Every Dane will know this, and while it’s fun to tell tourists the Germans are attacking again, it would probably be a good idea to consider our new Ukrainian guests and let them know beforehand.

At 12:00 on May 4th. (the first Wednesday in May) the national public warning system will be tested, and you’ll most likely hear a warning siren (or several) go off.

**The sirens are being tested. You can ignore it.**

If you’d like to know more, [here’s a brief explanation of the system, with an short video from a previous test.](https://hss.dk/the-danish-public-warning-system/)

17 comments

  2. Det er det bedste tidspunkt at slå en prut på kontoret, for ingen kan høre den hvis man timer det helt rigtigt.

  4. Me at May 4th 12:00 every year since I was born: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

  7. I remember this being weekly, when did that stop being a thing? Mind you, I last lived in Denmark in 1994 😐

  8. Hvis nogen af jer kender ukrainske flygtninge, så er det nok en meget gode idé at fortælle dem, at det bare en årlig test – og at der ikke er fare på færde.

  10. I skulle være glade for det kun er en gang om året.
    I Frankrig, hvor jeg kommer fra, tester de dem hver måneder (1. onsdagen i måneden).

  13. > while it’s fun to tell tourists the Germans are attacking again

    Jeg råber altid “FLYVERSKJUL!!” på kontoret og kaster mig under mit skrivebord.

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