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Can Denmark’s Second-Hand Culture Be Moved Online?

Young couple comparing dining chairs and wooden tables in a modern furniture store showroom
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Safety, Social Norms, and Why Copenhagen’s Cyclists Skip the Helmet

A busy two-lane cycle bridge with cyclists riding in both directions, flanked by trees and a river, with urban buildings visible in the background.

Roskilde Festival 2026: The Mechanics of a Temporary City

Aerial shot of Roskilde Festival with thousands of colourful tents spreading across the foreground, the iconic orange stage visible in the middle, and the town of Roskilde and its fjord stretching into the distance

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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,...

Aarhus Plant Food Festival: A Feast for the Future of Danish Dietary Practices

Aarhus was buzzing with excitement as the first-ever Plant Food Festival in Jutland brought together food enthusiasts, industry experts, and sustainability advocates in Savvaerket...

Rolling to success: Ionut Asiel on the secrets to his Aalborg restaurant’s success

Ionut Asiei, the founder and owner of Poke & Roll in Aalborg, is behind the counter, peeling and cutting mangos when I arrive. His...

German Immigration to Denmark: History, Perceptions and Reality

Everybody is aware of Germans being quite a big immigrant group here in Denmark. But why do Germans leave their country to move here?...