Equality and the Electric Bike

The nisse is a centuries-old figure in Danish folklore, and every December these tiny, mischievous spirits take center stage. While Santa Claus makes one big appearance late in the month, the nisse are active the whole season long. With their short stature and bright red hats, ni ...  عرض المزيد

November always seems like the rainiest of Danish months, but it isn't, actually. October is. But November feels rainier, because the sky is so grey, and it gets dark so early, and the rain sometimes comes down in little freezing pellets.

Denmark is a watery country, no ...

Denmark is one of the least corrupt countries in the world. Gert Tinggard Svendsen of Aarhus University explains how Danes routinely hold each other to account for their actions so that political corruption is not tolerated. Wrongdoers find themselves outcast from Danish society, ...  عرض المزيد

When Greenlander Helene Thiesen was just seven, two Danish men came to take her away.In 1951, Greenland native Helene Thiesen was just seven years old when two Danish men knocked at the family home. That moment would shape the rest of her life. These men, acting at the invitation ...  عرض المزيد

Denmark gives new parents nearly a year off work after they have a baby. Most of that time can be taken by either parent — but dads take barely any time at all. That has consequences for Danish men and women at work and at home. For the final episode of season two, the Impact tra ...  عرض المزيد

« Retour de terrain », c'est le podcast du magazine GEO. Chaque mois, nos reporters posent leurs valises et vous racontent leurs aventures, leurs découvertes et les rencontres qui les ont marqués. Pour ce vingtième épisode, « Retour de terrain » vous emmène au Danemark avec Anne ...  عرض المزيد