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Christina Kronback
Women can expect to live 4.6 months longer on average – the biggest year on year increase in 27 years – according to the latest lifespan model results from Denmark’s largest pension and insurance company, Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension (ATP).
Why do summer holidays put Danes in such a bad mood? Don’t they know they’re the luckiest people in the world? Five weeks of holiday! Trips to Mallorca! That’s such a fantasy to people back at home (the US). And then they come back to work and spend all day complaining about the flight or the food or the weather. What gives?
After Woody Harrelson has asked everybody and their mother to buy a houseboat in Copenhagen with him, author Xinxin Ren Gudbjörnsson writes a letter to his latest target, Conan O’Brien, convincing him to take up the offer.
Looking back on the moment I realized I didn’t understand Danish culture at all.
In the first part of an analysis of internationals coming to Denmark, statistician Sa’ar Karp Gershon shares insights on how the Danish population has changed over the last 30 years. Did the policies regarding foreign residency and acquiring Danish citizenship affect those changes?
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Owen O’Sullivan
“I’m often asked to recommend restaurants and bars for friends visiting Copenhagen. Recently, when asked about my favorite place to eat, I was surprised to find myself stumped. To be honest, it has never occurred to me to experience a city through gastronomy – I think it can make visiting new cities feel homogeneous.” Here, podcaster, writer and comedian Owen O’Sullivan makes the case for ditching the itinerary and simply walking the city.
Politicians and lawyers in Denmark say the 19-month average case processing time for Danish citizenship applications is unreasonable, and call on the government for change. The Minister of Immigration and Integration admits waiting times are “too long”, but says no changes are coming.
It’s a beautiful summer day in Denmark and you decide to leave without a jacket. Suddenly an Arctic wind will throw the Aperol Spritz from your fingers and the temperature will drop so violently your nipples rip holes in your t-shirt.
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Vivienne McKee
People over 50 make up one third of the working population and this is growing. Take a look around your workplace. Are one in three people aged 50 and over? If not, where are these workers?
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The Copenhagen Post
Home prices in the capital area are rising significantly more than in the rest of the country. New home buyers need to earn quite a lot to enter the market in Copenhagen and the suburban municipalities
Imagine you are an international leader stepping into a Danish leadership team for the first time. You bring with you a wealth of experience and innovative ideas, eager to make a difference. However, you quickly notice something peculiar: the harmony and conformity within the team are almost palpable. Understanding this unique cultural fabric is essential to integrate effectively and lead successfully in a Danish context.
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Signe Biering
The Danish attitude towards work and vacations is often surprising to those used to a more intense work culture. But it reflects a deeper understanding of us as individuals and society.