2021 in Denmark

Incumbents

• Monarch – Margrethe II
• Prime Minister – Mette Frederiksen

Events

January

• 5 January 2021 – Following a press conference by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, the restrictions due to coronavirus are tightened.
• 6 January – The Danish Meteorological Institute releases its annual report for the year 2020. It makes national headlines after it is revealed that there were no days in which the temperature remained under 0 degrees Celsius for the entire day for the first time since records began.

April

• 13 April – The Danish state strips the renewal of temporary residency permits to about 189 Syrian refugees, claiming that it is "now safe to return to Syria."
• 15 April Mads Nissen wins the 2021 World Press Photo of the Year Award.

Sports

Badminton

• 31 January Viktor Axelsen wins gold in Men's Single at the 2020 BWF World Tour Finals by defeating Anders Antonsen in the final.
• 20 February Denmark wins the 2021 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships by defeating France 30 in the final.
• 27 March Viktor Axelsen wins gold in Men's Single and Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen win gold in Men's Double at Swiss Open.
• 1924October 2021 Denmark Open takes place in Odense.
• * Viktor Axelsen wins gold in men's single
• 5 December Viktor Axelsen wins gold in Men's Single at the 2021 BWF World Tour Finals.
• 1219 December Denmark wins two bronze medals at the 2021 BWF World Championships.

Canoe and katak

• 36 June Denmark wins twogold medals and one bronze medal at the 2021 Canoe Sprint European Championships.
• 1619 September The 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships are held in Copenhagen. Denmark wins one gold medal, one silver medal and three bronze medals.
• 30 September 3 October Denmark wins three gold medals, two silver medalsand one bronze medal at the 2021 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships-

Cycling

• 23 February Jonas Vingegaard wins Stage 5 of UAE Tour.
• 28 February Mads Pedersen wins Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne.
• 14 March Magnus Cort wins Stage 8 of Paris–Nice.
• 15 March Mads Würtz Schmidt wins Stage 6 of Tirreno–Adriatico.
• 22 March Andreas Kron wins Stage1 of Volta a Catalunya.
• 26 March Kasper Asgreen wins 2021 E3 Saxo Bank Classic.
• 27 March Jonas Vingegaard wins 2021 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali and Mikkel Frølich Honoré finishes second in the same race.
• 4 April Kasper Asgreen wins Tour of Flanders.
• 11 June Andreas Kron wins Stage 6 of the 2021 Tour de Suisse.
• 15 September Michael Valgren wins Giro di Toscana.
• 24 October Lasse Norman Hansen and Michael Mørkøv win the gold in Men's omnium at the 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

Equestrian sports

• 712 September Denmark wins a silver medal and two bronze medals at the 2021 European Dressage Championships.

Golf

• 29 August Rasmus Højgaard wins Omega European Masters on the 2021 European Tour.
• 5 September Nicolai Højgaard wins Italian Open on the 2021 European Tour.|
• 24 October Jeff Winther win Mallorca Golf Open on the 2021 European Tour.|
• 14 November Joachim B. Hansen wins the Dubai Championship on the 2021 European Tour.

Swimming

• 1619 September Copenhagen hosts the 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. Denmark wins one gold medal, one silver medal and three bronze medals.

Other

• 12 December Denmark wins one gold medal and one silver medal at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships.

Deaths

JanuaryMarch

• 19 April Birgitte Reimer, film actress

AprilJune

• 30 April Flemming Hansen, politician
• 4 May Kirsten Stallknecht, president of the International Council of Nurses
• 10 May Johannes Møllehave, priest and writer
• 25 May Ib Georg Jensen, ceramist, designer and author
• 27 May Poul Schlüter, politician and former prime minister
• 15 June Lily Weiding, actor

JulySeptember

• 20 July – Vita Andersen, poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer.

OctoberDecember

• 16 October Anders Bodelsenm author
• 11 November Per Aage Brandt, writer, poet, linguist and musician