Search the collections
Search the collections
The Danish National Archives offers various systems and search services to help you find specific materials in our extensive collections.
Comprehensive search platform
Other search platforms
Daisy: Search and Order Archival Materials
In the archive database Daisy, you can search the National Archives’ archives and order materials for use in our reading room.
Arkivalieronline: Online Records
Find over 100 million scanned and digitised documents in Arkivalieronline. Note that only about 2% of the collections are digitised.
Search for Born-Digital Data
Find electronic registers, journals, dataset and ESDH systems from authorities as well as research data from universities and research institutions.
Danish Demographic Database
Search for individuals in entered census lists and church records.
Get help and guidance
Please note that all searches are conducted in Danish. If you have trouble searching in Danish, you can get help:
- Write to Us: spoerg@rigsarkivet.dk
- Call Us: Monday to Thursday from 12 PM to 3 PM and Friday from 10 AM to 1 PM at +45 33 92 33 10.
Related Guides
Genealogy – how to get started
To conduct research about any particular person it is necessary to start with some basic information: their full name; the date and place of their birth; marriage, death or an exact address in a year during which a population census in Denmark took place.
Danish names
This page provides some basic information about traditions regarding Danish names. This may be helpful when searching for Danish ancestors.
Researcher Service
Get help identifying or using data from the Danish National Archives’ collections.