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Daiva Gaiulliute, Jessica Joelle Alexander - Credit: @daivagailiute Adjusting to hygge can feel like learning a new cultural language, yet it comes naturally with time. Natália Šepitková explains how the Christmas season deepens the experience. Photographs: Various Text: Natalia Sepitkova Jessica Joelle Alexander, originally from Florida, spent more than half her life outside the United States. She studied Neuropsychology and Italian, and met her Danish husband while they wer

How an international interior designer rediscovered belonging, built a business and balanced motherhood in the country that once shaped her childhood. Photographs: Maja de Silva / Assistant: Anna Korosadowicz Text: Lyndsay Jensen When Maja de Silva first stepped off the plane in Copenhagen eight years ago, the city greeted her with grey skies and the soft promise of rain. To many, that might sound dreary - but for Maja, it felt like homecoming. After all, she had once lived

Credit: Dóra Almási Hungarian-born creative Anna Gyetvai reflects on her nine-year journey through Denmark’s fashion, beauty, and family landscapes - from small-town beginnings to building her own business in the capital. Photographs: Various Text: Lyndsay Jensen For as long as she can remember, Anna has been curious about life beyond Hungary. “Ever since I was a teenager, I was actively looking for opportunities to move abroad,” she says. “It fascinated me that, at the same

Being an accompanying spouse in a new country can be exciting, but it is not without its challenges. Natália Šepitková discusses how to survive together. Photographs: Meghna Nijhawan Text: Natalia Sepitkova Many internationals come to Denmark to support their partners in their career paths. They may hope to establish themselves in a new country quickly and start building their own careers, but that's not always the case. Sometimes they give up their well-established careers b

October marks the EU Anti-Trafficking Day. This month, Ophelia Wu spoke with Michele Mildwater, Founder and Director of HopeNow, and Emerald Schur, Chairperson of the Danish anti-human trafficking NGO, about the power of professional therapy, resilience, and strength. Photographs: Courtesy of HopeNow Text: Ophelia Wu As a volunteer with HopeNow for the past three years, I have been confronted with the darkest aspects of human nature but also the polar opposite. For this artic

Photographs: Courtesy of CP Danmark Text: Anna Pawlowicz October and World CP Day Every October, people around the globe come together to mark World Cerebral Palsy Day—a moment to raise awareness of one of the most common physical disabilities in childhood, and to celebrate the strength, creativity, and resilience of people living with CP. Here in Denmark, one organisation has been at the heart of this mission for 75 years: CP Danmark. I sat down with Pia Allerslev, the organ

This month reminded me that community is not defined by geography, but by heart. Images: Private Text: Lyndsay Jensen This editor’s note has been one of the hardest I’ve ever had to write - not because I’m short on words, but because the emotions behind them are still so raw. This month, instead of sitting at my desk fine-tuning articles, reaching out to contributors, or designing, my husband and I found ourselves sitting beside our 21-year-old son in a hospital room - watchi

Natalia E.L. Madsen shares her journey of building a sustainability career in Denmark, taking the scenic route that ultimately shaped her...

As The International prepares to launch its collaboration with the Last Week in Denmark newsletter, Founders Lyndsay Jensen and Narcis...

Photographs: Daniel Dengaky Text: Natália Šepitková Daniel Dengaky is originally from Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the...

A #ForgottenGold Story. Photographs: Giada Oliva Text: Aamna Tauheed Nobody knows that a person handing a cup of coffee across the...

Kifaax Malin didn’t set out to enter politics - she set out to make people feel seen. Shaped by her Somali heritage, Danish upbringing,...

A #ForgottenGold Story. Photographs: Jen Jul / Celine Martin-Pedersen Text: Aamna Tauheed “Nine years ago, I left Alaska with the hope...

A truly global life, a refreshingly grounded perspective. Photographs: Sidsel Hollingsworth Text: Ophelia Wu Spending time with Sidsel...

A guide for visitors and relatives. Photograph: Robert Graham Cobley MBE, PoL. / Pexels Text: Mariano Anthony Davies In 2025, the...

When Hong Kong-born writer Ophelia Wu landed in Denmark with a one-way ticket in hand and no clear plan, she stepped into a world of...

An evening with Marguerite Barankitse of Maison Shalom. Text: Anna Pawlowicz Pics: Maison Shalom On the evening of 15 May, the French...

A foreign professional’s hope for a more inclusive Denmark. Photographs: Pouya Ghatei Text: Greg McQueen Pouya Ghatei sits in his room...

From the busy streets of Dublin to the calm of Copenhagen, Rowena Doyle embraced change without a fixed plan. She didn’t have all the...

A young community comes to life. Photographs: Crossing Borders Text: Jess Hearne In October 2024, Danish non-profit organisation Crossing...