How to address a letter to Denmark

Learn how to address and mail letters to Denmark - with address examples and many tips.

How to write an address to Denmark

Here’s what a typical address in Denmark looks like for postal mail.

1

Recipient name

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Street name House number

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Postal code City

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Country

Learn more about addresses in Denmark

Address example Denmark
Basic structure:

Henrik Nielsen
Kastanievej 15
8660 SKANDERBORG
DENMARK

Address example Denmark
With additional Information:

Hr. Henrik Nielsen
Kastanievej 15, 2, Agerskov
8660 SKANDERBORG
DENMARK

Address example Denmark
For P.O. box:

Hr. Henrik Nielsen
Postboks 321
8660 Skanderborg
DENMARK

Postal information

Country name

Denmark

Postal code format

4 digits (eg: 0123)

Standard address field position

Bottom left

Address text alignment

Left-aligned

Postal code regex

^(\d{4})$

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code

DK

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code

DNK

UN M49 numeric country code

208

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Country information

Flag

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Common name (English)

Denmark

Official name (English)

Kingdom of Denmark

Native name

Kongeriget Danmark (Danmark)

Capital

Copenhagen

Continent

Europe

Subregion

Northern Europe

Area

43,094 km²

Borders with

Germany

Currency

DKK (Danish krone, Symbol: kr)

Time zone

UTC-04:00, UTC-03:00, UTC-01:00, UTC, UTC+01:00

Google Maps link

https://goo.gl/maps/UddGPN7hAyrtpFiT6

OpenStreetMap link

https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/50046

Total population

6,011,488

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