About us
News from Denmark, in English, for the people who live here.
More than 780,000 immigrants live in Denmark, and over 430,000 of them work as employees (Statistics Denmark, July 2026; employment figures, Q4 2025). They fill vital jobs, pay taxes, raise families and are part of local communities across the country. Yet there is very little Danish news written for them.
The Danish Dispatch is an English-language news site that sets out to fix that. We launched on 1 October 2026.
What we do
We cover Danish politics, business and culture, and we explain the stories that matter most to internationals. Our Morning Briefing on the front page gives you the main stories of the day, and our guides help you make sense of life in Denmark, from political parties to Danish traditions.
Alongside news every weekday, we publish our own original journalism on stories that affect internationals.
Our standards
The Danish Dispatch is registered with the Danish Press Council (Pressenævnet). That means we follow the Danish guidelines for sound press ethics under the Danish Media Liability Act, and that you can complain to the Press Council if you think we have broken them.
You can read more in our editorial standards, our corrections policy and our policy on how we use AI. In short: AI never writes our articles. Every article is written by a human journalist. AI only helps with spelling and grammar, and with first translations of Danish quotes, which a journalist always checks against the original.
Who runs The Danish Dispatch
The Danish Dispatch is founded and edited by Jonas Laursen, who is editor-in-chief and the responsible editor (ansvarshavende redaktør).
Before launching the site, Jonas spent a year making videos about Danish politics in English on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram, and he still runs a YouTube channel on Danish politics. He is studying for a master’s degree in journalism at Aarhus University and is part of the podcast Auraministeriet.
Jonas has lived for many years as an international himself, in the United States, China and the United Kingdom, so he knows what it is like to make a home in a new country. He lives in Aarhus, which is why we cover the whole of Denmark and not just Copenhagen. Internationals live all over the country, and so does our news.
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Get involved
We welcome people who want to take part, whether you want to pitch a story, send a tip or share your expertise. Contributions are unpaid. Read more on our get involved page.
Get in touch
Have a tip, a correction or a question? See our contact page.
Who owns us
Jonas Laursen owns 100% of The Danish Dispatch. There are no co-owners or investors. The site is funded by Jonas, with advertising income to come. Ads and sponsored content are always clearly labelled, and advertisers have no say over our journalism. See ownership and funding.