We need you – thank you for coming

First of all: a warm welcome to Denmark. I hope you enjoy your stay whether you are here for a short period of time or in it for the longer run.

The Danish welfare state and the country’s companies are looking for clever minds to secure future growth, new ideas and other points of views. Being a student, a junior or senior employee, or specialist or manager, I strongly believe you’ll get plenty of opportunities to reach your full potential.

Studies have shown that expats and foreign citizens in general are satisfied with their work in Denmark. Good conditions, interesting challenges and the management culture are among the reasons why.

On top of that, Copenhagen is a lovely city. And in fact more and more people living in the city are non-Danish citizens. The capital is becoming more and more international: English is spoken on the streets and at cafés, and it has become the common language at several companies.

Nevertheless, let me be honest with you: being a foreign citizen in Denmark can be challenging. Studies have also

Jesper Skeel CEO jesper@cphpost.dk

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Hans Hermansen Contact Director hans@cphpost.dk shown that it can be hard feeling at home and getting new Danish friends, and that the language can be hard to learn and understand etc.

But here at The Copenhagen Post we are here to help. In this supplement we’ve collected information you might find useful and interesting when landing in a foreign country. And every weekday we provide you with the news Danes are talking about – at cphpost.dk and in our newsletter. We write about other expats, their challenges and the solutions. We provide you with tips on what to do and where to go, and at our site you’ll find a calendar that’s always updated.

In short: our independent reporting helps you understand the Danes and Danish society. Let me finish by saying: thank you for coming – we need you. And please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions, good ideas etc.

Best regards,

Uffe Jørgensen Odde Editor-In-Chief

Uffe Jørgensen Odde Ansvarshavende chefredaktør/Editor-in-Chief uffe@cphpost.dk

Nicolai Kampmann Co-Editor nicolai@cphpost.dk

Ben Hamilton Managing Editor ben@cphpost.dk

Christian Wenande News Editor christian@cphpost.dk