the entry requirements ?

Passport and visa service

Danish Ministry of Foreign affairs.

For further information

List of Danish embassies and consulates on Danish Ministry of Foreign affairs' website.

Contact your embassy

What time is it ?

Current local time

It is %T:%M %A in Copenhagen

Summer time

The summer time period stretches from March until October.

What is the spoken language ?

Official language

Danish is the official language of Denmark, Greenland and the Faeroe Islands. Both Greenland and the Faeroe Islands have their own languages too which most of the people speak, but Danish is used for official purposes and taught in schools.

Other languages spoken

English is the predominant second language. Small minorities, mostly in Southern Denmark, speak German.

Business language

Yes. Danes are generally very used to using English and especially business people and government agencies.

Getting some knowledge

The Travlang website contains a dictionary and gives you some typical phrases to learn in Danish.

Free translation tools

Babel Fish Translation - Translation of text and websites
Translation Guide - Translation of text and websites from Danish to English
Translation Helper - Translates from Danish to many languages
faganfinder - Free translation arabic-danish-arabic
ferdosi - Not free translation arabic-danish-arabic

What is the local currency ?

Domestic currency

Danish kroner

ISO Code

DKK

To obtain domestic currency

The monetary unit is the Danish crown (DKK), divided into 10 aures, it is emitted in parts of 25 and 50 aures and 1,2,5,10 and 20 crowns and in tickets of 50,100,500 and 1000 crowns.

Possible means of payment

In stores, restaurants, hotels, cafés payment is made in cash or by Credit Card, according to the sum.

Exchange rate on

Automatic Teller Machines (ATM)

To find out the locations of ATMs in in Denmark, click on the link to your credit card: Visa, Mastercard or American Express

What is the climate ?

Type of climate

Because Denmark is almost entirely surrounded by sea, it has a moderate, maritime climate. The climate is in the temperate zone. here is a lot of wind, which is stronger during the winter and weaker during the summer. Denmark has an average of 170 rainy days. The greatest rainfall comes in November. Days are short in winter, with about 6 hours of daylight in December and January. Daylight in summer lasts 16-18 hours on clear days.

For further information

The Danish Meteorological Institute

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