About Odense
With a history dating back more than 1,000 years, Odense is one of the oldest cities in Denmark.
A legacy dating from the Vikings, all the way into today’s transformation to a modern Danish city with a hub for robot technology and innovation, connects Odense with the outside world and makes us proud to live in Odense.
With 200,000 inhabitants, Odense is Denmark's third largest city. The open, modern city of Odense is home to more than 180 higher education programs, a university hospital and several strong clusters in the fields of robotics, drones, welfare technology, and IT.
A large number of festivals, 261 parks, and 540-km network of cycle paths are just some of the things that make Odense an adventurous experience and a great city in which to live, study, work, and raise a family.
City, Government, and Administration