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Insights into the Danish way of life – Week 20

On Monday, May 20, we will be celebrating the national holiday of Pinse (Pentecost or Whit Monday). The date is held 50 days after...

The Danish Krone banknotes will look different from 2028

You can vote until June 2 on the Danish National Bank’s website about what should be on the two sides of the banknotes.  For one...

20% of the new private sector employees in 2023 work for Novo Nordisk

The company hired 6,000 people last year, making up a fifth of the entire increase in private sector employment. 

Top 10 municipalities with the highest employment growth in 2023

Copenhagen (10,000 newly employed); Gladsaxe (3,900); Aarhus (3,500); Aalborg (1,800); Høje-Taastrup (1,100); Lolland (1,000); Kalundborg (1,000); Ballerup (1,000); Gentofte (900) and Lyngby-Taarbæk (900).  The 10...

2.7% economic growth in 2024

The government presented the first economic report for this year and it looks very positive. The talk about economic decline has been replaced by...