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Which employers in Denmark offer the most jobs in English?

4 weeks ago | thelocal.dk | Richard Orange

The jobs website jobsinenglish.dk uses an automated system to scour announcements by Danish employers for jobs which only require English, although announcements from some of the biggest employers, such as Novo Nordisk, Maersk, and Lego are not currently picked up by the system.
LISTED: The new flights from Denmark this spring and summer

1 month ago | thelocal.dk | Richard Orange

After the decision of RyanAir to pull out of Billund Airport this month, rival low-budget airlines Norwegian and Wizz Air have announced new routes to take advantage of the open slots. Norwegian in March announced a three new destinations from the city in central Jutland, including a new direct route between London Gatwick and Billund, hoping to entice British holidaymakers to the Legoland theme park.
What jobs can you do in Denmark with no Danish at all?

1 month ago | thelocal.dk | Richard Orange

As a general rule, you can get by with only English both at the top of the jobs hierarchy and at the bottom. If you have a very senior role or work for one of the biggest Danish multinationals, Danish is unlikely to be a requirement. Similarly if you are looking for a blue-collar role, particularly one which isn't customer facing, you can get by on English alone.
Fritvalgskonto: How foreigners can benefit from Danish welfare flexibility

1 month ago | thelocal.dk | Richard Orange

What is the fritvalgskonto? The fritvalgskonto, literally 'free choice account', was first agreed during collective bargaining between the Confederation of Danish Industry and the main unions back in 2007, and has since been expanded, becoming steadily more generous year by year.
Today in Denmark: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday

1 month ago | thelocal.dk | Richard Orange

Greenland votes under shadow of Trump Greenland, the Danish self-governing territory coveted by US President Donald Trump, starts voting on Tuesday morning in legislative elections that could yield a timeline for independence, which is supported by a majority of the population.
Copenhagen Capacity wants your help keeping foreigners in Denmark

1 month ago | thelocal.dk | Richard Orange

The agency is working with International House, the one-stop shop for foreigners in Copenhagen, to reach as many international workers in the country. "We're trying to spread out to reach as many as possible. We actually want to hear from, from all the expats that are both present in Denmark and that has has already left," Asbjørn Overgaard, Managing Director of Copenhagen Capacity, told The Local.
'We had to get out': Americans who fled to Denmark to escape Trump

1 month ago | thelocal.dk | Richard Orange

Half of the 30 American citizens who answered The Local's survey on why they moved to Denmark said that the election or impending election of US President Donald Trump had played at least some role in their decision. Some said Trump's likely return to power had even been "decisive", whilst others said it had played "a large role". All of those who answered the survey made their decision to move before Trump was reelected in November 2024 and well before his inauguration on January 20th.
Greenlandic PM says Trump 'has not shown respect'

1 month ago | thelocal.dk | Richard Orange

"We deserve to be treated with respect and I don't think the American president has done that lately since he took office," Prime Minister Múte Egede told Danish public radio. "The recent things that the American president has done mean that you don't want to get as close to (the US) as you might have wanted in the past," he added. Trump on Sunday night pledged to make Greenland more prosperous if they agreed to become part of the US in a post on his Truth Social network.
How flights from Denmark are affected by German airport strikes

1 month ago | thelocal.dk | Richard Orange

The Verdi union said on Friday it was calling on public sector workers and some 23,000 employees of ground handling service to go on an all-day warning strike on March 10th. Airports in airports in Frankfurt and Berlin as well as hubs in Bremen, Cologne, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Leipzig, Munich and Stuttgart are all expected to be affected. The 24-hour strike is set to begin just after midnight on Monday morning and will continue until 11.59pm.
Danish word of the day: Prosit

1 month ago | thelocal.dk | Frazer Norwell

What is prosit? Prosit is the typical Danish response when someone sneezes. It comes from the Latin word prosit, which literally means something along the lines of “may it be good” from the verb prosum. So why do Danes offer this courtesy to sneezing friends and colleagues? The translation can roughly be compared to "bless you".