Northern Europe
Video Chat with People from Denmark
Denmark is small enough to cross by train in an afternoon, yet the people you meet there can come from very different places: bike-filled Copenhagen, student-heavy Aarhus, Odense on the island of Funen, the windswept west coast of Jutland, or rocky Bornholm out in the Baltic. Danish is the national language, and its soft, swallowed sounds are famously tricky for learners. The good news is that English is spoken very widely and often fluently, so you can usually chat in English from the first hello.
Denmark runs on Central European Time. An evening in Copenhagen, say 8 to 10 PM, is early to mid-afternoon on the US East Coast and early the next morning in Sydney. Ask what hygge means to them (the cozy mix of candles, coffee and good company), how they build the perfect smørrebrød on rye bread, whether they cycle all winter, and whether they've ever camped at Roskilde Festival. Handball and football are popular sports too. Learning the language? Our Danish page has pronunciation help.
Denmark at a glance
| Flag | 🇩🇰 |
|---|---|
| Official name | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Capital | Copenhagen |
| Region | Europe · Northern Europe |
| Official language | Danish |
| Currency | Danish krone (kr, DKK) |
| Calling code | +45 |
| Time zone | Central European Time (Europe/Copenhagen) |
How to say hello
A few words of Danish make a great first impression, even if you switch to English right after.
| Language | Phrase | Say it | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danish | Hej! | hi | Hi! |
| Danish | Hvordan går det? | voh-DAN gor deh | How's it going? |
| Danish | Godaften! | goh-AHF-ten | Good evening! |
| Danish | Hej hej! | hi hi | Bye! |
Tips for chatting with people from Denmark
- Don't be thrown by "Hej hej": it's how Danes say goodbye, not a double hello.
- First names are used with almost everyone in Denmark, so introduce yourself by first name and skip titles.
- If you want to practice Danish, say so clearly at the start; otherwise people will often switch to English to make things easy for you.
- Ask about their part of the country. Zealand, Funen, Jutland and Bornholm each have their own dialects, food and character.
Only meet people from Denmark
Omlet matches you Worldwide by default. To meet only people from Denmark, use the country filter, the only filter Omlet has:
- Open Omlet and press Country on the control panel.
- Search for Denmark and select it.
- Press Start. Press Next to meet someone else from Denmark, or switch back to Worldwide any time.
Your first day is free: you add a card through Stripe to start it, and nothing is charged that day. When the 24 hours end, the country filter costs $3 one time, charged to that card, unless you cancel before then in Settings (if you cancel, you can still pick a country until the day ends). It's not a subscription, and it stays unlocked on that device and browser. It doesn't carry over to other devices or browsers, and clearing your browser data removes it. There's one free day per device, home network and card. Payment goes through Stripe, so Omlet never sees your card number.
The filter works both ways, and matching can be slower when fewer people from Denmark are online. Chatting itself is free, and Worldwide matching never costs anything.
Your own country is detected automatically and shown to the people you meet as a flag.
Neighboring countries
Denmark borders 1 country. Curious about the people next door? Meet them too: