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Denmark has been in the news a lot lately. This small Scandinavian country of six million people has found itself in a tricky situation with bigger nations testing its limits.
Vikings, LEGO, and Ozempic aside, many of you may not have known much about it before.
But the headlines don’t show the full story.
So we collected a list of images showing the (extra)ordinary aspects of Denmark's everyday life that make this country so unique and interesting. Discover it yourself!
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#1
I Turned 18, So The Danish Parliament Sent Me A Copy Of The Danish Constitution
Jessica Cooney 2 months ago
This should be a thing in the US. Too many people clearly don't know our own constitution, head Cheeto included.
nicholas nolan 2 months ago
I think it would be better to teach it in schools.
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pineapple87 2 months ago
Does it explain things in plain language or are you expected to read legalese?
Jrog 2 months ago
Constitutions are typically written in plain prose and in easy to understand points, and the Danish one is no exception. Check for yourself https://www.thedanishparliament.dk/-/media/sites/ft/pdf/publikationer/the-constitutional-act-of-denmark.pdf
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Salling Group Supermarkets In Denmark Has Started Marking Products Made In The EU With A Star On The Price Tag As Many Danish Consumers Now Try To Avoid American Brands
Peter Bear 2 months ago
As they should. On behalf of my country and the idiots in charge of it... I'm so, so sorry.
Shannon Dalgård 2 months ago
Please don't feel like you have to be sorry! Most of us Danes are fully aware of that a lot of Americans didn't sign up for the s******w.
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SchadenFreudian Psychology 2 months ago
On behalf of sane, decent Americans, I apologize for Donald and the cult members.
Huddo's sister 2 months ago
Even without the issues with American products now, I have always looked for the 'made in Australia' kangaroos on products, to reduce 'food miles'. They will even say percentage of Australian grown products it contains.
Day Andie 2 months ago
Nope, go ahead and boycott the hell out of the US. There's enough Maggots in blue states that need to get in touch with reality that I don't want them to miss out. Plus, why should the blue states carry the nation's economy and give the Orange Pus-pocket Twatwaffle a false sense that things are just hunky-dory. I feel for the country, but his cult needs a reality check on Das Fuhrer
Load More Replies...Though small in territory, Denmark has played a notable role in European history.
In prehistoric times, Danes and other Scandinavians remodelled the continent when the Vikings undertook marauding, trading, and colonizing expeditions.
During the Middle Ages, the Danish crown dominated northwestern Europe through the Kalmar Union, a political federation uniting Denmark, Norway, and Sweden under one monarch.
In later centuries, shaped by geographic conditions favoring maritime industries, Denmark established trading alliances throughout northern and western Europe and beyond, particularly with Great Britain and the United States.
#3
Denmark Is Repurposing Discarded Wind Turbine Blades As Bike Shelters
Jrog 2 months ago (edited)
It's a single installation, part of an international design program called "Re Wind Network". It has been installed in 2023 in the Port of Aalborg. Other projects involved turing the blades into walkways, electrical poles, bridges etc as a way to recover older installations that are being upgraded to modern standards.
ImdaPrincesse 2 months ago
I suppose this blurb is a bit misleading but as you say we ARE exploring how to use this environmental disaster to some type of advantage. We could definitely use some in the smaller towns and in the countryside.
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QuincyForrest 2 months ago
Utterly ingenious. Make re-purposed use of something that is not recyclable and is huge to boot instead of smashing up and burying in a landfill, and promote bicycle use at the same time by providing weather-protected bicycle parking. Profoundly ingenious.
Jrog 2 months ago
There are processes to recycle fiberglass, but are not viable at the current scale of waste production (that is TINY in the grand scale of things). They do NOT end up in landfills (at least in the EU, we are not as landfill-happy as the US). Currently, they get broken up and sent to a high temp incinerator (such as the Amager Bakke in another entry), that recovers energy and breaks down the material to CO2, water vapor and ash. It's commendable they are working to address this potential stream of waste, but quite frankly it's a minor problem.
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Zig Zag Wanderer 2 months ago
I'm glad someone is doing something with this huge amount of waste
#4
Reconstructed 8th Century Viking Hall In Lejre, Denmark
#5
This Bus Going To The Annual Heavy Metal Festival Copenhell In Copenhagen, Denmark, With The Temporary Line Number 666
R1MV4Superleggera 2 months ago
Iron Maiden "666 The Number Of The Beast" is definitely proof that the Devil really does have the best tunes! 😈 🤘
According to figures from Statistics Denmark, a little over 5 million, or 84% of the population, are of Danish origin, defined as having at least one parent who was born in the Kingdom of Denmark (which also includes the Faroe Islands and Greenland), and hold Danish nationality.
The share of immigrants within the country has grown from 3.3% in 1985 to 16% in 2025, and most of them come from Turkey, Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Syria, Germany, and Iraq.
Danish, or Dansk, is the official language. It is closely related to Norwegian, with which it is mutually intelligible, especially in the written form.
#6
Copenhagen Airport Has A Fragrance Free Route, Which Skips The Cologne And Perfume In The Duty Free Area
Colleen Glim 2 months ago
I wish this could be standard in all airports. So many perfumes give me a migraine
ImdaPrincesse 2 months ago
That's necessary for every airport. It's a huge problem with allergies
Zig Zag Wanderer 2 months ago
I want one that skips all 'duty free'. It's mostly not even cheaper, and full of tat, and airports force you through it. Only Dubai seems even slightly cheaper than domestic prices even in Australia.
#7
In My Town In Denmark, There Are Little Vikings In The Traffic Lights. The Crosswalk Signals Are Little Vikings In Århus, Denmark
#8
A New Mobile Hospital In Denmark. Used To Treat Minor Injuries And Take The Pressure Off The Danish Hospitals. So Fare It Is Quite A Success And Obviously Completely Free Of Charge
Sharon Ingram 2 months ago
Send that bus out into communities. It’ll be stripped bare inside and out.. and you know it.
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Tiffany 2 months ago (edited)
In America I'd have to run from this if I saw it as if would just be a vacuum to suck all my life savings away for some sorta treatment.
Jan Rosier 2 months ago
but after being treated you loose an arm and a leg...
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My Grandparents Got A Letter From Our King (Denmark) For Their 60th Wedding Anniversary
It says "on the occasion of your diamond wedding i send you my heartfelt congratulations."
General Anaesthesia 2 months ago (edited)
As a cost cutting measure, our city council has stopped sending people flowers on their 100th birthday. That's about one bouquet every four years.
Corwin 02 2 months ago
Got to pay those road repairs from somewhere , that must fill at least one minor pothole /s
Load More Replies... Denmark has done incredibly well in the annual World Happiness Report. The country has never fallen out of the Top 3 since its initial release in 2012 and has placed first numerous times.
The most obvious reason for the Danes' strong sense of life satisfaction and general positive mood is their work-life balance, which is heavily weighted towards the 'life' part.
For instance, the average Dane worked 1,379 hours in 2024, or about 26.5 hours per week, which is well below the OECD average of 1,736 (33.5 per week), and especially below that of the United States (1,796 hours total, or 34.5 per week) and Mexico (2,193, or 42.17).
Over the course of a year, the gap widens because the Danes benefit from such generous paid time off, parental leave, and public holidays.
#10
Miniature Traffic Playground In Copenhagen Where Kids Learn To Bike In Traffic
Pernille 2 months ago
It wasn't as fancy back in the 70', but it is still where I was taught to ride my bike in traffic , I have fond memories of this place.
Lene 2 months ago
Me too! I think I went there with school in the early 90s. 😁
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Earonn - 2 months ago
We got that painted on our school yard when we learned how to ride our bicycles in traffic (2nd year of primary, so we were 7 years old). It was an annual thing. Yes, imagine - 7 year old kids riding their bike 3 miles to the library or just for fun! No parent in sight! And we didn't go feral!
PunnyPanda 2 months ago
Wow, my life just made a complete circle on me... this post reminded me of the last time my kids and I spent with my mom before she died. We went to Legoland in NY. The kids had a blast doing a little course exactly like this in mini cars. Never occurred to me it was Danish! Fast forward 4 months, I'm notifying my mother's friends about her death, and I find a Christmas card she had written, but never sent, to her dear friend Helle, a wonderful Danish woman who was like a second mother to me to me growing up. She taught me never to take anyone's sh*t, and actually got me drunk for the first time ever one Thanksgiving (much to mom's dismay). I tried calling, no dice, so looked her up on FB. I was shattered when I found out she had passed only a few months after my mother (in a far off state). Helle always promised me, growing up in the 80's, that someday she'd take me to Denmark to spend the summer with her extended family and go to the og Legoland. Miss them both so much <3
Debby Keir 2 months ago
In the 1950's part of our school playground was set out as a 'road' and any of the 10 year olds who wanted, did the 'cycling proficieny' - a national cycling scheme in the UK. Not as fancy as that though.
#11
This Stall For Your Dog Outside A Supermarket In Copenhagen
Jessica Cooney 2 months ago
Dude, this is soooo much better than the idiots leaving their dogs in hot cars in my country.
Beth Wheeler 2 months ago
AGREED! If I take mine anywhere it has to be a cool day and I still leave the windows on my van partially open. And it's no more than 10-15 minutes. If it's not a cool day they are left at home.
Load More Replies... pineapple87 2 months ago
This I would actually consider leaving my dog in, assuming there's some sort of a lock system. Would never leave her just sitting outside a store for fear of her getting stolen.
R1MV4Superleggera 2 months ago
You didn't saw those signs on top, do ya? Ventilation, lighting and security lock
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#12
The Robotic Lawnmower At A Hospital Is A Small Ambulance
#13
Artwork Dedicated To Drowned Refugees By Anonymous Artist In Helsingør, Denmark
PeepPeep the duck 2 months ago (edited)
No, it makes you feel when you see it, which makes you reflect, which also makes you wonder about the people who were lost. Rendering down memorial art as ‘throwing shade’ is disrespectful tbh.
Load More Replies...Despite this, the International Labour Organization has shown that Danes are among the most productive people in the world, earning an estimated $97 per hour worked, heavily contributing to the European Union's average ($71.3), and surpassing countries such as China ($19.8) or the United States ($81.8).
#14
Church In Aarhus, Denmark - Celebrating Pride
Peter Bear 2 months ago
He did have a lot to say about love, though. Guy seemed pretty much generally in favor of it, in any form.
Load More Replies... Earonn - 2 months ago
Our churches in Edinburgh took part in the Pride march, either marching along or standing on the side and cheering people on. Religion can be a force for good.
Plentyofoomph 2 months ago (edited)
But far more commonly is a force for heinous acts unfortunately
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In Legoland Denmark The Restaurant's Fries Are Shaped Like 2x2 LEGO Bricks
#16
Øresund Bridge Tunnel, Connecting Sweden To Denmark
Kelly H. Wilder 2 months ago
That's phenomenal! The ingenuity and skill to make that a reality is amazing.
Miriam Insidecor 2 months ago
I took this when I was in Denmark last year. Spent a couple days in Sweden and then back to Denmark. Super easy commute and they don't even check passports.
Verena 2 months ago
Both countries belong to the Schengen zone, so borders are usually open.
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#17
The Bicycle Parking At The University Of Copenhagen
Meik Wiking, author of the book The Art of Danish Living, has long regarded his home country as a shining example of what other countries should aspire to mimic with their workplace policies.
"Danes are actually happy at work," he says. "Almost 60% of Danes say they would continue to work if they won the lottery and became financially independent."
#18
I Give You - The University Lunch At Copenhagen University 1.21€ Per 100gram
Nikolaj Christensen 2 months ago (edited)
Same with many workplaces, almost also always prepared with healthy eating etc. in mind, as in dietists are often hired to create healthy food guides for the kitchens... I worked in a comuncipality kitchen AND later in a kitchen at a office building...
no adhesiveness 2020 2 months ago
I don't know what any of that stuff is, but I love all kinds of food! I'd have to start at the beginning and just taste 5 or 6 per day, but I would try it all!
#19
Old Bunkers At Hvidbjerg Strand (Beach) Here In Denmark. They Made Art Out Of Them
#20
80m Tall Rock Climbing Wall In Denmark
Jrog 2 months ago (edited)
The building is a waste to energy plant named Amager Bakke. On the top right you can see the chimney. Other than the climbing wall (the tallest in the world), they have a ski slope and a hiking trail on the roof. It's a state-of-the-art facility, producing minimal quantities of gas (mostly water vapor) and supplying power and energy to 150,000 homes. It can remove 80 tons of non-recyclable waste per hour, with the leftover ash being recovered for construction use after treatment with the wastewater produced by the very same process. It won the Building of the Year prize in 2021
Pernille 2 months ago
Thank you Jrog, I did know about the ski slope, but the rest I had forgotten.
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OneWithRatsAndKefir 2 months ago
Afraid of heights and utterly unathletic anyway, but I love this!
#21
Met This Cutie At The Beach In Denmark
VikingAbroad 2 months ago
They are cute, but please remember, no petting! And don't push the babies into the sea. Their mom is coming back for the kid, when you leave.
Forrest Hobbs 2 months ago
Seals are cute, but they've also got very sharp teeth. Round here, we have plenty of seals on sandbanks well away from shore. The rule is to stay well away from them when they're resting - they're not happy about people getting close up. Typically, they'll flee into the water (at a time when they'd rather be dozing) and that doesn't help them survive. It's only idiots with small boats who cause any problem.
Load More Replies...Wiking also notes that bosses are trusting of their employees to do the right thing.
He uses the example of staff at the Tivoli Gardens amusement park in Copenhagen, where they follow the three-meter rule.
The idea is that you are CEO of everything within a radius of three metres. "If you see garbage within your three-meter radius, you pick it up, and if you see a guest looking for something, you stop and ask them if you can help," Wiking explains.
#22
The Way To The Top Of The Round Tower Observatory In Copenhagen
Lene 2 months ago
I loved walking up and down the tower when I was a kid. 😁 I hope to one day visit Copenhagen and have my kids walk the round tower.
Nikolaj Christensen 2 months ago
Something Something, king Christian the 4. Had it made thus, so that someone could ride to the top in a small horse carriage, can't remember who though...
Debby Keir 2 months ago
Ha, only saw the first pic, and thought the dome shaped 'thing' (obviously a street light) was some form of cable car....
#23
Danish Restaurant Keeps Track Of Occupied Tables Using LEGO
#24
A Danish Prison Cell. It's A Brand New Prison In Storstrøm, Denmark
Earonn - 2 months ago
Because it turns out if you treat criminals like humans and 'teach' them a 'normal' life, a lot of them will stay out of prison. Not something for those who foam at the mouth in their lust for revenge, but way better (and cheaper!) for society...
#25
This Is Called Night Shining Sky. This Was Taken At Midnight. Can Be Found In The North (Denmark) When The Clouds Are So High Up The Sun Can Still Shine On Them
Yrral Spavit 2 months ago
Noctilucent clouds. https://spaceweather.com/ has a gallery where you can post your photos https://spaceweathergallery2.com/index.php?title=noctilucent&title2=nlc
These high levels of social trust also make Danes willing to pay some of the world's highest taxes to finance an extensive set of welfare programs.
Their health system is tax-funded and free for the patient. Danish schools and universities are also funded by taxes and free for students. The idea is that everyone must contribute to the community, and in return, the community will help care for all.
#26
Copenhagen (Denmark) Has These Rails For Cyclists To Lean On At Red Lights
Gavin Johnson 2 months ago
Reminds me of my first outing with Look pedals on my bike, probably 30 years ago. Pedals that clip into your shoes are superb, however they require setting up correctly and the twist to get your foot out of them requires a little practice. I had them set up poorly (I learnt afterwards) and I had not really got the technique quite right. Rolled up next to a bus full of commuters at a traffic light, frantically tried to remove my foot from the pedals, failed, ungracefully fell sideways onto a slightly muddy verge. At least 15 or so people got a good laugh at me fighting with my bike that refused to become detached from my feet whilst I lay on my side. Pre-camera phones thank the lord 😂
#27
This Grave In The Assistens Cemetery In Copenhagen, Denmark, Says “Andreas Morgenrødt - Time Traveller - 1996-2064”
Jrog 2 months ago
Guerrilla art project by Danish poet Morten Søndergaard, 2015. "Andreas Morgenrødt," is the anagram of his name. Its location in an historical burial site (mostly visited by people looking for Christian Andersen and Niels Bohr) caused some raised eyebrows, but Technically, fake gravestones aren’t allowed in the cemetery, but ultimately the city decided to keep it as a public artwork.
Gabby M 2 months ago
US here we have a plaque on a home in a town near where I live (Troy, NY). Jacob Von Hogflume 1864-1909, The Inventor Of Time Travel Lived Here in 2248 This page delves into some of the time travelers. >>> https://www.natalijaugrina.com/post/john-e-lewis-time-travel-leuven
Jrog 2 months ago (edited)
Your plaque is one of many secondary ones in the project. The original Hogflume plaque has been placed in Golden Square, Soho (London) in 2012 by two local artists and advertising professionals, Dave Askwith and Alex Normanton. The original said "lived here in 2189", and was designed to mimic the "English Heritage" plaques. Many others with different dates have been placed around England and in a few places abroad to keep the joke running.
Load More Replies... Bad Alchemy 2 months ago
I like it. It's quirky. These are the sort of things that make your day interesting.
#28
This Tiny Door Into A Toyshop In Aarhus, Denmark
Bad Alchemy 2 months ago
I remember a toyshop where I lived (when I was very small, say early 1960's) that had the adult-sized door and then the child-sized door next to it. Every child that was "brave" enough to go through the small door got a free lollipop from the counter person. I wish I could remember the name of the store.
R1MV4Superleggera 2 months ago
I was about to make a joke about my tiny SIL (6'0"tall)...but I better not! She probably reads BP. And later on,, my brother and my Wife might be curious about why my SIL suddenly wants me to sleep with her pets (funnel web spiders) in our next trip to Australia
#29
Sculpture Made From Recycled Wood In A Copenhagen Forest (One Of Six Forgotten Giants By Artist Thomas Dambo)
Robert T 2 months ago
One of my colleagues from the office I worked in in Denmark keeps visiting these with his family and posting pictures of them. One day I will go and visit.
April Pickett 2 months ago
You won't have to go to Denmark to see them. The artist is building them in various parks around the country. Raleigh, NC is supposed to get 3.
Load More Replies... ImdaPrincesse 2 months ago
More than 6..I think it's +170 with a few being built in the USA right now. North Carolina for sure
SchadenFreudian Psychology 2 months ago
There’s something similar in Washington state in the U.S.
#30
Stairs With A Rail In Denmark. It Allows You To Push Your Bike Up Without Carrying It
pineapple87 2 months ago
In Finland there are usually two of these so you can also use it with a pram
#31
Danish Coins Have Tiny Hearts On Them
#32
Most Dedicated April Fools (Copenhagen Metro 2001)
Jrog 2 months ago
I mean.. https://www.designboom.com/art/a-massive-submarine-emerges-in-milans-city-center-10-02-2013/ Immagine-2...6daf86.jpg 
#33
For Anyone Curious, This Is What A Birthing Suite Looks Like In A Public Danish Hospital
Forrest Hobbs 2 months ago
For Danes, free: the cost is covered by national insurance: https://lifeindenmark.borger.dk/healthcare/pregnancy-and-birth--when-you-become-a-parent
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Whale-Copter
WindySwede 2 months ago
When it falls from the sky "Oh no, not again!" *Throws out petunias out of the door*
#35
Cube Croissant (Filled With Pistachio Creme) - Copenhagen, Denmark
Nikolaj Christensen 2 months ago
Københavneri! 🤣, go to any Danish baker with respect for themselves and ask for a your desired "danish" most places have excellent cakes, funny fact, we call them WIENERbrød as in Vienna in Danish...
Nikolaj Christensen 2 months ago
Far from it, fancy people making fancy "danishes" to demand insane prices for their cakes
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#36
A Sign In A Grocery Store Displaying The Different Types Of Apples Available In Denmark Based On The Month
#37
This Guy Biking With A Falcon In Copenhagen
Gavin Johnson 2 months ago
But have you seen the bird riding the bike? He’s rubbish at it 😜
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This Smart Rental Store In My Friend’s Building
Jrog 2 months ago (edited)
Party pooper here... LOTS of reviews and comments online complain about dirty, broken or not functional items, at fairly high prices. Their business model and financial statements are pure "startup hell". High operating cost, burning through venture capital, 7 years without a single profitable quarter (they burned through at least $30M last year alone). High initial cost, high liability, significant revenue share quotas (e.g. with landlords, local maintainers etc), quickly depreciating assets. It looks like a company who is in their market growth phase, but that will quickly have to pivot into the enshittification phase to start covering their financial obligations, or disappear.
Jrog 2 months ago
BTW, it's not Danish. It's an Israeli company with the US as a primary market, and recently expanding in a few selected cities in the UK and EU.
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Gavin Johnson 2 months ago
We have a library of things at out local community hall. You can borrow items for a small rental fee. There are items that you may only use once a lifetime or once a year, saves money and storage. Angle grinders, hedge trimmers, large set of champagne glasses or mugs, random DIY stuff, carpet cleaner, printer, projector, bits of safety gear goggles or heavyweight gloves, and a really random range of household / kitchen stuff. Most you pay is £5 for the most expensive kit but the majority is £3 or less. They also have a team of retired folk who will help repair things for you, I had an old Gaggia machine that despite my skills I could not get to work, one of the chaps there, Phil, took it away, replaced some of the electrickery bits inside and charged me £30. We now have a brew together every few weeks. I love our community library and the repair team!
pineapple87 2 months ago
This is pretty cool. My dad's building did something similar where they got certain power tools etc for the HOA for sharing, though not quite as easily accessible as this.
#39
Tivoli Gardens
Tivoli is always evolving without abandoning its original charm or traditions. Georg Carstensen said in 1844: "Tivoli will never, so to speak, be finished", a sentiment echoed just over a century later when Walt Disney said of his own Tivoli-inspired theme park, "Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world."
Uncle Panda 2 months ago
I have almost this exact picture from deep in China's Guangxi province.
#40
Brøndby Garden City, Located Just Outside Copenhagen, Denmark
While visiting the beautiful capital city of Copenhagen in Denmark, I encountered what seems like an alien civilization. To my surprise, these are just small piece of what called, "Colony Gardens", literally a garden space that Danish citizens can rent to grow produces & vegetables. Space is extremely limited if you're living the main city so this is the perfect way to have your own gardens & get back to nature! Owners are allowed to live there between April-October to take care of their gardens (can't grow anything in the winter).
What a unique way of contributing to a better planet. Way to go Danes.
Jrog 2 months ago (edited)
The houses are owned, and are quite small, about 50 sqm, and most of the space is for tools or garden leisure space. The owner pays a rent for the garden, at about €1000 per year. Owners cannot live in the place for more than six months per year, April 1 to October 1 plus the weekends, and must already be resident close by to be able to buy. They are designed as country houses or places of retreat, not as primary living quarters.
Jrog 2 months ago
Urbanistically, they require lots of maintenance in the common spaces, represent a pretty inefficient use of land and the model is extremely car-dependent. These are the main reasons why this model has not been replicated often, especially in a place where space comes as a premium.
Load More Replies... Earonn - 2 months ago
Is that not a widespread thing? They're quite ordinary in Germany (Schrebergärten, as Trillian mentioned already) and Britain ( allotments).
Jrog 2 months ago
No, this is a specific urban experiment designed in the 1960s. I don't know about Germany, but in Denmark they are only there..
Load More Replies... alchemilla vulgaris 2 months ago
what about the space in between? Who is responsible for upkeeping? And why is it not used for something better than just lawn? (genuine question)
Verena 2 months ago
No. You don't have to be rich to get one and it is a lot of hard work growing your own vegs and fruit.
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There Are Trampolines Built Into The Street In Downtown Copenhagen
MoBeLa 2 months ago
I’d like to see another picture of this right after the bars close at night 😆
JuJu 2 months ago
We have one of those in front of an Irish Pub. It's fun and nobody needed an Ambulance...yet
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Wonderful Copenhagen
Nikolaj Christensen 2 months ago
Blah, go to Lyø if you want Danish coziness, Copenhagen is too many sounds, people, and other tourists, and insanely high prices for everything 🙄
#43
At Aalborg Airport In Denmark There’s An Area For Kiss And Goodbyes
R1MV4Superleggera 2 months ago
What's the penalty fine if me and my Wife go above 3 minu...on a second thought, here! Take my money!
SchadenFreudian Psychology 2 months ago
The Metro stations in the Washington D.C. area in the U.S. have drop-off zones called “Kiss and Ride.”
Plentyofoomph 2 months ago
Aren't these really common? Every train station in my city, and most schools have them
Huddo's sister 2 months ago
I agree. They are common across Australia too.
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This Driverless Train In Denmark Has A Fake Control Panel So Children (And Adults) Can Pretend They're The Ones Driving
#45
Found A Door Entering A Field In Denmark
QuincyForrest 2 months ago
So that's where the Pevensie children finally ended up. I was wondering.
Kiera Mortensen 2 months ago
Dammit Helen! We like the Danish people! Stop trying to trap them in your hallways!
#46
This Store In Denmark Places Their Empty Cash Drawer In Plain Sight When They Lock Up For The Night
Dave In MD 2 months ago
We would leave the till open to show that they were empty. That way no one would destroy a several hundred dollar till to find out it was empty. People will leave the rear door of box trucks open so the door doesn't get destroyed by someone trying to steal.
arthbach 2 months ago
There's some wonderful signs on van, "No Jaffa Cakes are stored in this van overnight." and "No Ginsters Pies are stored in this van overnight." Makes me happy to see the signs.
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#47
Thou Shalt Now Carry On (Classy Danish Crosswalk Light)
#48
If My Friends Ask Me What "What Is Copenhagen?", I Send Them This
This scene is pure Copenhagen: a cowboy hat paired with flip-flops, a cargo bike loaded with a tumble dryer, and a whole lot of effortless style. I love it!
What is Copenhagen to you? Do you have a picture in mind?
#49
This LEGO Bird At Legoland In Billund Denmark
#50
3D Zebra Crossings Are Tested In Denmark. The Goal Is To Make Them Easier To Spot, And Hopefully Safer For Pedestrians To Cross
Jrog 2 months ago
The test on three locations gave mostly negative results and they were removed at the end of the agreed 1-year trial period in 2024. Similar attempts in Iceland (the original one, this is a copy), Belgium and Myanmar failed as well, showing no improvement in safety after a short initial novelty window, but a steep increase in maintenance cost. Studies documented an increase in the *sense* of safety for both drivers and pedestrians, that while apparently a good thing can lead to the opposite result, giving overconfidence and causing more accidents.
Bad Alchemy 2 months ago
Older adults, some with corrective lenses, and those with cognitive deficits (traumatic brain injury, dementia) might experience spatial disorientation and could find these floating blocks disorienting, confusing, and for some even frightening. Sometimes what seems like a great idea just isn't.
SchadenFreudian Psychology 2 months ago
I’m not sure I’m physically coordinated enough to handle these.
#51
The World's Tallest Sandcastle Standing At 69 Feet Tall In Denmark
#52
Copenhagen University Library Fiolstræde
#53
The Buses In Denmark Add These Cute Little Signs When They’re On A Coffee Break
Jan Rosier 2 months ago
seen over here -Flanders - as well : 'having a break' or 'sorry, my colleague will pick you up', but in Dutch off course
#54
Wind Turbines Off The Coast Of Denmark Create Contrails Under Certain Conditions
#55
This Restaurent In Odense, Denmark
#57
540 Million Year Old Fossilized Beach. Bornholm, Denmark
#58
Nyhavn - Copenhagen
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Palm Trees Growing In The Winter Garden Topped With A Copper And Wrought Iron Dome Inside NY Carlsberg Glyptotek, An Art Museum In Copenhagen, Denmark
It was truly one of the coolest buildings I've ever been to! thanks and have a nice day! What struck me the most was the balance between the imposing architecture and the cosy, almost private atmosphere due to the jungle feeling. The Glyptotek is filled to the brim with the most amazing statues and sculptures. The sun also cast the perfect light; drawing stark contrasts and highlighting the depth of this place and its art. On the first floor there is a roundway around the main Winter Garden.
#60
Grundtvig's Church (Grundtvigs Kirke)
#61
In Denmark We Make Animals Out Of Chestnuts In The Fall
Earonn - 2 months ago
We used to do that in Germany when we were kids, I hope todays children do it still. ♥
Nicole Weymann 2 months ago
Can confirm, on both accouts. My 3YO nephew did this last week in kindergarten.
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#62
This Warning For Frogs In Denmark
"Keep an eye out. Toads crossing."
Nikolaj Christensen 2 months ago
That free education is for literally everyone! 🤣
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#63
Denmark Keeps Guns Permanently Pointed At Sweden
Pernille 2 months ago
Just in case they come over the ice. The best thing about a warmer climate is that Øresund doesn't freeze over so the swedes can't invade across the ice :)
Lene 2 months ago
Yeah. We learned the hard way that Swedes can and will do that if their king is angry enough at us. 😄
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Uncle Panda 2 months ago
I was in a museum in China that was built around an old piece of artillery. The sign said they kept it pointed at the local tax office.
#64
There's A Parking Lot For Trolleys At The Public Library In Aarhus
Kelly H. Wilder 2 months ago
I know this is a thing in Scandinavian countries (and perhaps other European nations as well--also, I don't know if Denmark is technically Scandinavian, but in my mind it is), but my American brain is both jealous and panicked by this idea. I long for a society safe enough to do this.
#65
Some Of The Benches Around The Lakes In Copenhagen Have Been Elevated By 1 Meter In Order To Raise Awareness Regarding Rising Sea Levels
WindySwede 2 months ago
Only 1 meter? that's a future wishful thinking! "The Antarctic Ice Sheet is the largest store of frozen freshwater; it would raise sea levels by 57.9 m (its “sea level equivalent”, or SLE) on full melting (BedMachine). The Antarctic Ice Sheet covers 8.3% of the Earth’s land surface. The Greenland Ice Sheet has a sea level equivalent ice volume of 7.42 m, and covers 1.2% of the global land surface (BedMachine)." -- https://www.antarcticglaciers.org/glaciers-and-climate/what-is-the-global-volume-of-land-ice-and-how-is-it-changing/
#66
Copenhagen Just Introduced This Recycling Tray At Public Trashcans. It Is Meant To Help People Collect Bottles For Recycling (In Denmark, Returning Empty Bottles To Stores Rewards Cash)
Geoffrey Scott 2 months ago
Michigan (US) has a much hated(at least by alcohol and soda distributors) bottle bill. 10 cents on most drink containers. Of course water bottles are exempt. We generally have none of this trash on the road side. They have attempted repeal, no joy!
Yrral Spavit 2 months ago
I once was traveling in the US. Stopped in a small store and had a drink. Asked where the recycle bin was and got "the whut?"
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Denmark Is Doing Paper Currency Right
arthbach 2 months ago
It makes such a huge difference to those who are blind or have sight problems. I'm completely at a loss why issuing bank notes in a single colour, and a single size doesn't violate disability legislation. Where I live, the notes are different colours, and different sizes, and in addition to that, there's tactile markings in the corner. It's similar to Braille.
Khavrinen 2 months ago
I know that this would make it easier to tell the different values apart, but I think I would find it immensely irritating to have all different sizes of bills in my wallet.
Ace 2 months ago
It's what most of the world has been doing since banknotes were invented. It's weird for most people first handling US cash to find that they're all the same size and mostly the same colour too. Just seems stupid to me.
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This Trash Can In Denmark Is At An Angle So It's Easier To Hit When On A Bike
pineapple87 2 months ago
Helsinki installed these too. Less convenient when it snows. Also, I have yet to find myself in a situation where I would need to discard trash while riding my bike at full speed.
#69
Glasswing Butterfly. Incredible Transparent Wings. Seen In Aarhus Botanical Gardens, Denmark
HardBoiledBlonde 2 months ago
There are Glasswing Butterflies flying free for one to see in numerous US States.
#70
My Dad Took This Photo Of An Evil Sand Sculpture In Denmark
#71
In Denmark The Train Goes On The Ferry
#72
This Camping In Denmark Has A Lost And Found Place For Socks
#73
This Art Museum In Denmark Lets You Scratch A Lamborghini
Jrog 2 months ago
Art. Does it make you feel things? Joy? Discomfort? Questioning? Disbelief? Then it's working.
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Still couldn’t do it. Not my property so even with permission I couldn’t do it. We went to an event for a home that was off a dirt road, there was no parking so friend who had drove his Aventador had to park partly off the driveway in some bushes. I freaked because as he parked the bushes scraped against the paint making a god awful sound. Probably only damaged the clear coat, but still. His response “it’s just a car”. True but one that’s worth more than a nice house and paint that’s worth more than some other cars.
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Everything Copenhagen In One Photo
#75
Elephant In Copenhagen
Pernille 2 months ago
That is the Carlsberg elephants, there are one on each side of the gate. Carlsberg is a brewery, but as far as I know they are no longer brewing in København. I used to live nearby and back in the day you could smell the yeast in the air.
Chewie Baron 2 months ago
Carlsberg had to change their logo in the 1930s because of their boisterous southern neighbours.
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These Trees In Perfect Squares In Copenhagen
#77
In Denmark They Put Sliced Chocolate On Bread
Pernille 2 months ago
And it is the best way to eat chocolate on bread, it tops Nutella and hagelschlag by a million. Good quality pålægschokolade is just dark chocolate and it is amazing on a piece of warm, buttered bread.
Lene 2 months ago
Yes. And imo REMA has the best ones because they make the slices just a tiny tad thicker.
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These Old Ornate Handrails On An Othrewise Nondescript Copenhagen Building
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A TV Channel Hosts Free Outdoor Cinemanights All Over Denmark. Companies Join In And Give Out Free Snacks, This Year It's Instant Coffee, Roasted Nuts And Chocolate Milk
In my town they're showing The Florida Project and A Star Is Born.
#80
This Bicycle Shop In Copenhagen Will Rent You A Bike Without A Rental Company Logo, So That You Look Like A Local And Not A Tourist
#81
This Candy Dispenser At Copenhagen Central Station
#82
Denmark Is Famous For Its Special Approach To Making Giant Ice Cream
#83
In Denmark You Can Buy Hollowed Out Hot Dog Buns
Pernille 2 months ago
We call them french hotdogs, and you put dressing and the sausage inside the bread. They have absolutely no connection to France, but they are easy to eat on the go, except for the dressing overflowing and dribbling down your front, or maybe that is just a me problem:)
Lene 2 months ago
Is it only on Funen we call it "en franner" insread of "en fransk hotdog"?
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These Urinals In A Plant Nursery In Denmark Are Flowers
#85
Someone Took Their Pet Snake With Them For A Ride On The City Train In Copenhagen
#86
The Last Exit In Denmark. If You Miss It, You’ll End Up In Sweden. No Way Back
#87
Visiting Copenhagen, And All The Outlets Here Are Super Cheerful
#88
Vestamager In Copenhagen, Denmark, A City District Surrounded By A Protected Nature Area
Nikolaj Christensen 2 months ago (edited)
OR! Hear me out, go to some of our ACTUAL beautiful nature areas! With no building in sight! We don't have the rockies or grand canyon, but I would argue we DO have some pretty beautiful places here and there, and it sure as he'll is not Vestamager!
#89
Balconies In Copenhagen
John Mishasek 2 months ago
There must be another shape that is more useful than that acute angle at the outermost portion of balcony.
pineapple87 2 months ago
Ehh. You get all the wind and the rain and no shelter or privacy. Not impressed.
JuJu 2 months ago
That's what a balcony is. If you want shelter, you go inside.
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The Security Checkpoint At Copenhagen Airport, Denmark
pineapple87 2 months ago
Ehh. In the children's play area. This is not the actual security check.
#91
Children's Fashion In Denmark Has Electric Cars, Charging Stations And Renewable Energy Instead Of Race Cars
Gozer LeGozerian 2 months ago
... You can recharge? Just like you would refuel
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Curtains At A Beer Bar Made From The Literal Leftovers From Beer Production. Seen At Copenhagen Airport
#93
Just Moved To Denmark. Automatically Loads 4K Videos Without Buffering. My God That Feeling
#94
Remember Not To Play Your Drum Kit In The Quiet Zone On The S-Train
WindySwede 2 months ago
*hocks up bass guitar to the amplifier and turn it to 11*
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In Denmark It's A Tradition To Ride Around An Open Vehicle And Make A Stop At Every Students Parents When Graduating High School (Gymnasium)
Every student, if willing, will then proceed to hit a beer bong.
#99
Urinals At The Copenhagen Airport Have Puzzles You Can Solve While You Do Your Thing
Jan Rosier 2 months ago
unless it's a tuesday, because off courste, then the answer is 'green'
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#100
Denmark Publishes This Book Once A Year And Is Called "Disney Christmas Classics". I've Been Waiting 24 Years To Hit The Magic Number
#102
There Is A LEGO Vending Machine By The Luggage Belts In The Copenhagen Airport
#103
Sky Was Purple Today
#104
Just Attended A Concert In Denmark With 52.000 Other Fans
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What do you think ?
Grm Moore 2 months ago
The Danes pay high taxes, this is why they get so much good stuff. They are happy with this. Other countries take note.
Owen 2 months ago (edited)
I have come to realise that people who constantly campaign for lower taxes, do not seem to know what taxes actually do.
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Jonas Fisher 2 months ago
A holistic observation on this list: I dislike when a list like this, a lot of really fun or cool things spread out throughout a country, is treated like it's a list of things that are omnipresent in that country. We could do that for most places, couldn't we? I mean, if I mentioned all of the individually cool or progressive things in the US, and treated them like they were common to the US, would people end up saying (as they do based on this list), "Wow! The US is such an amazing place! I wish the rest of the world were like that!"
Miriam Insidecor 2 months ago
I really liked Denmark and Sweden. Lovely people and lots to do. Although I did find it annoying that you can't buy wine in supermarkets. I think in Sweden you could only get it in government owned shops.
Verena 2 months ago
I happen to live in three countries, of which one is Denmark. Several of these can be found in many western europe countries, with each their own touch to it. A lot of typical danish (and general scandinavian) amenities are not named, maybe in the cut off part, which are financed by the very high taxes.
Grm Moore 2 months ago
The Danes pay high taxes, this is why they get so much good stuff. They are happy with this. Other countries take note.
Owen 2 months ago (edited)
I have come to realise that people who constantly campaign for lower taxes, do not seem to know what taxes actually do.
Load More Replies... Jonas Fisher 2 months ago
A holistic observation on this list: I dislike when a list like this, a lot of really fun or cool things spread out throughout a country, is treated like it's a list of things that are omnipresent in that country. We could do that for most places, couldn't we? I mean, if I mentioned all of the individually cool or progressive things in the US, and treated them like they were common to the US, would people end up saying (as they do based on this list), "Wow! The US is such an amazing place! I wish the rest of the world were like that!"
Miriam Insidecor 2 months ago
I really liked Denmark and Sweden. Lovely people and lots to do. Although I did find it annoying that you can't buy wine in supermarkets. I think in Sweden you could only get it in government owned shops.
Verena 2 months ago
I happen to live in three countries, of which one is Denmark. Several of these can be found in many western europe countries, with each their own touch to it. A lot of typical danish (and general scandinavian) amenities are not named, maybe in the cut off part, which are financed by the very high taxes.
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