Denmark - The official website of Denmark - www.denmark.dk
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Created by Life in Denmark Oct 14, 2008 at 2:17pm. Last updated by Life in Denmark Oct 14, 2008.
If you have completed upper secondary education, you can undertake a programme of higher education. There are three types of higher education programmes.
Short-, medium-, and long-term…
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The population of Denmark is barely in excess of 5.4 million people. Eighty five percent live in cities. Almost 1.6 million people live in the capital, Copenhagen, and the Greater Copenhagen area.…
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All shops are also allowed to stay open on six Sundays a year. Most small shops are open Monday to Thursday from 10.00 to 18.00. They stay open longer on Friday and close earlier on…
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If you need the doctor after 4 p.m. on weekdays, around the clock at weekends and public holidays, you must call the emergency doctor service.
Outside normal consultation hours
If…
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In Denmark, many wage and working conditions are agreed between the employee and employer organisations. This takes place in collective agreements which are signed by the trade unions and employers’… Continue
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Access to records
In accordance with the Public Records Act, everyone has access to records held by the state and municipal authorities. Authorities can deny access to safeguard the…
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Denmark has a tradition of general education which is as old as Danish democracy itself. It goes together with a belief that a well-informed population is an important prerequisite for a… Continue
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If the bank gives you a positive financial assessment, you will be issued with a Dankort payment card. You can use the card to withdraw money from all the bank’s cashpoint machines and in most shops,… Continue
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If you are over 18, have a residence permit in Denmark and have been assigned a civil registration number, you have the right to receive three years’ education in Danish. Danish education includes… Continue
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List of parties eligible to stand for parliamentary election as of 1 October 2006.
In alphabetical order:
Dansk Folkeparti (the Danish People’s Party)
Christiansborg
1240…
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As a consumer, you have certain rights to protect you from being cheated. In accordance with the Sale of Goods Act, you have the right to have a defective article - or one that does not live up to… Continue
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As a mature student, there are a great many education and tuition opportunities. You can take a course in general education, take a full-time education programme or continuing training. Nearly all… Continue
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Denmark has a wide range of cultural and recreational activities. These comprises everything from music, theatre, cinema, art, museums and exhibitions to lectures, voluntary education, sport and many… Continue
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Danmarks Radio and TV2 are public service stations. It is their job to provide a wide range of radio and TV programmes of interest to all sections of the population. Among other things, the basis for… Continue
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Children are automatically granted Danish citizenship at birth if the parents are married and one of them is Danish. The same applies if the parents are not married but the mother is Danish. If only… Continue
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Once you have obtained your residence permit you can embark on your new life and get to know Danish society. You can begin meeting your new fellow citizens where you live, in associations, at the… Continue
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Most families in Denmark consist of a father, mother and children. Many young people live on their own for a number of years until they get married or move in together and have children. Some adults… Continue
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Together with their families, children, teenagers and adults with special needs or with a physical or mental disability can get help so that their everyday lives are made easier. The aim is for… Continue
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Children can be looked after at after-school centres or in after-school care schemes (SFO) until they begin in the 3rd or 4th class. Here, children can play with their friends, do homework and take… Continue
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