2017 in Denmark

Incumbents

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

  Events

• 20 March – Denmark makes the last payment on a $1.5 billion loan and thus becomes free of national debt in foreign currencies for the first time since 1834.
• 21 November – scheduled date for the 2017 Danish local elections

  Culture

Architecture

• 21 November – The Mærsk Tower wins the QAF Award in the Higher Education & Research - Completed Buildings category at the World Architecture Festival.

  Film

• 9 December - Claes Bang wins the award for Best Actor at the 30th European Film Awards.

  Sports

Badminton

• 17 February - Denmark wins the 2017 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships by defeating Russia 3-0 in the final.
• 3–8 March - Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen wins gold in Men's Double at 2015 All England Super Series Premier.
• 28 March-2 April - Viktor Axelsen wins Men's Single at 2017 India Open.
• 25–30 April - With two gold medals, three silver medals and five bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the best nation at the 2017 European Badminton Championships.
• 27 August – Viktor Axelsen wins gold in Men's Single at the 2017 BWF World Championships.

  Cycling

• 11 June - Jakob Fuglsang wins the Critérium du Dauphiné.
• 2–6 August – 2017 European Road Championships takes place in Herning.
• 17–24 September - With two gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the third best nation at the 2017 UCI Road World Championships in Norway.

  Football

• 14 November – Denmark qualifies for the 2018 FIFA World Cup by defeating Ireland 5-1 in the second leg of the play-off round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification after playing 0-0 in the first match.
• 7 December – F.C. Copenhagen qualifies for the round of 16 in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League by defeating FC Sheriff Tiraspol in Group F.

  Golf

• 7 May - Lucas Bjerregaard and Thorbjørn Olesen wins GolfSixes.
• 24 September - Lucas Bjerregaard wins Portugal Masters

  Swimming

• 13–17 December – The 2017 European Short Course Swimming Championships rakes place in Royal Arena in Copenhagen.

  Other

• 30 June - 7 July - Maja Alm wins a gold medal in Women's sprint and a silver medal in Women's long distance and Denmark wins a silver medal in Sprint relay at the 2017 World Orienteering Championships.

  Deaths

• 20 January – Bruno Amoroso, economist.
• 23 January – Erland Kolding Nielsen, Director General and CEO of The Danish Royal Library.
• 26 January – Preben Dabelsteen, badminton player.
• 13 February – Aage Birch, competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist.
• 7 February – Svend Asmussen, jazz musician
• 17 February – Erland Kops, badminton player
• 3 June – Niels Helveg Petersen, politician
• 4 December
• * Thor Munkager, handballer
• * Henning Jensen, footballer