HomeFirst-Hand Stories

First-Hand Stories

Original perspectives and personal experiences from Last Week in Denmark's columnists

People are talking about

Beer, Bedlam, and Belonging: The World of Denmark’s Graduate Trucks

Young women in white student caps celebrate on a green-railed graduation truck decorated with Danish flags and balloons, cheering and holding drinks as they ride through town
Customs & traditions

ADHD Is An Explanation, Not An Excuse.

A woman in a dark floral dress sits in an armchair with hands clasped, looking thoughtfully off to the side, in a softly lit lounge area with grey curtains and dark furniture

The Org Chart Is a Fiction

Florin Lungu stands smiling with four other professionals in business attire at an event, posing in front of a purple branded backdrop

Episode 6 – Inside Out with Adrienn Unlocking the Human Experience

Blown Open Last Week in Denmark In Denmark, the wind doesn’t arrive politely. It doesn’t whisper its intentions or build slowly like a respectful crescendo. It...

What do Danes Eat? Part Two: ‘Deliciously Danish’?

What do you think of when thinking about Denmark’s national dishes? Contrary to widely held belief ‘Danish pastries’ are not in fact an original...

The Recognition Gap in Danish Workplaces When Silence Isn’t Respect, It’s Erosion

In Denmark, we pride ourselves on workplace equality. Flat hierarchies. First-name culture. Quiet professionalism. There’s a collective understanding that everyone contributes, and no one needs to...

Tur-retur: Episode 5 – Not a cyclist, but proud to ride a bike

A failed summer in Canada attempting to embrace cycling for fitness and sport left me thinking that bikes weren’t for me on a day-to-day...

Raising kids between Smørrebrød and Spirituality!

Traditions!! So many of them here in Denmark! It shocked me quite frankly when I first arrived as a newbie “foreigner”. Denmark? A Western...

Explore our columnists

Florin Lungu
21 POSTS
John Dixon
16 POSTS