1000-krone banknotes and older notes will no longer be valid as a means of payment in banks and shops after 31 May 2025. Danmarks Nationalbank has therefore been conducting ongoing information campaigns in Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands to make citizens aware of the change.
Reminder of the final deadline in April and May 2025
From 14 April to 11 May, Danmarks Nationalbank is running a nationwide advertising campaign to remind citizens that 31 May 2025 is the final deadline for paying with the banknotes in shops or going to the bank and depositing them in an account.
The campaign builds on the concept of Danmarks Nationalbank's previous campaign in September 2024 to ensure maximum recognition, but with a greater focus on the date itself: 31 May 2025.
Communication across multiple channels
Danmarks Nationalbank's information campaign will be visible across a range of media, including TV, radio, newspapers and magazines, digital screens around cities and towns, and social media.
Similar channels are being used in Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
Danmarks Nationalbank has been in dialogue with banks, local authorities and retail chains to help put out information about the deadline via infoscreens, leaflets, posters and stickers in checkout areas, citizen service centres and the like. There has also been ongoing dialogue and sharing of experiences with a range of organisations to ensure awareness among elderly and vulnerable citizens.
Key players in the international and tourism sector as well as central banks in the Nordic region have also received campaign materials.
Information campaign in September 2024
The information campaign in September 2024 aimed to raise public awareness of which banknotes will no longer be valid after 31 May 2025 and what citizens can do if they have any of these banknotes.
As part of the campaign, all Danes over the age of 15 received an information letter from Danmarks Nationalbank – either via Digital Post or as physical mail in the case of those persons exempt from Digital Post. During the same period, the campaign ran on city posters, in print, online and in social media.
Similar channels were used in Greenland, where, in addition to advertising on TV, radio, etc., information material was distributed to households throughout the country. In the Faroe Islands – which has its own banknote series – the information was distributed via the Faroese banks.
The campaign was a follow-up to Danmarks Nationalbank's announcement on 30 November 2023 that the 1000-krone banknotes and older banknote series will no longer be valid after 31 May 2025, and that new banknotes will be introduced in 2028-2029.
Download information materials
Campaign and information materials are available on our materials page and can be downloaded freely by citizens, partners and other interested parties.