Last Ryanair flights from Billund Airport

Ryanair flights from Billund Airport will end on March 31st after the company announced the closure of its base and full withdrawal of its 24 services from the Jutland Airport.

Blaming an air travel tax introduced this year by the Danish government, Ryanair announced in February that it would no longer offer services after March, and cancelled bookings for flights from Billund from April onwards.

The decision is set to have a major impact on the travel options for the region’s many foreign residents. Billund Airport has said it will work to reach agreements with other companies to replace the loss in coverage. No announcements have been made so far.

Ryanair passengers who have bookings for travel from Billund in March will still be able to travel, however, with services still in place this month and the company therefore honouring those bookings.

Annual tax returns to be released

The release of the årsopgørelse (annual tax return, calculated and displayed on the SKAT website) is possibly the most important event on the Danish tax calendar. All taxpayers in Denmark will be able to access their 2024 returns on the Skat.dk website from Monday March 25th 2025.

Within a set deadline which falls at the beginning of May, taxpayers can edit the tax information on their annual returns, for example if they need to update income or tax exemption information from the relevant tax year (2024 in this case).

Around three out of four taxpayers in Denmark get refunds after the yearly annual return, although others have to pay money back to the tax authority.

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While a tax year is ongoing, you can also check how much tax you’ve paid or are due to pay during the course of the year and edit your income and deductions on the preliminary version of the return, the forskudsopgørelse. The preliminary returns for 2024 are already available on the Skat website.

READ ALSO: Årsopgørelse: What you need to know about Denmark’s annual tax return

Switch to summertime means light evenings are back

The change to GMT+2 or summertime on Sunday, March 30th means an end to dark evenings for another season. Clocks go forward by one hour at 3am on the 30th, meaning one hour less of sleep that weekend to offset the change.

Politicians in Denmark and the EU have in the past discussed scrapping the twice-yearly changing of the clocks for daylight saving, but there have been no recent developments on this front.

EU citizens can apply for the ETA for the UK

From March 5th, nationals from EU countries including Denmark can apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before visiting the UK. 

Danish citizens do not need the advance approval to travel to the UK under the new ETA scheme until April 2nd, but application opens in March so you can apply ahead of travel in April.

This £10 permit allows travel for up to six months for tourism, business, short-term study, or visiting family and friends.

An ETA does not guarantee entry, and travellers must still go through border checks. It does not allow working in the UK (except for specific permitted engagements) or staying beyond six months. Those with a criminal record or past entry refusals may need a Standard Visitor visa instead. 

READ ALSO: Danish embassy issues advice over new £10 ETA for travel to UK

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Events and eclipses in March 

With Easter falling in April this year, Denmark has no national public holidays in March. On the other hand, the much-loved kids’ carnival Fastelavn, which is almost always in February, falls on Sunday March 2nd.

Get out your best costumes, prepare to hit the can out of the barrel and most importantly, enjoy those delicious fastelavnsboller one last time.

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On March 29th, a partial solar eclipse will occur, with 20 percent of the sun covered at 12:15 pm. Jupiter and Mars will also be clearly visible from Denmark in the evening twilight.