Royals attend ceremony celebrating 25th annivesary of Øresund Bridge connecting Denmark and Sweden

Published connected 01/07/2025 - 21:04 GMT+2•Updated 02/07/2025 - 1:12 GMT+2

Tuesday marked nan 25th day of nan Øresund bridge, an iconic building almost eight-kilometres agelong that has connected Denmark and Sweden since 2000.

Every day, an mean of complete 100,000 passengers recreation crossed nan span by car aliases by train.

According to Denmark's Minister for Transport, Thomas Danielsen, nan Øresund is not conscionable astir a beingness relationship betwixt nan 2 countries, but represents a symbolic relationship of practice successful nan region.

"A imperishable connection. This creates prosperity and affirmative improvement successful nan Øresund region. The Øresund region is astir apt 1 of nan world’s strongest connected cross-border regions, truthful it has created incredibly bully things," Danielsen said.

According to nan Mayor of Malmö, Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, nan span has importantly contributed to Sweden's economy.

"The labour marketplace successful nan region is growing. Many Danish companies want to enlistee connected nan Swedish side," she said.

"Lots of Malmö locals person abruptly gained entree to a labour marketplace that is overmuch larger than it was. The proximity to Copenhagen and besides nan proximity to nan world person contributed to companies choosing to found themselves present and grow," Jammeh added.

As portion of nan celebration, Denmark's King Frederik and Queen Mary, arsenic good arsenic Sweden's King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia met connected nan Swedish broadside of nan bridge.

The royal couples past drove successful a motorcade crossed nan bridge, stopping connected nan land of Peberholm successful nan mediate of nan Øresund, earlier concluding nan ceremonial connected nan Danish side.

When nan span was built complete 2 decades ago, it was expected to past astir a 100 years. However, precocious scientists astatine Lund University presented plans connected really to double its lifespan.