1981 in Denmark

Events from the year 1981 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Margrethe II
 * Prime minister – Anker Jørgensen

Events

 * 8 December – The 1981 Danish parliamentary election is held.

Badminton

 * Gentofte BK wins Europe Cup.

Cycling

 * Albert Fritz (FRG) and Patrick Sercu (BEL) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.

January–March

 * 9 February – Kristian Pless, tennis player
 * 5 March – Helle Frederiksen, triathlete

April–June

 * 30 May – Lars Møller Madsen, handball player
 * 9 June – Kasper Søndergaard, handball player

July–September

 * 1 August – Hans Lindberg, handball player
 * 1 September – Michael Maze, table tennis player
 * 6 September – Søren Larsen, footballer

October–December

 * 6 October – Thomas Troelsen, music producer
 * 28 October – Elvira Lind, film director
 * 24 November – Mads Rasmussen, rower
 * 4 December – Brian Vandborg, cyclist

Deaths

 * 17 February – Ellen Gottschalch, actress (born 1894)
 * 27 March – Preben Kaas (born 1930)
 * 21 November – Ejner Federspiel, actor (born 1896)
 * 28 November – Arthur Jensen, actor (born 1897)