Hello!What The Denmark is back 🙌🙌🙌The (expanded) team have been working hard at our next set of episodes to help you understand Danish culture better. As well as these new topics, you might also start seeing What The Denmark on Instagram, Facebook as...
The initial stumbling block for a lot of non-Danes speaking Danish is being able to say things in a (somewhat) comprehensible manner, and understanding what others are saying back to you. Danes are notorious amongst their Scandinavian counterparts f...
Hello!This week we have a slightly different, more informal, episode for you: myself, Josefine and Andreas (our "audio guy") having a conversation that looks back on what we've learnt since starting What The Denmark.For those who have newly discovere...
Sam, Josefine and Andreas (our "audio guy") have a conversation about the things we've learnt from the first season of What The Denmark. We cover: Feedback from listenersFavourite things we've learned from the episodes so farNew perspectives on the...
Hello!After launching What The Denmark a few months ago we are soon going to be taking a bit of a break.We've made 10 episodes across a range of topics, and so will shortly take stock of what we've learnt, hire a couple of team members and set up som...
Hello!Before moving to Denmark I was vaguely aware of the sport of handball, but knew next to nothing about it.My sense was that it was a niche sport played in cold countries, its popularity sort of on a par with table tennis (no offence ping pong en...
The sport of handball has a rich history in Denmark. The country invented the modern form of the game (so the story goes) and the men's team are the two-time reigning world champions. In this episode, Sam and Josefine speak with the head of the Dan...
Hello!This week we have a slightly different type of episode for you...We're testing out a new format to have as well as our normal "deep dive" episodes: short interviews with people adapting to life in Denmark.These interviews, we feel, are a great...
Esther is originally from The Netherlands, and moved to Denmark in 2019. This is the first of a new type of episode on What The Denmark where we speak with people are learning about Danish culture after moving to Denmark. These interviews, we feel,...
Getting the dream job (or indeed any job) can be a daunting experience. In this episode of What The Denmark we dive into the practical advice on how to get a job. Whilst this is through the lens of getting a job in Denmark, as you'll hear the tips...
The Danish job market is a competitive hunting ground. Many applicants find themselves sending out hundreds of CVs without any joy. In this episode we identify what makes the Danish job market different from other countries, and why it is so hard t...
If you’ve ever spoken at length with a Danish person, chances are that their dry sense of humour has resulted in instances of confusion rather than fits of laughter. While Danes seem to have a peculiar pride in their dry sense of humour, many non-Da...
In the previous episode of What the Denmark, we covered the theory on making friends in Denmark and why it can be more challenging than elsewhere. In this episode, we leave behind the theory and dig deeper into the practical advice. Our guests incl...
Danes are notoriously known for being hard to make friends with. In the 2019 report by InterNations, Denmark ranked at the absolute bottom of their ‘Ease of Settling in’ charts. But why is it so hard to make friends and feel at home in Denmark? In...
Denmark and other Nordic countries are celebrated for their flat organisations and inclusive work practices, and for a good reason. But what are the downsides of this approach? Why do some people coming in from a more hierarchical culture find it d...
