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WHAT DANES DO

SPORTS & RECREATION

 

The most popular sports are soccer, handball, golf and badminton, in that order. Sports are subsidised by the state as it contributes to the general health. Sports are outside the school system. Children do sports by choice after school, except for a couple of hours of gym (PE). Swimming lessons are also obligatory in the earlier grades. There are many sports clubs and the surrounding waters invites for lots of water sports. Adults join sports clubs and meet with friends doing sports. Larger companies have internal sports facilities or sports clubs.

 

Adult education is BIG. During the dark hours of winter we take classes in all kinds of things: painting, languages, handicrafts, or lectures of cultural issues of some kind. Classes are cheap, due to the subsidy by the state.

 

During summer we enjoy lots of barbecues and love picnics and foreigners are amazed what we can fit in a box on the back of our bikes.

 

Danes love to socialise while enjoying culture. During the winter theatre is popular. Outdoor concerts are a big industry. During the summer both young people, but also families enjoy going to music festival - there are many to choose from. The most famous Rock Festival in Denmark is The Roskilde Festival, where around a 100.000 people camp for 5 days enjoying concerts from noon to midnight. Smaller festivals like the Femø Jazz Festival, Langelandsfestival and the Samsø Festival are popular with families.

 

Because of the weather not being so warm Danes like to travel to southern Europe for warmer climates. During the winther The Canary Islands and Thailand are popular.

 

WORK

 

Danes take pride in their work and are known for efficiency, flexibility and high quality.

 

Danes work 37 hours a week and have 5-6 weeks of holiday. This makes it a family friendly country that expats enjoy. Most women work. Maternity leave is up to 11 months and both the father and the mother is allowed the leave.

 

"You hardly work" - foreigners are surprised. But after a while they find that we are very focused and efficient when we work because we want to get home to our "life". Socializing at work is not common. We like to have a professional relation to co-workers and therefore we rarely mix friends and work.

 

Most women work and the whole set up of the country is based on both parents working, hence good day care.

 

Denmark is a dairy country. Denmark produces agricultural products to feed 15 million people. When you travel around noticing the scenery, the influence of this industry is clear. Around 8% of full time employment is in the agricultural production.

 

Culturally, this has affected us both in traditional rituals and of course in the culinary traditions.

 

Only in the last couple of decades have Denmark developed a gas and oil production, so Danes are not used to natural resources. Denmark is not a nation of natural resources. Only with in the last decades Denmark has developed an oil and gas production. The strongest resource is the population. The government, even if changing, believes in education. All education is free all the way through university.

 

Manufacturing has been a great industry, but due to labour costs many companies are now struggling and the Danes only maintain the market due to excellent skills, innovations and flexibility that we are known for.