You must take a test before you travel to Denmark. The test must be a maximum of 48 hours with a rapid antigen test or 72 hours with a PCR test at the time of entry. You must take a test even if you are vaccinated – but not if you are previously infected.
Exemptions from the general requirement to take a test before entering Denmark are for instance:
Children under 15 years of age
Persons residing in border regions entering Sweden from transit from Bornholm without residence in Sweden
Persons entering for the purpose of freight transport
Persons in transit through Denmark departing within 24 hours of entry (eg Swedish air travellers who use Denmark as a hub).
There is a requirement for self-isolation depending on where you are travelling from. This is due to the different levels of risk categories (COVID-19 risk countries, COVID-19 high-risk countries and countries with variants of concern). It applies to EU and Schengen countries in particular that no distinction is made between COVID-19 risk countries and high-risk countries. The same rules apply in these countries regardless of which EU or Schengen country you are entering from. If you are travelling from a COVID-19 high-risk country you are required to self-isolate for 10 days, unless you are fully vaccinated or previously infected.
Vaccination from the following countries regions is valid when entering Denmark: EU/Schengen-countries, COVID-19 risk countries, OECD-countries and Countries, regions and areas, where vaccination can be documented with an EU-approved certificate.
If you enter Denmark from an EU and/or Schengen country or an OECD country there is no requirement for isolation after entry.
If you are entering from a COVID-19 high-risk country, you must self-isolate after entry, unless you are fully vaccinated or previously infected. You must isolate yourself for 10 days but may break the isolation after a negative PCR test taken at the earliest on the sixth day after the time of entry.
You also do not need to test or self-isolate if you can document your vaccination either through the EU corona passport or with a vaccination certificate, which is equal to the EU’s digital COVID-19 certificate.
EU /Schengen country: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the Vatican City.
Countries considered by Denmark as COVID-19 risk countries
COVID-19 risk countries: Australia, Argentina, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, Kuwait, New Zealand, Peru, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Uruguay.
COVID-19 risk regions and areas:Â Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
COVID-19 High-risk countries All countries not mentioned under EU/Schengen countries, COVID-19 risk countries or Countries with COVID-19 variants of concern.
Countries with vaccination certificates approved by Denmark/EU.
OECD Counties: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States.
Countries, where vaccination can be documented with EU-approved Certificates: Albania, Armenia, Cape Verde, El Salvador, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Panama, Serbia, Singapore, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay.
Fully vaccinated persons with a permanent residence in an OECD country or third country, which on the date of entry is categorised as a COVID-19 risk country, may enter Denmark without self-isolating. This does not apply to individuals travelling from or, within the past 10 days, have stayed in (except in transit) countries, regions or areas with variants of concern (currently there are no such countries, regions or areas).
If you are a Danish national and have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 in any country in the world, you are exempt from the requirement to self-isolate after entry, regardless of where you have a residence. This does not apply, however, if you are travelling from or, within the past 10 days, have stayed in (except in transit) countries, regions or areas with variants of concern (currently there are no such countries, regions or areas).
Fully vaccinated persons who can document their vaccination by means of a third country’s vaccination certificate whose status has been deemed equivalent to the EU digital COVID certificate by the European Commission may enter Denmark without self-isolating. This does not apply, however, if you are travelling from, or within the past 10 days have stayed in (except in transit) countries, regions or areas with variants of concern (currently there are no such countries, regions or areas).
To be considered fully vaccinated, the following requirements apply:
The vaccine must be approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
At least 2 weeks and no more than 12 months must have elapsed since you received your final vaccination dose.
Another approved vaccination process: receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine for the first jab and an mRNA vaccine (Moderna or Pfizer/BioNTech) for the second.
So far, the EMA has accepted the following vaccines against COVID-19:
Pfizer BioNTech (Comirnaty)
Johnson & Johnson – Janssen Pharmaceutical (COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen)
Moderna (COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna)
AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria, formerly COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca).
You must be able to present relevant documentation that you are fully vaccinated. If you possess the EU Digital COVID Certificate for vaccination, you may present this. If do not, you should check whether your vaccination certificate contains the following information: Name, Date of birth, Name of the vaccine, date of completion: dates of the 1st and 2nd jabs (for a vaccination process requiring 2 jabs)
If you have previously been infected with COVID-19, you may enter Denmark without restrictions, i.e. without being required to be tested or self-isolated. To do so, you must be able to present documentation of a positive PCR test taken at least 14 days and no more than 180 days (6 months) before the date of entry.
Even if you have previously been infected with COVID-19, you must self-isolate after entry if you are travelling from or have stayed in (except in transit) countries, regions or areas with variants of concern within the past 10 days (currently there are no such countries, regions or areas).
