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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
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Building a business where you can be yourself: Denmark’s star colourist Nina Nordskov

Walking into the Mood Studio, Nina Nordskov’s bespoke Silkeborg salon, feels more like walking into a luxury spa. The first thing you notice is...

Denmark’s Wedding Industry: Why it’s the Las Vegas of Europe

Ask people to name big Danish exports and most will immediately say LEGO or Danish bacon, but in fact the wedding industry also ranks...

The Danish Film School That Teaches You How To Write for Games

On the lovely island of Holmen in Copenhagen, stands the proud National Film School of Denmark (DDF). The Film School is already well known...

Fastelavn: Denmark’s Sweetest and Strangest Carnival

Fastelavn is one of Denmark’s most festive and quirky traditions! Every year, seven weeks before Easter, children dress up in costumes, go door-to-door singing...

Building Belonging and Having Fun: La Fem Copenhagen:

LaFem’s Annie Samples and Brianna Lykke on how their shared need for community as new internationals in Copenhagen led to a highly successful business,...