 Odense is situated in the northeastern centre of the island of Funen . By road , Odense is located 45 kilometres ( 28 mi ) north of Svendborg , 144 kilometres ( 89 mi ) to the south of Aarhus , 167 kilometres ( 104 mi ) to the southwest of Copenhagen , 136 kilometres ( 85 mi ) east of Esbjerg and 69 kilometres ( 43 mi ) southeast of Kolding . Suburbs of Odense include <unk> to the north , <unk> , <unk> and <unk> to the northeast , <unk> to the west , <unk> to the southwest , and <unk> <unk> and <unk> to the south . 
