Fraud, home care and soaring electricity bills

Before Black Friday, GF Forsikring warns North Jutlanders about fraud, and in Frederikshavn the municipality suspects a home care company of having used citizens' journal information to secure customers. At the same time, a shopkeeper reports a doubled electricity bill, and at Sæby Havn porpoises are swimming very close to shore.

Warning: Scammers are queuing up ahead of Black Friday

With just over two weeks until the year's biggest shopping day, Black Friday, the insurance company GF Forsikring urges North Jutlanders to stay especially vigilant as they click 'add to basket' on one website after another. According to the insurance company, the scammers are simply lining up to scam North Jutlanders online. Last year, 67 percent of North Jutlanders made a purchase on Black Friday.

In 2025, according to Dansk Erhverv, purchases worth 1.21 billion kroner were made across 1.82 million transactions, while Danes were simultaneously targeted in scams worth 548 million kroner, according to a survey by Finans Danmark. After the CPR numbers of 8.8 million people were leaked in October, North Jutlanders may be even more at risk of being scammed this year, according to GF Forsikring, which particularly warns against fake bank messages. TV 2 Nord

Municipality suspects home-care company of abusing journal

Frederikshavn Kommune (the local authority in Frederikshavn) strongly suspects that Nii's hjemmepleje used the information the company obtained in 2025 to recruit new customers. Nii's Hjemmepleje was removed from the municipality's journal system, Cura, in early October after the municipality discovered that, in its view, the company had improperly accessed citizens' information.

In 2025, there were three citizens whose information Nii's Hjemmepleje improperly used the journal system to find. According to a review by Frederikshavn Kommune, in October 2026 the company made at least 178 improper accesses to information on 28 citizens, and the municipality reported this to Datatilsynet (the national supervisory authority in this area). Nii's Hjemmepleje has since gone bankrupt, according to the company itself on its Facebook page. The owner rejects the municipality's account, while a GDPR expert and researcher at Aalborg Universitet assesses that the company was out of line. At present, the municipality does not have a private provider, so citizens can use their free-choice certificate (a scheme allowing citizens to choose a private home-care provider themselves). TV 2 Nord

Grocer: The electricity bill has more than doubled

The grocer has had the same consumption in October this year as last year, but the rise in prices means that the bill has doubled – to the exact kroner, 13,000 kroner more. He receives financial support for the large bills through KFI Erhvervsdrivende Fond, but the shop is still postponing some tasks: The ovens for morning buns are switched on before 06.00, and washing and cleaning programmes are postponed until the cheap times.

He is concerned about what the large bills will mean for consumers and whether customers will start saving even more. The shop has more customers than last year, but customers are increasingly going for the sale items, and if prices do not return to a more normal everyday level, it will mean price increases in the shop. TV 2 Nord

Needles and broken glass make the work dangerous

The waste company Nordværk found almost three tonnes of glass, used needles, scalpels and other clinical waste in the bins for hazardous waste last year, even though it does not belong there. Several employees have experienced being stabbed by sharp objects hidden in the waste.

An employee at the hazardous waste reception centre says that they always wear the correct protective equipment, but that it is difficult to guard completely against sharp objects hidden in the waste. DR Nyheder Nordjylland

White Hawks lose 3-1 to Herning Blue Fox

For the third time this season, Frederikshavn White Hawks had to concede defeat to the defending champions Herning Blue Fox on Tuesday evening, who won 3-1 over the North Jutland ice hockey club. The Frederikshavn players finally broke the curse of not having managed to score against Blue Fox this season, but it was not enough to bring home a win. TV 2 Nord

Erik Mortensen gets his own square in Frederikshavn

This year marks 100 years since the world-famous fashion designer Erik Mortensen was born in Frederikshavn. His hometown is therefore honouring him with a square and a memorial stone: The square will be called Erik Mortensen Plads and is located right in front of Frederikshavn Kunstmuseum, where the memorial stone will also be placed.

Erik Mortensen created dresses for, among others, Queen Margrethe and the Norwegian Queen Sonja, and international celebrities such as Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren and Marlene Dietrich adorned themselves with his designs. The unveiling of Erik Mortensen Plads and the memorial stone takes place on Saturday 14 November at 13.30. TV 2 Nord TV 2 Nord

Brief news

• On Wednesday, there will be a little or no sun in North Jutland, with the best chances of sunshine here: The day starts with dry weather, followed by scattered showers, the wind reaches fresh strength along the coasts, and temperatures will be between 8 and 10 degrees, while the night to Thursday will be wet with local thunderstorms. TV 2 Nord
• On Frederikshavnsvej in the southbound direction, live animals were on the road during the morning hours according to the Danish Road Directorate’s traffic map, and at 08.04, the animals were back off the road. TV 2 Nord
• 40,000 European flat oysters are being released near the Hirsholmene archipelago by Frederikshavn as part of the BioReef project, backed by WWF World Nature Fund and Ørsted together with researchers from DTU Aqua. TV 2 Nord
• On Tuesday, it was exactly 50 years ago that Queen Margrethe 2. inaugurated Hadsundbroen, and the occasion was marked with a light show in the evening, attended by 700-800 people according to the town’s coordinator – enough layered cake had been bought for 350 people. TV 2 Nord
• At Sæby Havn, porpoises are swimming very close to shore, and recreational fishers from all over the country have recently been visiting the town to catch them on their hooks. DR Nyheder Nordjylland