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Location
Sjælland (Zealand), Denmark.

Dialling code
45. There is no city code for Copenhagen, just eight-digit telephone numbers.

Population
505,406 (city); 1.87 million (metropolitan area).

Time zone
GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October).

Electricity
220 volts AC, 50Hz; round two-pin plugs are standard.

Average January temperatures
0°C (32°F).

Average July temperatures
20°C (68°F).

Annual rainfall
712mm (28 inches).

Language
Introduction
Dansk (Danish) is the national language but almost all Danes speak some English. Those involved in the tourist industry will have impeccable English and are likely to speak German as well. The Danes are used to communicating in other languages and seem perfectly willing to do so. English is used in a variety of situations throughout the city and may be the language of choice for establishments catering to a predominantly international or young and cosmopolitan clientele.

Danish is one of the Scandinavian (Germanic/Teutonic) languages and closely related to Swedish. To foreign eyes, written Danish seems to be infested with bizarre symbols including typically å, ø and æ, which translate into an array of vowel sounds which the non-Danish ear may have trouble distinguishing. Other distinctive characteristics of Danish to bear in mind are the weak pronunciation of unstressed syllables, and the glottal stop.

Phrases

Yes - Ja
No - Nej
Hello - Hej/Goddag
Goodbye - Farvel, Hej-Hej
Please - No single word in Danish
Thank you - Tak
My name is … - Jeg hedder …
How are you? - Hvordan har du det?
I’m very well - Jeg har det godt
I feel ill - Jeg har det dårligt
How much does it cost? - Hvor meget koster det?
Do you speak English? -Taler du engelsk?
I don’t understand - Jeg forstår ikke
Where is …? - Hvor er …?
Entrance - Indgang
Exit - Udgang
Danger - Fare
Open - Åben
Closed - Lukket
Toilets - Toiletter
Doctor - Læge
Hotel - Hotel
Restaurant - Restaurant
Beer - Øl
Wine - Vin
Menu - Menu
Today - Idag
Tomorrow - Imorgen
Monday - Mandag
Tuesday - Tirsdag
Wednesday - Onsdag
Thursday - Torsdag
Friday - Fredag
Saturday - Lørdag
Sunday - Søndag
One - En
Two - To
Three - Tre
Four - Fire
Five - Fem
Six - Seks
Seven - Syv
Eight - Otte
Nine - Ni
Ten - Ti
Twenty - Tyve
Thirty - Tredive
Forty - Fyrre
Fifty - Halvtreds
Sixty - Tres
Seventy - Halvfjerds
Eighty - Firs
Ninety - Halvfems
One Hundred - Hundrede
One Thousand - Tusind

Cost of Living:

1 Danish Krone (Kr1) = £0.12; US$0.18; C$0.22; A$0.25; €0.13
Currency conversion rates as of January 2009

Special Events:

Copenhagen International Fashion Fair
Early February and August
The Bella Center
Website: www.ciff.dk  

Copenhagen Fashion Week
Early February and August
Catwalk shows.
Various venues
Website: www.copenhagenfashionweek.com

Night Film Festival
Late March-early April
Copenhagen’s biggest international film festival.
Various cinemas in the city
Website: www.natfilm.dk

Queen Margrethe’s Birthday Celebrations
16 April
Amalienborg

Copenhagen International Furniture Fair
Early May
The Bella Center
Website: www.furniturefair.dk

Copenhagen Marathon
May
Town Hall Square at Vester Voldgade
Website: www.copenhagenmarathon.dk
 
Copenhagen Distortion
Early June
Copenhagen’s biggest clubbing and nightlife festival.
Various venues
Website: www.cphdistortion.dk

Midsummer Night’s Eve Celebrations
Midsummer Day, June
Throughout the city

Roskilde Festival
Late June/early July
Rock music festival.
Roskilde
Website: www.roskilde-festival.dk
 
Copenhagen International Jazz Festival
July
Various venues
Website: www.jazzfestival.dk

Father Christmas World Congress
July
Bakken
North of Copenhagen

Copenhagen International Ballet
14 days in August
Ballet and dance.
Bellevue Teatret, Klampenborg
Website: www.copenhageninternationalballet.com or www.bellevueteatret.dk

Copenhagen Pride
Mid August
Gay pride festival.
Various venues in the city
Website: http://copenhagenpride.dk

Festival of Clowns
Early August
Bakken, north of Copenhagen

Copenhagen International Film Festival
September
Festival screening films from around the world.
Various venues
Website: www.copenhagenfilmfestival.com

Golden Days in Copenhagen Festival
Biannually in September (even years)
Exhibitions, concerts, ballet and drama.
Various venues
Website: www.goldendays.dk

Copenhagen Blues Festival
Late September
Various venues
Website: www.copenhagenbluesfestival.dk

Kulturnatten (Night of Culture)
October
Free performances, museums stay open late.
Various venues
Website: www.kulturnatten.dk

Copenhagen Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Late October
Various venues
Website: www.cglff.dk
 
Irish Festival
Early November
Various venues
Website: www.irishfestival.dk
 
Opening of Tivoli’s Market
Mid November
1-23 December
Tivoli Christmas in Tivoli, Tivoli
Website: www.tivoli.dk  

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