Life in Denmark

  • Safety concerns at Jewish school after nearby explosions in Israeli embassy area

    Safety concerns at Jewish school after nearby explosions in Israeli embassy area

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    Christina Kronback

    In the early hours of October 2, two hand grenades were detonated near Denmark’s Israeli Embassy in Hellerup, just outside Copenhagen. While nobody was injured, the attack has raised safety concerns at the local Jewish school, which chose to close that day, and is operating with police security. The Copenhagen Post spoke to the father of a child who attends the Jewish school, who shared his thoughts on raising his daughter in this climate.

  • Reptilicus

    Reptilicus

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    Conrad Molden

    Next time you’re looking for a Danish film to watch, spare a thought for Denmark’s only giant monster film ‘Reptilicus’ – a 1960s cult-classic with puppets, bad acting, bazookas, and a prehistoric reptilian beast rampaging through Amager.

  • Denmark to introduce Public Health Act

    Denmark to introduce Public Health Act

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    The Copenhagen Post

    The government and opposition parties are in the process of negotiating a healthcare reform, including the introduction of a Public Health Act, aimed at keeping people out of hospitals and living longer, healthier lives.

  • Is there something rotten…?

    Is there something rotten…?

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    “Which room did Shakespeare write Hamlet in?” An American tourist asked me this question at the entrance to Kronborg Castle in Helsingør, Denmark. In fact, unlike his famous contemporary, Christopher Marlowe, who wrote Dr Faustus and was known as the ‘prince of poets’, Shakespeare never even left England. The setting of Hamlet in the rooms and courtyard of Kronborg Castle must have been based on Shakespeare’s imagination. Or was it?

  • How to lead and motivate Danes

    How to lead and motivate Danes

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    Many international leaders I work with find themselves frustrated, questioning whether their Danish employees are lazy, unmotivated, or simply operating by different rules. The reality? Danes are often driven by things other than money or overtime and figuring that out is key to leadership success in Denmark.

  • Morild: The natural phenomenon lighting up the Danish shoreline

    Morild: The natural phenomenon lighting up the Danish shoreline

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    Sarah Zimmermann

    If you have been on a beach at night this summer, you may have observed a fascinating phenomenon: As the waves break, the dark water suddenly lights up in a blue or blue-green glow. In Danish, this is called morild and it’s a mesmerising example of bioluminescence that appears along Denmark’s coasts. But why does it happen and where can you see the glowing waves yourself?

  • More and more schools in Copenhagen introduce driving bans in the morning

    More and more schools in Copenhagen introduce driving bans in the morning

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    The Copenhagen Post

    Several schools in Copenhagen have introduced a ban on cars passing by in the morning, typically to drop children off. The idea is to create safer school roads and make it easier to monitor the traffic.

  • Highs and lows: Five Turkish expats discuss relocating to Denmark

    Highs and lows: Five Turkish expats discuss relocating to Denmark

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    Lotte van den Hout

    Moving abroad brings many changes, especially moving from the Anatolian or Southern European region to a Scandinavian country. Here, five Turkish expats share their experiences of moving from Turkey to Denmark for work and education.

  • Condoms are “boring” and “difficult”, so Danish youth choose to have sex without them

    Condoms are “boring” and “difficult”, so Danish youth choose to have sex without them

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    The Copenhagen Post

    A new study by the World Health Organization WHO shows an “alarming decline” in the use of condoms by European teenagers. This also applies in Denmark.

  • How to easily get your child into a snowsuit – without blood, sweat and tears

    How to easily get your child into a snowsuit – without blood, sweat and tears

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    Christina Kronback

    As we find ourselves in early September, it may still be hard to imagine colder days ahead. But in the Nordics, winter is never too far away. So let’s take a step ahead and talk about a Danish winter essential for your little one – the snowsuit.

  • How a group of Turkish expats found their feet in Copenhagen by mixing Danish and Turkish culture

    How a group of Turkish expats found their feet in Copenhagen by mixing Danish and Turkish culture

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    Lotte van den Hout

    Turkish people are the biggest minority group in Denmark. TEID, Turkish Expats in Denmark, brings newly arrived Turkish expats together in a community that helps to navigate new experiences in Denmark, share Turkish food and music, meet new people across cultures, and contribute to Danish society.

  • Why are Danes so Danish?

    Why are Danes so Danish?

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    Jay Cannon

    Devastation started creeping in around application 183. I understand that I am not the most qualified person in the world, but when you don’t get a response from New Balance about selling shoes, doubt takes over.