diff --git a/apps/scandic-web/server/routers/contentstack/destinationOverviewPage/query.ts b/apps/scandic-web/server/routers/contentstack/destinationOverviewPage/query.ts
index a87813ad0..dafaaf01c 100644
--- a/apps/scandic-web/server/routers/contentstack/destinationOverviewPage/query.ts
+++ b/apps/scandic-web/server/routers/contentstack/destinationOverviewPage/query.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {
   destinationOverviewPageRefsSchema,
   destinationOverviewPageSchema,
 } from "./output"
+import { getSortedDestinationsByLanguage } from "./utils"
 
 import type {
   City,
@@ -170,17 +171,17 @@ export const destinationOverviewPageQueryRouter = router({
       if (useStaticData) {
         switch (ctx.lang) {
           case Lang.da:
-            return destinationsDataDa
+            return getSortedDestinationsByLanguage(destinationsDataDa, ctx.lang)
           case Lang.de:
-            return destinationsDataDe
+            return getSortedDestinationsByLanguage(destinationsDataDe, ctx.lang)
           case Lang.fi:
-            return destinationsDataFi
+            return getSortedDestinationsByLanguage(destinationsDataFi, ctx.lang)
           case Lang.en:
-            return destinationsDataEn
+            return getSortedDestinationsByLanguage(destinationsDataEn, ctx.lang)
           case Lang.no:
-            return destinationsDataNo
+            return getSortedDestinationsByLanguage(destinationsDataNo, ctx.lang)
           case Lang.sv:
-            return destinationsDataSv
+            return getSortedDestinationsByLanguage(destinationsDataSv, ctx.lang)
           default:
             return []
         }
@@ -258,9 +259,7 @@ export const destinationOverviewPageQueryRouter = router({
           })
         )
 
-        const data = destinations.sort((a, b) =>
-          a.country.localeCompare(b.country)
-        )
+        const data = getSortedDestinationsByLanguage(destinations, lang)
         const fs = await import("node:fs")
         fs.writeFileSync(
           `./server/routers/contentstack/destinationOverviewPage/destinations-${lang}.json`,
diff --git a/apps/scandic-web/server/routers/contentstack/destinationOverviewPage/utils.ts b/apps/scandic-web/server/routers/contentstack/destinationOverviewPage/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce5b9cdf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/scandic-web/server/routers/contentstack/destinationOverviewPage/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { Lang } from "@/constants/languages"
+
+import type { DestinationsData } from "@/types/components/destinationOverviewPage/destinationsList/destinationsData"
+import { ApiCountry, Country } from "@/types/enums/country"
+
+/**
+ * Sorts destination data based on language preference:
+ * - en: alphabetical order
+ * - de: Germany first, then alphabetical
+ * - da: Denmark first, then alphabetical
+ * - no: Norway first, then alphabetical
+ * - sv: Sweden first, then alphabetical
+ * - fi: Finland first, then alphabetical
+ *
+ * @param destinations DestinationsData
+ * @param language Lang
+ * @returns Sorted array of destinations
+ */
+export function getSortedDestinationsByLanguage(
+  destinations: DestinationsData,
+  language: Lang
+) {
+  const destinationsToSort = [...destinations]
+  const firstCountryByLanguage: Record<Lang, Country | null> = {
+    [Lang.de]: Country.Germany,
+    [Lang.da]: Country.Denmark,
+    [Lang.no]: Country.Norway,
+    [Lang.sv]: Country.Sweden,
+    [Lang.fi]: Country.Finland,
+    [Lang.en]: null,
+  }
+
+  const firstCountry = firstCountryByLanguage[language]
+
+  // If no country is defined for this language, sort alphabetically
+  if (!firstCountry) {
+    return destinationsToSort.sort((a, b) =>
+      a.country.localeCompare(b.country, language)
+    )
+  }
+
+  // Get the localized name of the first country
+  const localizedCountryName = ApiCountry[language][firstCountry]
+
+  return destinationsToSort.sort((a, b) => {
+    if (a.country === localizedCountryName) {
+      return -1
+    }
+
+    if (b.country === localizedCountryName) {
+      return 1
+    }
+
+    return a.country.localeCompare(b.country, language)
+  })
+}