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How do you address a letter in Denmark?

Receiver on the front, sender on the back.

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Short answer

A Danish address is made up of the street name, the house number, any floor and door, any extra village or district name, and the postcode with the name of the postcode area. The postcode has four digits and goes with the name of the area, for example 2100 København Ø. The receiver goes on the front of the envelope, and the dao letter code goes in the top right corner. Your own address as sender goes on the back.

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Why

  1. Danish postcodes have four digits.
  2. Floor and door matter in apartment buildings.
  3. The postcode does not follow municipal borders.

Details

Some addresses include an extra village, district or island name, which the address authority can decide.

Tip

Copy the address exactly as the receiver writes it, including floor and door, so the carrier finds the right letterbox.

What may differ

Letters to the Faroe Islands use three-digit postcodes, and most Greenland postcodes run from 3900 to 3992.

Common misconception

In Denmark the postcode is written after the town name.

What actually happens

The postcode comes first, before the town name: 2100 København Ø.

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Sources

This answer is for reference only. Postal prices and services change, so check the postal operator before you send.

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