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On this page you will find content which will help you in educational contexts to do with Danish, including at high school level. It is for both teachers and students. As nordics.info is based at Aarhus University in Denmark, there are more materials on the platform in Danish and about Denmark than the other Nordic countries.

These are not exclusive lists as there may be other relevant content on nordics.info and the New Nordic Lexicon - feel free to browse!

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Content on Denmark

Civil society in the Nordics

A pile of garbagebags with a papernote on top saying "Articles!"
- Norbert Götz

The Nordic experience is characterised by an upward spiral of development resulting from a close interconnection between a strong civil society and a…

Corporatism and the Nordic countries

An empty meeting room, black and white
- Norbert Götz

Corporatism is about the influence of organisations and interest groups on policy making. The Nordic countries are societies with strong interest…

Arctic Council

The logo of the Arctic Council together with a representation of its member states. the logo is a white fox with the globe beside it.
- Ann Legreid

The Arctic Council was established in 1996 by the Ottawa Declaration with the intent of fostering “cooperation, coordination, and interaction between…

Labour movement in the Nordic countries

red and white coloured logo of a labour movement
- David Redvaldsen

The 'labour movement' refers to the network of political, industrial, voluntary, educational and recreational organisations with a socialist or labour…

Political approaches to immigration in Scandinavia since 1995

Muslim woman walking over road
- Kristina Bækker Simonsen

Immigration has been described as one of the policy areas where Denmark, Norway and Sweden have differed most since 1995. In 2018, Denmark was amongst…

Trade unions in the Nordic countries

A graph by the Swedish LO showing the percentage of unionisation by work type and gender. Divided up in Blue-collar workers, White-collar workers and All. The two are almost identical, however the Blue-collar workers have a but more unions.
- John Logue

Trade unions play a more important role in Nordic politics and economics than they do in most other countries. This is largely a result of their…

1970s feminist culture in the Nordics

Badge designed for International Women's Year 1975
- Anne Heith

The feminist movement that flourished in the Nordic countries during the 1970s had strong roots in anti-capitalist, socialist ideology. It was powered…

Faroese

a postal stamp with the flag of the Faroe Islands.
- Marc Pierce

A descendant of Old Norse, Faroese has had to contend with Danish but remains the principal language spoken and written in the Faroe Islands.

Popularity of Nordic noir TV series in Germany

- Lothar Mikos

Nordic TV drama series remain an audience success in Germany and are highly regarded by critics. The reasons for this ongoing popularity can be found…

Labour markets in the Nordics

Poster with pink backrgound and black cat saying, 'everybody ends up with the losing card' (in Danish).
- John Logue

National labour markets in the Nordic countries reflect trade union and Social Democratic principles of full employment and solidarity, while…

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