Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 18, 1848.[1] Relations were elevated to embassy level in 1956, with King Frederik IX issuing a decree on November 26, 1956, that elevated the legation in Lima to an embassy.[2]
On the other hand, Peru maintained an embassy in Copenhagen from 1957 until its closure in 1988. It was reopened in 1999, but closed permanently in 2003.[3][4] The Peruvian ambassador in Stockholm has been accredited to Denmark during the 1990s and since 2003, with a brief exception from 2011 to 2012, where the Peruvian ambassador in Berlin was accredited instead.[4][5]
^"Mr. Viggo Jensen". Andean Air Mail & Peruvian Times. 1962. p. 22. Mr. Viggo Jensen, Danish Ambassador to Peru, was a passenger on Jan. 15 for La Paz, Bolivia, to which country he is also accredited. During his ebsence the First Secretary, Mr. Henning Halck, is serving as Chargé d'Affaires.
^Udenrigsministeriets Tidsskrift (in Danish). Udenrigsministeriet. 1962. p. 808. Børge Vagner Blond er beordret til fra 1. december 1962 at forrette tjeneste som overordentlig og befuldmægtiget ambassadør i Lima og La Paz.
^"News & Personal". Andean Air Mail & Peruvian Times. 1972. p. 15–16. F. A. Holck Colding, Danish Ambassador to Peru, also accredited to Bolivia, returned to Lima recently following a visit to La Paz, accompanied by Mrs. Colding.