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Innovative Entrepreneurship: Martina Lokajova’s Path from Czechia to Denmark

The Danish Chapter of My Life: A Little Piece of Home...

A smiling woman in a navy and silver Indian dress sits on the floor in front of tall Durga Puja idols of Goddess Durga, Ganesha and other deities, set up in a sports hall.

Words from the winner of the referral campaign – Toshali

Found in Translation #11 – Velkommen Hjem!

Our family has been travelling a lot over the past month, which is one reason why I haven’t written a column recently! In February,...

The Little Viking Saga – Fool’s Spring – Episode 3

Fool’s Spring has made a brief but welcome appearance with its luring promise of sunshine and warmth. Morning birdsong hangs in the air with...

Being Danish – Episode 1: Finding my place in this newspaper – and helping you find yours in Denmark

Some of my earliest and fondest memories come from spending countless hours in my grandmother’s library, a space filled with thousands of books from...

Danish, Dinner and Deadlines: Juggling It All (And Still Not Fluent!)

Hands up if you’ve managed to juggle full-time working, full-time parenting, and—oh yes—mastered the Danish language??? If your hands have remained up, what’s your secret???...

Jeg Tog to Tog til Horsens

The Danish Railroad Company DSB (Danske Statsbaner) is the largest train operating company in Scandinavia, transporting more than 195 million passengers each year. This...

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