2026 in Denmark
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Events in the year 2026 in Denmark.
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.[1]
- 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.[2]
- 21 January – A disconnected undersea cable due to a technical issue causes a blackout that cuts electricity to Bornholm.[3]
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.[4]
- 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.[5]
- 18 February – King Frederik X arrives in Nuuk as part of a three-day visit to Greenland.[6]
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.[7]
- 2 March – Denmark and France make an agreement on strategic nuclear deterrence. However, French nuclear weapons are not to be located on Danish territory.[8]
- 24 March – The 2026 Danish general election is held.[9]
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.[10]
- 21 April – Two passenger trains collide head-on between Hillerød and Kagerup, injuring 18 people.[11]
Sports
Badminton
- 24 April – 3 May – The 2026 Thomas & Uber Cup is held in Gorsens, 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.[12]
