Employment in Denmark

Denmark is in Northern Europe. The second most popular destination in Scandinavia is Denmark . It was ranked as the ' happiest place in the world '. The economy of Denmark is booming in this century.

 Denmark has a low unemployment rate, so well qualified people have a fairly good chance of obtaining employment there, especially if they can speak some Danish. There are a growing number of international companies based in Denmark, as well as many larger Danish corporations, who mainly use English as their business language, and these may also offer employment opportunities for suitably-qualified English-speaking foreign nationals.

 EU/EEA nationals are eligible to use the services of the Danish Job Centres to find work, and to register on their database as a jobseeker. Additionally, there are many online jobsites with details of vacancies in Denmark such as www.denmarkjobsonline.com

 Vacancies are also advertised in the press, including the Copenhagen Post, a weekly English-language newspaper.

Foreign nationals with professional or technical skills that are in demand in Denmark may be eligible for work permits under the Job Card scheme. The types of occupations currently covered by the scheme include highly-educated IT specialists, engineers, healthcare professionals and scientific professionals.