Organic Copenhagen

The sale of organic products in Copenhagen is dramatically on the rise. More restaurants, cafes and even hotels are riding the "green wave" that is pushing the city to a whole new level of eco-consciousness - far beyond the prevalent health food shops. Copenhagen has green ambitions, which is evident by the variety and quality of organic goods on offer.

Copenhagen is one of the organic world leaders

There is an explosive demand for Danish organic goods and only few other metropolitan cities in the world can match Copenhagen's share of consumption of organic foods: Today, the private sector's purchase of organic products in Copenhagen is about 10-12 percent, and 45 percent of all food consumed in the city's institutions is organic - that is the world's record. To ensure Copenhagen continued development, the environmental strategy "Environment Metropolis - Our Vision 2015" has set targets for organic food consumption up to 90 percent by 2015 in all of the city's institutions. The target for private businesses and households purchase and consumption is expected to reach at least 20 percent.

Gourmet organic food

Copenhageners' organic consciousness is also making its mark outside of the political world. A new league of restaurants, cafes and delis are sprouting up over the previous eco-community centres and vegetarian restaurants. Out with idealistic declarations and in with common sense, a desire for clean (Nordic) produce and sustainable relations with nature's resources. Copenhagen's shining star among these eateries is Geranium located in Kongens Have, the King's Garden. The restaurant is run by two of Denmark's best chefs, Rasmus Kofoed and Søren Ledet. The team uses organic and biodynamic ingredients exclusively - that goes for the wines as well which come from around the globe.Rasmus Kofoed describes Geranium's food as Danish and organic with a lot of vegetables and herbs. They enjoy updating classic dishes - for example serving a lavish version of a Danish stew. Rasmus Koefed is a double medallion winner of the prestigious Bocuse D'Or, the world cuisine contest, which is a chef's equivalent to a world championship.

Copenhagen Metro now runs from airport.

A new stretch of the Copenhagen Metro has opened. The new addition runs to and from Copenhagen airport to city centre and is a boon to tourists, business travellers and Copenhageners, making it possible to travel from the airport to the city centre in just 15 minutes.

Travel between the airport and Copenhagen city centre in just 15 minutes! After years of preparation, the new stretch of the Copenhagen Metro to and from Kastrup Airport has opened, making it easier and faster for tourists as well as locals to travel to and from the airport. The Copenhagen Metro is the most modern in the world, and the new extension has been integrated into overall Metro operations without any negative effect on reliability, which in the first six months of 2007 was 98,5 percent.

The new stretch

The new stretch is 4,5 kilometre long and runs from Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup, to Lergravsparken along the eastern shoreline of Amager, stopping at the new four-kilometre-long beach Amager Strandpark. The line extends through the centre of Copenhagen to Frederiksberg and Vanløse.

Facts on the Copenhagen

MetroRegardless of where you are staying, the beach, shopping, open countryside and links to foreign countries are just a short Metro ride away. Weighing 52 tons and measuring 39 metres by 2,65 metres, a Copenhagen Metro train is a lightweight compared to the traditional Metro trains used in other cities. It is these physical dimensions, the driverless system and the electronic monitoring and safety systems that give the Metro the unprecedented flexibility suited to the needs of a rapidly developing city. Each train can hold 300 passengers. And with a frequency of 100 seconds at peak times, you can get from A to B with great regularity.