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Denmark’s Police Boost, Health Decline & Community Shift:
Kalpita and Golda unpack a week where Denmark moves forward and slips back at the same time. Crime is falling and vulnerable neighborhoods are improving, yet consumer confidence has crashed and the new Nordic health report highlights a worrying drop in wellbeing across Denmark. They also break down Denmark’s biggest police expansion in decades and what families can expect in 2026 as wages rise and costs shift.

With their international perspective, they connect the headlines to everyday realities in Denmark. Listen now for their clear, cross-cultural take.

Topics:

(02:09) the Danish Ghetto List initiative

(09:31) Danish inflation plummeted & wages increase

(13:50) Danish consumer confidence drops

(15:28) Boost in the Danish police force

(19:54) New Nordic health report

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• Cohosts: Kalpita - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalpitabhosale/ and Golda - https://www.linkedin.com/in/goldafania/
• Podcast Manager: Monica - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjorklundmonica/
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• Audio Editor: Cecilia - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceciliagfoster/
• YouTube: Lei - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lei-zhang-2409a1205

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Danish Winter Gloom, LGBT News and Denmark’s Spiciest Tradition . This week, Fionn and Katie, two internationals making sense of life in Denmark, talk about the reality of the Danish winter darkness and how to cope with it, what the EU’s new same sex marriage ruling means in practice, and the surprising birthday custom that leaves 25 year olds covered in cinnamon. They also look at why Aalborg has built a dedicated “cinnamon pole” and uncover a few more unexpected Danish traditions along the way.

Topics:

(01:30) How to cope with the Danish winter

(04:48) The Danish Darkness

(05:46) Danish study on darkness by Mette Hvass

(13:57) LGBT Marriage Rights

(22:09) Weird Danish Cinnamon Tradition

(24:33) Cinnamon pole in Aalborg

(27:31) The Danish Pepper Tradition

Our team:

• Cohosts: Fionn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionn-o-toole/ and Katie - https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherineeburns/
• Podcast Manager: Monica: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjorklundmonica/
• Podcast Promotions: Steph: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dstephfuccio/
• Audio Editor: Emily: https://www.linkedin.com/in/etgriffiths/
• YouTube: Lei -https://www.linkedin.com/in/lei-zhang-2409a1205

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Local vote shakes Denmark's political map. This week, Fionn and Golda, two internationals living in Denmark, break down a wild week in Danish local elections, from the collapse of the Social Democrats to surprise mayoral twists and a record rise in women leaders. They also look at what the results mean for internationals and why Denmark’s political landscape is entering a new phase of change.

Topics:

(02:45) Danish election results

(04:32) Collapse of Danish Social Democrats

(08:30) SF take Copenhagen from Social Democrats

(10:12) Losers of the Danish election

(12:37) Mayoral twists in Denmark

(15:44) Record rise in women leaders in Denmark

(18:16) What the Danish election means for internationals

(23:06) Help improve life for internationals in Denmark https://dpmi.dk/

Our team:

• Cohosts: Fionn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionn-o-toole/ and Golda - https://www.linkedin.com/in/goldafania/
• Podcast Manager: Monica: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjorklundmonica/
• Podcast Promotions: Steph: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dstephfuccio/
• Audio Editor: Audio Editor: Emily: https://www.linkedin.com/in/etgriffiths/
• YouTube: Lei -https://www.linkedin.com/in/lei-zhang-2409a1205

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