Danish Weddings: what to expect when tying the knot (or not) in Denmark
If you’ve listened to our episode on Dating Danes and have been really applying yourself, you might be starting to think about Danish weddin...
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What The Denmark | Danish Culture for Expats, Internationals and Danes
Danish culture can be pretty confusing, especially if you are not from Denmark. This podcast is on a mission to resolve cultural confusion in the country, and help anyone understand how peop...
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Newcomers’ Survival Guide: everything you need to know ahead of visiting Denmark for the first time
In this last episode of the current season we give you everything you need to know ahead of coming to Denmark for the first time. Sam and Jo...
Dating Danes: learning the (missing?) language of love in Denmark
For a culture that is normally so practical and matter-of-fact (see Separate Duvets ), Danes seem to find it surprisingly difficult to talk...
Green Transition: how Denmark became a low-carbon, sustainable society
In the 1970s, Denmark was like most other Western countries when it came to generating energy: the majority came from high-polluting, non-re...
Little land: how Denmark's history defines the nation today
It seems that one of the defining characteristics of being Danish is to feel you are a member of a small nation. During the Viking and Middl...
Forest kindergartens: why Danish parents send their children to learn in nature
In the 1950s, a Danish woman, Ella Flatau, began taking her kids on walks in the forest to teach them about the world. Soon, other parents a...
"Denmark is such a 'low anxiety' place to live"
In this episode Sam is speaking to Anne Jamison and John Bennett , a couple from the USA who moved to Denmark from Dubai last year. Anne and...
Affordable housing: Denmark's cooperative (andelsboliger) approach
Around the world house prices are rising far higher than incomes meaning "ordinary people" are unable to afford to own a place to live. In D...
Social conformity: why Janteloven is essential for understanding Danish society, with Michael Booth
We're back with Season 3! In this episode we tackle Janteloven or "The Law of Jante". In 1933, a Danish-Norwegian author called Axel Sandemo...
What The Denmark returns soon! And we need your help...
Hello! Hope you've had a lovely summer. The What The Denmark team have been busy getting ready for a new season of the podcast... and we'd l...
Winter bathing: is cold water the secret to Danish happiness?
When temperatures drop, the last thing on most people's minds is to go outside, strip off and take a plunge into near freezing water. That i...
Trust: how and why Danes have the highest trust levels in the world
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, citizens' trust in their governments has declined all across Europe , and around the world. Denmark...
New Nordic Cuisine: how can Denmark have the best restaurants in the world?
Danish food culture has an outsized impact on the world stage. For a country with less than 0.1% of the world's population, Denmark boasts t...
"I love the calmness of queueing in Denmark" + other observations
Guki is originally from Georgia (the country, not the US state), and moved to Denmark for studies after growing up fascinated by Scandinavia...
Adults in onesies: what flyverdragter says about Danish fashion
As winter approaches, you might spot an unusual sight on the streets of Denmark: fashionable people (mostly women) wearing an all-in-one ski...
Danish etiquette: "ignoring people is polite here"
Danish culture is premised on various values such as trust, equality and respect for privacy. Whilst this has many virtues, from an outsider...
Work life balance (US vs Denmark) with David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH)
David Heinemeier Hansson is a tech entrepreneur and internationally successful racing driver. Anyone who has worked in computer programming...
Danish pronunciation: How to speak with a potato in your mouth
The initial stumbling block for a lot of non-Danes speaking Danish is being able to say things in a (somewhat) comprehensible manner, and un...
Season One in review
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...
Handball: How the sport encapsulates Danish culture
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...