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Europe’s Talent Paradox: Why Skilled Migrants Stay Stuck

When the Danes Were the Migrants

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ADHD Is An Explanation, Not An Excuse.

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Greenlandic Constitution Day – October 1st

October has begun - the beginning of some of the most beautiful, majestic landscapes in the country. However, not all of the richness of...

Celebrating Freetown Christiania’s 53rd Birthday

In 2024, week 32 was fødseldag week for Denmark’s most rebellious brainchild; Freetown Christiania. The black-swan neighborhood at the heart of Copenhagen turned 53....

A Brief History of Queen Margrethe II

In September 2024, when Queen Margrethe II spooked the Danes for the second time in 365 days - the first one being the night...

Åbent Landbrug (Open Farm Day)

Åbent Landbrug, the annual Open Farm Day, takes place every year in September — and is where farmers essentially invite everyone in the country...

What is Arbejdsweekend?

A late summer has surprised all of us this past week. With some of the warmest days of the summer so far, the sun...