Globetrotters travel the world for the thrill of the adventure. However, there is a growing number of “Worktrotters” – people that travel to work and settle for short- or long-term. The Worktrotter’s guide is primarily written for professionals that move to Denmark to live and work. These include both people that are moving permanently and those whose career bring them to the country only for a couple of years. On arrival, they will all be faced with similar practical problems. This book will provide you with all the details you will initially need and is written in compact form in easy-to-understand language. You will get a comprehensive overview of the most important things to consider when starting out in Denmark. The guide is meant as a “starter-kit” – especially relevant for the first couple of years as a new resident gets settled. The information is tried and tested, and contains many tips from other internationals making it an invaluable resource to you. You can find more information via http://www.worktrotter.dk/guide.

Dagmar Fink is German and moved to Denmark in 2006 after living in Germany, Romania, Sweden and the USA. She is a business engineer and has extensive experience as a business, people and project manager in innovative fields working forglobal companies including IBM and Mercedes Benz. Dagmar published "The Worktrotter’s Guide to Denmark" and established the Worktrotter network with more than 9,000 international and Danish professional members. http://www.worktrotter.dk

1 Culture shock 2 Introducing Denmark 2.1 History 2.2 Geography and nature 2.3 Religion 2.4 The Danish flag 2.5 Safety 2.6 Politics and government 2.7 Integration of foreigners 2.8 Danish values 3 Made in Denmark 3.1 Famous Danes 3.2 Danish companies 4 Managing expectations 4.1 Danish attitudes 4.2 Quality of life 4.3 Myths about Denmark 5 Etiquette and customs 5.1 General etiquette 5.2 Meals 5.3 Big celebrations 5.4 Wish lists 5.5 Traditional festivities 5.6 Traditional Danish food 6 Experiencing Denmark 6.1 What do you like/dislike in Denmark? 6.2 What would you have done differently? Interviews 7 First steps 7.1 Residence and work permits 7.2 CPR number and health insurance 7.3 Tax card 7.4 Bank account 7.5 NemKonto 7.6 NemID 7.7 Unemployment insurance 7.8 Kindergartens and schools 7.9 Language training 7.10 Exchanging a non-EU driving licence 7.11 Driving a foreign car in Denmark 8 Working in Denmark 8.1 The Danish labour market 8.2 The Danish workplace 8.3 The job search 8.4 Job applications 8.5 Recognition of qualifications 8.6 Salary & salary package 8.7 Leave 8.8 Unemployment 8.9 Trade unions 8.10 Pension 8.11 Setting up a new business 9 Healthcare system 9.1 General information 9.2 General practitioners (GPs) 9.3 Hospitals 9.4 Waiting times 9.5 Dentists 9.6 Medicine 9.7 Supplementing your health insurance 9.8 Pregnancy and delivery 10 Financial matters 10.1 Bank account 10.2 Dankort 10.3 Getting cash 10.4 Transferring money and paying bills 11 Making a home in Denmark 11.1 Housing 11.2 Pets 11.3 Utilities 11.4 Television and radio 11.5 Telephone and internet 11.6 Insurance and legal assistance 11.7 Post 11.8 Newspapers 12 Cost of living 12.1 Calculating the cost of living 12.2 Shopping 12.3 Consumer protection 13 Taxes 13.1 General information 13.2 Tax rates 13.3 Tax deductions 13.4 The 33 percent tax scheme 13.5 Tax checkpoints 13.6 Updating your information 14 Education 14.1 Kindergartens and schools 14.2 Childcare benefits and costs 14.3 Holidays 14.4 Adult education 14.5 Grading in the Danish school system 15 Learning Danish 15.1 General tips on getting started 15.2 Learning Danish on your own 15.3 Danish courses 16 Building a social network 16.1 Getting to know Danes 16.2 Getting to know non-Danes 16.3 Popular activities 17 Transport and travel 17.1 Cars 17.2 Bycicles 17.3 Traffic fines 17.4 Public transport 17.5 Air travel 18 Safety 19 Last steps: Farewell, Denmark 20 Cross-border commuters 21 Emergencies 22 Concluding thoughts