Egmont Takes the Stage at Folkemødet

Denmark's largest media group, Egmont, is ready for another Folkemødet and invites audiences to a day of personal conversations and sharp debates featuring a stellar line-up of politicians, actors, authors, journalists, experts and cultural figures on Friday, 12 June.

Egmont will once again be found at its central location at Havnegade 9 (stand G28) in the heart of Allinge, where two stages – Baghaven and Terrassen – will host a total of 22 programme items. Selected talks and debates can also be followed live on Egmont's channels throughout the day.

The world continues to change at pace, and we face important questions about society, culture and the media. Egmont takes the pulse of Danish film and literature, discusses the role of news journalism and explores the significance of storytelling in our lives. We delve into how children and young people in difficult circumstances navigate society, and how we can secure strong education for the future. Along the way, we cover both the big picture and the personal – from Greenland's role in the great-power game to the future of public service broadcasting in the Nordic region.

There will also be an opportunity to meet, amongst others, Mette Frederiksen, who is now embarking on her third term as Prime Minister.

"Once again this year, we have brought together a number of prominent figures from culture, the media and public life, all of whom have something important to say. The world is changing rapidly, and that is precisely what Folkemødet was created to discuss. Egmont is present throughout Danes' everyday lives – from films and books to news and magazines – and at Folkemødet we can bring all those threads together and give attendees a day filled with insight, debate and, not least, powerful storytelling. To make Folkemødet more accessible, we are streaming selected conversations and debates so that it is possible to follow along from home for those who are unable to make the trip to Allinge," says Amanda Justesen, Director of Communications at Egmont.

Egmont's Folkemødet programme has been developed in close collaboration with a number of Egmont's businesses and brands, including Nordisk Film, Lindhardt og Ringhof, ALT for damerne, Euroman, Norwegian TV 2, Zentropa, RUM, Eurowoman, Story House Egmont and Egmont Grants, which oversees Egmont's charitable grants targeted at children and young people in difficult circumstances. Egmont is a commercial foundation whose profits go towards developing its media businesses and supporting children and young people.

EGMONT'S PROGRAMME – FOLKEMØDET 2026
Friday, 12 June | Havnegade 9, G28, Allinge

09:00 | Baghaven
Morning song — Tinus, Mogens Jensen, Skodjazz

09:30 | Terrassen
News journalism under scrutiny — Karianne Solbrække, Line Jakobsen, Kirsten Marie Svendsen, Anne Mette Svane, Mads Frimann

09:45 | Baghaven
Sara & the SygtStærk team — Sara Bro, Caspar Eric, Christina Krzyrosiak Hansen, Signe Kragh

10:30 | Baghaven
Mette Frederiksen: The woman at the centre of power — Mette Frederiksen, Heidi Frederikke Sigdal

10:30 | Terrassen
Danish film: How do we safeguard powerful storytelling? — Katrine Vogelsang, Per Fly, Mathias Broe, Louise Vesth, Tine Fischer, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Jesper Eising

11:05 | Baghaven
Male friendships: Alphas or allies? — Alex Høgh Andersen, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Heidi Frederikke Sigdal

11:20 | Terrassen
In the blood – with the Gylling Æbelø brothers — Sune Gylling Æbelø, Andreas Gylling Æbelø, Christoffer Stig Christensen

11:40 | Baghaven
Tantholdt and Euroman take stock of the world — Rasmus Tantholdt, Kristoffer Dahy Ernst

12:00 | Terrassen
Democratising art? — Uffe Buchard, Anne Lose, Nanna Hjortenberg, Nicolai Anker

12:15 | Baghaven
Russia: past and present — Leif Davidsen, Åsne Seierstad, Lone Theils

13:00 | Baghaven
Female roles we see ourselves in — Paprika Steen, Maren Uthaug, Heidi Frederikke Sigdal

13:00 | Terrassen
The difficult years of youth — Laura Christensen, Mathias Broe, Petra Nagel

13:45 | Baghaven
The TV bosses: The future of public service broadcasting in the Nordic region — Ulla Pors Nielsen, Olav Sandnes, Bjarne Corydon, Mads Frimann

14:10 | Terrassen
Print media: relic of the past or the future? — Tine Brødegaard Hansen, Kristoffer Dahy Ernst, Nikolaj Sommer, Tom Jensen, Jesper Eising

14:30 | Baghaven
What's next, Viktor? — Viktor Axelsen, Christoffer Stig Christensen

15:05 | Baghaven
The power of age: Life after forty — Lærke Bagger, Petra Kleis, Anne Lose

15:05 | Terrassen
Why should we read? — Maja Bødtcher-Hansen, Brian Mikkelsen, Maren Uthaug, Søren Anker Madsen

15:40 | Baghaven
The US according to Gifford — Rufus Gifford, Kristoffer Dahy Ernst

16:00 | Terrassen
Listen to the students! — Freja Sinclair, Ane Qvortrup, Magnus Herrmann, Aske Christiansen, Mette Hovmand-Stilling

16:20 | Baghaven
Greenland, the realm and the great-power game — Bo Lidegaard, Aaja Chemnitz, Lone Theils

16:50 | Terrassen
Democracy calls! How do we engage all young people? — Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Heidi Sørensen, Fransiska Mannerup, Magnus Hermann

17:00 | Baghaven
The pinnacle of culture — Niels Krause-Kjær, Paprika Steen, Søren Anker Madsen

The programme is subject to change. Follow updates at egmont.dk/folkemodet