Coming up Soon: Christmas favourites, pop-up shops and Bollywood fun!

We’ve got a round up of all the top events this week!

Head over to Gentofte Main Library for a day of Christmas movies. Featuring Snowy’s Christmas, the Cirkeline Christmas Film and Where is the Christmas Wonderland? there’s fun to be had for all ages! (Ahlmanns Allé 6, Hellerup; 20 Dec, 14:00-15:00; ages 3-8; free adm)


Join the team over at Gentofte Main Library for a festive workshop and create your own special New Year hat. The scenographer Stine Worm Sørensen will guide you. There will plenty of sequins and glitter at hand! (Ahlmanns Allé 6, Hellerup; 30 Dec, 11:00-13:00; all ages; free adm)


Get your groove on at Club Mambo. Head on over and shake your hips to some salsa in celebration of resident DJ Henri’s birthday! Start with their Cuban salsa workshop and then dance the night away. (Vester Voldgade 85, Cph V; 17 Dec; 20:45-21:30 workshop, 21:30-03:00 dance party; 50kr entrance; to make table reservations, contact list@clubmambo.dk)


Visit ArtRebel’s one-day pop-up Christmas shop to do some last minute shopping. On offer are affordable art prints, books and new designs from their community. Have a glass of gløgg while the kids take part in the DIY Christmas workshop. (Space10, Flæsketorvet 10, Cph V; 18 Dec, 13:00-20:00; free adm)


If you’re looking for something different from the usual Christmas fare on offer in cinemas (or if you’re not a Star Wars Fan), head on over to desiworld.dk’s screening of Bollywood film Bajirao Mastani. It’s sure to keep you riveted! (Baltorpvej 20, Ballerup; 21 Dec, 20:00 onwards; 110kr adults, 55kr children; buy tickets at desiworld.dk)


Join the bohemians, bootleggers, workers, artists and aristocrats for a ‘secret’ party at the old Copenhagen gasworks, where the 14-man band Zirkus will keep the crows entertained with music and stories while the bootleggers ply everyone with copious amounts of alcohol ( Østre Gasværk theatre, Nyborggade 17, Cph Ø; 18 Dec, 21:00 onwards; 150kr; dress code: 1920s best)


It’s been 25 years since we were first introduced to the residents of one of Beverly Hills’ most iconic locales. And now Søpavillionen is giving you a chance to relive it all again with their Beverly Hills 90210 25th birthday party! You cannot afford to miss it (Søpavillionen, Gyldenløvesgade 24, Cph K; 19 Dec, 22.00 onwards. 40kr, tickets via billetto.dk)




  • Advice for expats: Navigating Life as an International in Denmark

    Advice for expats: Navigating Life as an International in Denmark

    Beginning this month, Expat Counselling will be contributing a monthly article to The Copenhagen Post, offering guidance, tools, and reflections on the emotional and social aspects of international life in Denmark. The first column is about Strategies for emotional resilience

  • New agreement criticized for not attracting enough internationals

    New agreement criticized for not attracting enough internationals

    Several mayors and business leaders across Denmark are not satisfied with the agreement that the government, the trade union movement and employers made last week. More internationals are needed than the agreement provides for

  • Let’s not fear the global – let’s use it wisely

    Let’s not fear the global – let’s use it wisely

    Copenhagen’s international community is not just a demographic trend – it’s a lifeline. Our hospitals, kindergartens, construction sites, laboratories and restaurants rely on talent from all over the world. In fact, more than 40% of all job growth in the city over the past decade has come from international employees.

  • The Danish Connection: Roskilde gossip, a DNA scandal & why young Danes are having less sex

    The Danish Connection: Roskilde gossip, a DNA scandal & why young Danes are having less sex

    With half of the population of Copenhagen at Roskilde this week, Eva away in Aalborg and the weather being a bit of a joke , Melissa and Rachel bring you a chatty episode to cheer you up looking into three of the top stories in Denmark this week.

  • A nation turns its hopeful eyes to Jonas Vingegaard

    A nation turns its hopeful eyes to Jonas Vingegaard

    The Tour de France has started and thus the news focus in Denmark for the next few weeks is defined. The double Tour winner will once again compete with the phenomenon Tadej Pogacar to stand at the top in Paris. Many Danes will daily follow whether one of the nation’s great sons succeeds

  • Palestine support voices characterize Roskilde in rain, sun and wind

    Palestine support voices characterize Roskilde in rain, sun and wind

    The 53rd edition of Roskilde Festival ended Saturday night. More than 100,000 people gathered to listen to music, party, drink – and for many to take a stand on the conflict between Israel and Palestine

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  • “It’s possible to lead even though you don’t fit the traditional leadership mold”

    “It’s possible to lead even though you don’t fit the traditional leadership mold”

    Describing herself as a “DEI poster child,” being queer, neurodivergent and an international in Denmark didn’t stop Laurence Paquette from climbing the infamous corporate ladder to become Marketing Vice President (VP) at Vestas. Arrived in 2006 from Quebec, Laurence Paquette unpacks the implications of exposing your true self at work, in a country that lets little leeway for individuality

  • Deal reached to bring more foreign workers to Denmark

    Deal reached to bring more foreign workers to Denmark

    Agreement between unions and employers allows more foreign workers in Denmark under lower salary requirements, with new ID card rules and oversight to prevent social dumping and ensure fair conditions.

  • New association helps international nurses and doctors Denmark

    New association helps international nurses and doctors Denmark

    Kadre Darman was founded this year to support foreign-trained healthcare professionals facing challenges with difficult authorisation processes, visa procedures, and language barriers, aiming to help them find jobs and contribute to Denmark’s healthcare system