Weekly overview
From 2026, you will be able to read the family doctor (GP) notes from every visit you make. A new collective agreement between the regional councils and the trade union of general practitioners will give you access to the notes made about your state of health via the Min Laege app or Sundhed.dk. You will also be able to share those notes with other medical professionals.
The fertility rate in Denmark is 1.49 children per woman. To maintain the current population size, we need an average of 2.1 children per woman. Since 2008, when the fertility rate was at 1.88 (the highest in the last five decades), the cohort of children born every year has been smaller and smaller. In 2023, 57,469 children were born in Denmark to parents with an average age of 30 (women) and 32 (men).
- Most countries in the world are suffering from low fertility rates. The worst situation is in South Korea, with 0.7 children per woman. Thank goodness for immigration!
Cohousing (bofællesskab) is becoming more popular in Denmark. What is cohousing? An intentional, self-governing, cooperative community where residents live in private homes often clustered around shared space. There are 15 to 20 cohousing communities established every year (400 in Denmark so far).
Denmark receives criticism from the United Nations Disability Committee. Why? The conditions for people with disabilities in Denmark are getting worse every year. Among other things, the criticism focuses on failed inclusion in school, the use of coercion in psychiatry, and the use of force in residences, as well as the fact that available support varies by municipality.
Sailing brought the most medals for Denmark at the Olympics. 32 medals out of 215 from all past Olympics have come from sailing. However, in the last two Olympics, Denmark won only two medals, both for Anne-Marie Rindom. Team Denmark plans to downgrade the Danish Sailing Union from world-class to elite, considering the weak results from the last editions of the Olympics. This will mean less money in state subsidies for the sport.
A pizzeria from Copenhagen received 76th place on the list of the world’s best pizza. Pizzeria Surt is the only one from Denmark to obtain a global ranking. Why? The sourdough (35-hour fermentation process), pickled vegetables, and local sourcing.
