Denmark wins the Eurovision Song Contest
Posted On Sunday, May 19, 2013 By thenordiccountries. Under Current Topics, Music in Denmark, News from Denmark, News from Sweden Tags: de Forest, Emmelie, Only Teardrops, Winner Eurovision 2012
According to the previous forecasts, the Danish singer Emmelie de Forest got the victory in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place yesterday in the Swedish city of Malmö. The candidate of Denmark received a total of 281 points being the clear winner of the night with her song "Only ...
Denmark aims to collaborate on China’s green goals
Posted On Saturday, December 29, 2012 By thenordiccountries. Under Current Topics, News from Denmark
When China announced earlier this month that it would use about 43 billion euros to reduce air pollution in 2015, the Danish authorities saw an opportunity to enter in action in order to do business with China.
The Danish Trade Minister Pia Olsen Dyhr (Socialistisk Folkeparti), said that if China wants ...
Discovered an unknown fairy tale by H.C. Andersen
Posted On Friday, December 14, 2012 By thenordiccountries. Under Current Topics, Danish Literature, News from Denmark, Nordic Literature Tags: Danish fairytale, Danish writer, Hans Christian Andersen, New tale by Andersen, tallow candle, Unknown Andersen tale
The retired Danish historian Esben Brage says he has discovered, he believes, a fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen that had been unknown until the moment.
The historian said on Thursday he found the text of six pages in early October while conducting a search in the Danish National Archives ...
Finland and Denmark are the least corrupt countries according to Transparency International
Posted On Thursday, December 6, 2012 By thenordiccountries. Under Current Topics, Economy, Economy in Denmark, Economy in Finland, Economy in Iceland, Economy in Norway, Economy in Sweden, News from Denmark, News from Finland Tags: Anticorruption Study, Corruption in Scandinavia, Corruption in the Nordic countries, Finland and Denmark least corrupt, Transparency International corruption study
Transparency International has just released the results of its annual comparison study on corruption, held in 176 countries worldwide.
Finland and Denmark have gone back to the first position in the list of the least corrupt countries, sharing first place with New Zealand. Sweden is ranked number 4, Norway is ranked ...
Denmark Olympic Gold in Rowing and Cycling Omnium
Posted On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 By thenordiccountries. Under Current Topics, DENMARK, News from Denmark, Nordic Sports, Nordic Sports, Sports in Denmark Tags: London olympics, olympic rowing, olympics denmark
Denmark has already won two gold medals at the London Olympics 2012.
On Saturday the Danishrowing couple Mada Rasmussen and Rasmus Quist won gold in Men's lightweight double sculls at the Lake Eton bringing to Denmark its first gold medal in these games. The Danes left behind the British and New ...
Soluna Samay- the Candidate of Denmark in Eurovision 2012
Posted On Friday, May 25, 2012 By thenordiccountries. Under Current Topics, Music in Denmark, News from Denmark
The young Danish singer Soluna Samay is the representative of Denmark for the Eurovision song contest 2012. The singer will participate with the song "Should've Known Better" in the contest to be held on May 26 in Baku, Azerbayián.
Soluna Samay is a very young and promising singer with only 22 years born in Guatemala. Daughter of a German father and a Swiss mother, her family moved to the Danish island of Bornholm in 2000, where the singer has lived ...
SPOT Festival 2012
Posted On Saturday, May 12, 2012 By thenordiccountries. Under Current Topics, Music in Denmark, News from Denmark, Nordic Art, NORDIC CULTURE Tags: Music festival Arhus, Music Festival in Denmark, Nordic Music Festival
SPOT Festival, one of the biggest music festivals in Scandinavia and the Nordic countries took place last weekend 4. and 5. May in Aarhus, Denmark.
The SPOT Festival has the support of major part of the Scandinavian music scene related with pop and rock. The festival has four main ideological pillars which it tries to accomplish every year; the focus in the new Danish and Nordic music, the aim to narrow the gap ...
The Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra Plays in the Copenhagen Underground
Posted On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 By thenordiccountries. Under Current Topics, News from Denmark Tags: Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Danish music, Edward Grieg, Music in Copenhagen underground, Music in the metro, Orchestra playing in the Underground, Peer Gynt
The Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra has given a curious and beautiful concert playing music of the composer Edward Grieg in the underground of Copenhagen city.
The surprising initiative of the orchestra has been strongly welcomed by the Danish public who were in their daily underground trip. The enthusiasm of the passengers can be seen in everybody's faces while listening to the classical piece "Peer Gynt" by the famous Norwegian composer.
A Royal Birth in Denmark
Posted On Wednesday, January 25, 2012 By thenordiccountries. Under Current Topics, News from Denmark
Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark with their children
Yesterday, the January 24th, was born early in the morning the daughter of Prince Joachim of Denmark and Princess Marie of Denmark. This is the fourth child for the Prince and Princess second for the princess, as Joaquin has two children from his previous marriage. The new birth means the eighth granddaughter for the Danish queen.
The girl was born at ...