Expensive power, ferry cancellations and 25 million

News overview 9 November 2026: Monday will be the year's most expensive day for electricity, and a string of ferry departures to Fejø, Femø and Askø have been cancelled. Guldborgsund Kommune and Realdania have begun a collaboration with 25 million kroner to develop North East Falster.

Monday will be the most expensive day of the year for electricity

Monday will be the most expensive day of the year for electricity as the daily average spot price sets a record. According to Elpriser.dk, 1 kilowatthour costs an average of 3 kroner and 80 øre over Monday. The most expensive hour in Eastern Denmark is between 17:00 and 18:00, when 1 kilowatthour costs 7 kroner and 48 øre. The cheapest is between 02:00 and 05:00 at 2 kroner and 37 øre per kilowatthour. TV 2 Øst

25 million kroner to develop Northeast Falster

Guldborgsund Kommune (the local authority) and Realdania have initiated a new partnership to make visiting and living in Northeast Falster more attractive. The focus is on strengthening everyday life, the visitor experience and civic engagement, according to the municipality in a press release. Realdania’s grant totals 25 million kroner. 10 million kroner goes to Guldborgsund Kommune, while 15 million kroner goes to project 48Halvtreds, which will oversee the redevelopment of Den Grønne Hal and Magasinet at the harbor in Stubbekøbing. TV 2 Øst

Orø seeks a new parish constable for 986 kroner a month

Midt- og Vestsjællands Politi (the local police district) has advertised the position of parish constable on Orø, with working hours of 5-10 hours a month and a monthly salary of 986 kroner before tax. The parish constable is the police force’s extended arm and outpost on the island before the police can reach it, and can among other things respond to disturbances in the home or concerns about drink-driving. Orø’s parish constable is retiring at New Year after 44 years of service. DR Nyheder Sjælland

Nykøbing FC gave a father a special experience before leg amputation

Nykøbing FC invited a father with cancer who is due to have one of his legs amputated on Wednesday to Lollands Bank Park on Sunday, where the club faced Brabrand. There, he could try to kick the ball into the goal from the centre of the pitch and win 5,000 kroner. The ball did not go all the way into the goal, but he called the experience 'really great' and said that he will bring the support with him on Wednesday. TV 2 Øst

Ferry departures to Fejø, Femø and Askø cancelled on Monday

A string of departures by the ferries to Fejø, Femø and Askø have been cancelled on Monday because Lolland Færgerne is holding a staff meeting. According to Lolland Færgerne's booking system, it is not possible to travel from Fejø to Lolland by car for around 10 hours, from early morning until mid-afternoon. A few departures are operating, but they are full. M/F Christine has not yet returned from the shipyard, so smaller ferries are serving the island. Lolland Kommune says that the staff meeting is due, among other things, to challenges with the working environment, and that the meeting may perhaps be scheduled for another weekday next time. TV 2 Øst

Rare shadow ant found in Søholt Storskov on Lolland

According to information from the University of Copenhagen and the Natural History Museum of Denmark, the rare shadow ant has only been recorded in Denmark four times previously. The fifth find was made in Søholt Storskov on Lolland last year, and researchers have now published a report on the discovery. The shadow ant is approximately 3 millimeters long and lives in very small communities with only a few hundred ants. Aage V. Jensens Naturfond bought Søholt Storskov in 2019 and is undertaking a major nature restoration project. TV 2 Øst

Brief News

• The flu outbreak in Denmark remains at a low level, but the H1N1 variant from the 2009 pandemic is expected to be behind the outbreak when it picks up and may particularly affect young people, according to Statens Serum Institut (SSI). TV 2 Øst
• According to the forecasts, Thursday may bring autumn's first sleet, but this is only a possibility. TV 2 Øst
• A track-switching fault at Holbæk means that, according to DSB, fewer trains will run between Kalundborg and Københavns Hovedbanegård on Monday morning, and trains are expected to be running according to schedule again from 10 o'clock. TV 2 Øst
• A group of residents in Ørslev near Vordingborg is collecting signatures against a planned data centre and believes they were not consulted about changes to the local plan. TV 2 Øst
• Odsherred and Gribskov municipalities have sent a letter to the housing minister and the health minister to get their municipalities to pay for nursing care for elderly people staying in summer houses. TV 2 Øst
• The Green Civic Party was launched at Hotel Kirstine in Næstved and aims to combine civic freedom and responsible economics with the green transition. DR Nyheder Sjælland
• Smartbox, which sells experience gifts, was hit by a cyberattack in which customer names and email addresses may have been accessible, but card details and passwords were not accessible. TV 2 Øst
• Two young men, aged 17 and 18 respectively, have been arrested and charged with setting fire to a patrol car in Slagelse on the night leading into Sunday, and no one was injured. TV 2 Øst