Christmas shopping at Værnedamsvej, Copenhagen

hot drink on a christmas market in copenhagen

Visit Denmark at Christmas

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Ah, Christmas in Denmark...

...there's nothing quite like it. Feel Denmark at its warmest in December, our peak hygge season. Come and enjoy our naughty elves (we call them nisse), discover an almond hidden in your rice pudding, try dancing around a Christmas tree and take in the sights, sounds and scents of a traditional Danish Christmas. Glædelig jul!

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Understand Christmas in Demark

Some of our Christmas traditions might seem a bit odd (hiding almonds in rice pudding? Completely normal to us!) but that's just the start. See some of our other, quirky, traditions or just get to know our Christmas ones!

You can join the midsummer's eve celebrations all across Denmark

Photo: Morten Svane - Copenhagen Media Center

11 weird Danish cultural traditions that only make sense to Danes

Every country has its own interesting and often unexplainable traditions…right? While we like to think of ourselves as a modern nation, sometimes you just have to kick back and celebrate like it’s 1549. Here are some of our favourite weird Danish traditions that make perfect sense to us.

Danish flag decoration on a Christmas tree

Photo: Paul Hanaoka

7 delightful things to know about Christmas in Denmark

What is Christmas in Denmark like? You might well ask. Some of the snow-covered, fir tree-decorated habits we have in this little kingdom are pretty similar to the other countries of Scandinavia. And then there are the ones that are just ours…