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. 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. 21 January A disconnected undersea cable due to a technical issue causes a blackout that cuts electricity to Bornholm.
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. 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. 18 February – King Frederik X arrives in Nuuk as part of a three-day visit to Greenland.
March
1 March – Danish shipping firm Maersk says that it is suspending all vessel transits through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait until further notice due to the ongoing conflict in the Persian Gulf. 2 March – Denmark and France make an agreement on strategic nuclear deterrence. However, French nuclear weapons are not to be located on Danish territory. 24 March – The 2026 Danish general election is held.
April
2 April – The Viking Ship Museum (Roskilde) announces the discovery of the wreckage of the warship Dannebroge, which was sunk by the British Navy during the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801. 21 April – Two passenger trains collide head-on between Hillerød and Kagerup, injuring 18 people.
June
27 June — 2026 European heatwaves: The highest recorded temperature in Denmark is taken in , measuring .
September
8 September – Denmark sanctions products from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. 14 September – A Russian frigate fires emergency flares on a Royal Danish Air Force helicopter conducting routine patrols in the Baltic Sea, prompting the governmment to summon the Russian ambassador. 19 September – The United States and Denmark reach an agreement on security guarantees over Greenland.
Sports Badminton 24 April 3 May The 2026 Thomas & Uber Cup is held in Horsens, Denmark.
Cycling 1 February Tobias Lund Andresen wins 2026 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. 15 March Jonas Vingegaard wins 2026 Paris–Nice 29 March Jonas Vingegaard wins the 2026 Volta a Catalunya.
Handball 21 February Denmark wins the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship. 13 March Mathias Gidsel is announced as the winner of the IHF Male Player of the Year for the third time.
Deaths 18 February Sepp Piontek, football coach (born 1940 in Germany) 14 March Birte Weiss, minister of the interior (1993–1997) (born 1941) 25 April Jesper Thilo, jazz saxophonist (born 1941) 28 April Ittai Gradel, academic and antiques dealer (born 1965 in Israel) Helge Mortensen, politician, minister of transport (1993–1994), member of the Folketing (1984–2005) (born 1941). 11 June Niels Ersbøll, politician and diplomat, secretary-general of the Council of the European Union (1980–1994) (born 1926). 26 June Kurt Ard, illustrator, painter and graphic artist (born 1925). 1 July Hans Aarsleff, linguist and academic (born 1925). (death announced on this date)
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References
External links Online calendar