Life in Denmark

  • Taylor Swift and Martin Brygmann lead Google’s 2024 searches in Denmark

    Taylor Swift and Martin Brygmann lead Google’s 2024 searches in Denmark

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    Google published the list of the top searched topics in Denmark during 2024. Taylor Swift is still on top, but domestic and foreign politics drew a lot of attention

  • Copenhagen must be better at embracing international citizens and students

    Copenhagen must be better at embracing international citizens and students

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    Emil Moselund

    There isn’t sufficient political will to genuinely make life easier for international citizens and students. A mapping study identifies 22 barriers in Copenhagen. In the 2025 budget agreement, the Social Liberal Party (Radikale Venstre) has allocated funds for new initiatives, but honestly, it’s not enough to address all 22 barriers. However, it’s a start.

  • 12 tools for managing a selfish leader

    12 tools for managing a selfish leader

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    12 Tools for Managing a Selfish Leader by Josefine Campbell explores strategies for navigating challenging leadership dynamics. Through the story of Marie, a middle manager, the book offers practical tools to protect personal energy, foster resilience, and combat selfish leadership. It empowers individuals to thrive professionally and contribute to positive workplace cultures.

  • Nurses return to work in Danish hospitals

    Nurses return to work in Danish hospitals

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    The Copenhagen Post

    For some years, there has been a shortage of nurses in Denmark. The tide is now changing. More nurses than before are now working full-time, and in some places, there is still a demand for international nurses

  • From dream to success: a Sushi story in Denmark

    From dream to success: a Sushi story in Denmark

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    Jesper Skeel

    With passion, hard work, and a willingness to learn from their mistakes, Jie Gong and her husband, Jian Zhao, have built Iki Sushi from a single takeaway in Aarhusgade to a growing restaurant chain with strong local roots.

  • Not without my ryebread

    Not without my ryebread

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    The Copenhagen Post

    If you want to learn more about the Danes, it’s a good idea to look at what they eat – and how they eat. A large study on Danish food culture points to rye bread for lunch and dinner, and hygge is associated with eating together. Even though fewer Danes do exactly that

  • Make your voice heard as an expat

    Make your voice heard as an expat

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    Robin Dickheiwer

    In my last op-ed, I made the case that we, expats living in Denmark, need to step up if we want to tackle the headaches that seem baked into expat life—e.g., counterintuitive laws and endless paperwork. With almost 16% of Denmark’s population made up of internationals, we actually have the numbers to influence real change. But after publishing the last op-ed, several readers contacted me and asked: Okay, but what can we actually do?

  • Royal House unveils new portraits of King Frederik and Queen Mary

    Royal House unveils new portraits of King Frederik and Queen Mary

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    The Copenhagen Post

    Ten months after Frederik went from crown prince to king, new civil portraits of the new royal couple have been taken.

  • “How on earth do you learn all those lines?” 

    “How on earth do you learn all those lines?” 

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    This is the question actors are often asked. Actors dread it because they always hope that their performance was what mattered most, not the mechanics of getting there

  • Who are the internationals in Denmark, and what will make them thrive here?

    Who are the internationals in Denmark, and what will make them thrive here?

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    Sa’ar K. Gershon

    In the second part of an analysis of internationals coming to Denmark, statistician Sa’ar Karp Gershon shares insights on what can be done today and soon to promote better prospects of foreigners in Denmark

  • Danish Royals skip Royal Court suppliers

    Danish Royals skip Royal Court suppliers

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    The Copenhagen Post

    It is not contemporary to have companies with special status in relation to the Royal House. This is the Royal House’s own assessment; hence the long-standing tradition is axed. The suppliers have five years to come to terms

  • Study – Denmark ranks third in Europe in life-work balance

    Study – Denmark ranks third in Europe in life-work balance

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    The Copenhagen Post

    Global employment company Remote has made its annual study into which European countries offer the best terms of life-work balance. Ireland tops the list while Denmark comes third