2018 in Denmark

Incumbents

• Monarch – Margrethe II
• Prime Minister – Lars Løkke Rasmussen

  Events

May

• May 31 - it was announced that Denmark would be banning full-face veils.

  The Arts

Film

• 19 November – Lars Mikkelsen wins an International Emmy Award for Best Actor at the 46th International Emmy Awards for his role in Herrens veje.

  Sport

Badminton

• 16-21 January - Viktor Axelsen wins gold in Men's Single and Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Christinna Pedersen win gold in Women's Double at 2018 Malaysia Masters.
• 30 January-4 February - Mathias Christiansen and Christinna Pedersen win Men's Double at 2018 India Open.
• 14-18 March - Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Christinna Pedersen wins gold in Women's Doubles at 2018 All England Open.
• 24-29 April - With two gold medals, two, silver medals and four bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the best nation at the 2018 European Badminton Championships.

  Cycling

• 24 February - Christina Siggaard wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.
• 27 February - 4 March - Denmark wins two silver medals and one bronze medal at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
• 15 April – Michael Valgren wins the Amstel Gold Race.
• 4–20 May – 2018 IIHF World Championship will be hosted by Copenhagen and Herning, Denmark.
• 22 July - Magnus Cort wins the 15th stage of the Tour de France.
• 1 April - Mads Pedersen finishes second in the Tour of Flanders.
• 7 October - Søren Kragh Andersen wins 2018 Paris–Tours.

  Golf

• 3 June Thorbjørn Olesen wins Italian Open.
• 8 September - Denmark wins the Eisenhower Trophy for the first time.
• 30 September - Thorbjørn Olesen wins the 2018 Ryder Cup as part of the European team.
• 7 October - Lucas Bjerregaard wins Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

  Swimming

• 3-12 August - Denmark wins three silver medals and one bronze medal at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships.

  Tennis

• 27 January - Caroline Wozniacki wins Australian Open.
• 1-7 October - Caroline Wozniacki wins China Open.

  Other

• 18 April - In basketball, Bakken Bears loses a 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup semifinal to S.S. Felice Scandone.
• 14 July - Helle Frederiksen wins a gold medal in the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships.
• 4-11 August - With one gold medal, one silver medal and one bronze medal, Denmark finishes as the fourth best nation at the 2018 World Orienteering Championships.

  Deaths

• 14 January – Erling Mandelmann, photographer
• 21 January – Jens Okking, actor
• 2 February – Ole Thestrup, actor
• 13 February – Prince Henrik, Prince Consort
• 19 February – Nini Theilade, ballet dancer and choreographer
• 9 May – Per Kirkeby, artist
• 28 May – Jens Christian Skou, biochemist and Nobel laureate
• 19 June – Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, member of the extended Danish royal family
• 16 August – Benny Andersen, writer and composer
• 30 September – Kim Larsen, musician
• 14 November – Morten Grunwald, actor
• 23 December – Troels Kløvedal, author and sailer