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| 1973–75 |
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| Moderate Liberals in power. Poul Hartling, leader of the Agrarian Liberal Party, was sworn in as premier on Dec. 19, heading a minority government. On Jan. 1, 1974, he announced a temporary freeze on prices, wages, and profits to last until Feb. 28. In November, more than 100,000 workers demonstrated in Copenhagen and other cities to protest the government's economic policies and demand the resignation of Hartling and his government. | 1 |
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| 1973, April 5 |
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| The Folketing approved a defense reform program reducing military service from 12 to 9 months. | 2 |
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| April 9 |
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| Workers and employers accepted a new two-year collective wage agreement, ending a labor crisis that had involved 260,000 workers since March 21. The agreement provided a reduction of the workweek from 41.75 to 40 hours by the end of 1974, a 7.5 percent wage increase, equal pay for male and female industrial workers, and automatic cost-of-living adjustments. | 3 |
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| May 24 |
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| Abortion Bill: the Folketing approved a bill, effective on Oct. 1, permitting women to obtain an abortion up to the end of the twelfth week of pregnancy. | 4 |
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