COUNTRY FACTS

(Source: www. denmark.dk)

Population: 5.564.219 (2011)

Area: 43.098 square kilometres

Population density: 126.4 pr. square kilometres

Geographic region: Scandinavia

Gross domestic product: DKK 1.658 billion (2009)

GDP pr. inhabitant: 300.241 DKK (2009)

Capital: Copenhagen 1.702.388 (2011)

Other major cities: Århus 311.235, Odense 190.448, Aalborg 199.437 (2011)

Form of state: Monarchy

Government: Coalition of the Liberals and the Conservatives, headed by the Liberals

Head of state: Queen Margrethe II (since 14 January 1972)

Head of government: Lars Løkke Rasmussen (since 5. April 2009)

Ethnic distribution: 4.996.980 Danes. Immigrants and their descendants constitute 567.932 (2011)

Life expectancy: Women 81,2 years, men 77,1 (2011)

Language: Danish

Religion: 90% Protestant

Currency: Danish Kroner, DKK. 1 Krone = 100 Øre (5,3 DKK = 1 USD, 2011)

Member of: UN, OECD, EU, Nato, Schengen, OSCE, IMF, WTO and others

Geography

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark. Smallest of the Scandinavian countries, Denmark occupies the Jutland peninsula, a lowland area. The country also consists of several islands in the Baltic Sea; the two largest are Sjælland, the site of Copenhagen, and Fyn. The country forms a link between Europe and Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway and Sweden). Denmark's land border is with Germany. Its long coastline is surrounded by the North Sea and bordered by the Baltic Sea.

Politics

Denmark is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. The political system of Denmark is that of a multi-party structure, where several parties can be represented in Parliament at any one time. Danish governments are often characterised by minority administrations, aided with the help of one or more supporting parties. This means that Danish politics is based on consensus politics. Since 1909, no single party has had the majority in Parliament.

Economy

Denmark, with a mixed market capitalist economy and a large welfare state, ranks as having the world's highest level of income equality. Denmark has frequently ranked as the happiest and least corrupt country in the world. This thoroughly modern market economy features high-tech agriculture, up-to-date small-scale and corporate industry, extensive government welfare measures, comfortable living standards, and high dependence on foreign trade.

Languages

Danish is the official language. Faroese is spoken in the Faroe Islands and Greenlandic, an Inuit dialect, is spoken in Greenland. English is the main second language. The Danish language is closely related to Swedish and Norwegian, with which it shares strong cultural and historical ties.

Religion

The majority of the Danish people are Evangelical Lutherans; there are minorities of Protestants, Roman Catholics and Muslims.

Food

Denmark is known for Danish pastries, open sandwiches (smorrebrod) and meatballs. Other traditional recipes are for rice porridge, dumplings and various fish dishes.

Climate

The climate is temperate coastal climate. January and February are the coldest months with an average temperature of 0.0°C and August the warmest with an average temperature of 15.7°C.

Culture

The culture of Denmark has some general characteristics often associated with Danish society and everyday culture. Modesty, punctuality but above all equality are important aspects of the Danish way of life. Indeed, deliberate attempts to distinguish oneself from others may be viewed with hostility in line with Jante's Law, respected by some as an unofficial code of Scandinavian conduct. In Denmark, culture and the arts thrive as a result of the proportionately high amount of government funding they receive, much of which is administered by local authorities so as to involve citizens directly. Thanks to a system of grants, Danish artists are able to devote themselves to their work just as museums, theatres, and the film institutes receive national support.

The Danish flag is called Dannebrog and means ‘the flag of the Danes’ or ‘the red flag’. It’s much loved by the Danes and is associated with birthdays, holidays and national sports. To mark national events the Danish National Anthem 'Der er et yndigt land (There is a lovely land) is also often sung or performed.

Public Holidays

The public holidays in Denmark 2011 are:

1 January - New Year's Day
21 April - Maundy Thursday
22 April - Good Friday
24 April - Easter Sunday
25 April - Easter Monday
20 May - Day of Prayer
2 June - Ascension Day
5 June - Constitution Day
12 June - Whit Sunday
13 June - Whit Monday
25 December - Christmas Day
26 December - Boxing Day

In Denmark, Christmas is celebrated on the evening of 24 December. Thus attractions and many shops are closed that day, as well as on New Year's Eve, 31 December.

It is always useful to have information on important telephone numbers in the country you are residing. Here are details of such numbers in Copenhagen.

General Emergency Number
The general emergency number for police, fire brigade and ambulance is 112. Calling 112 from public booths is free.

Another number designated for police assistance is 114 in case of non-emergency cases.


Doctors on call
Weekdays from 16:00 - 08:00 hours.
Tel.:     +45 7013 0041       (This number will refer you to a doctor)
Price from DKK 250 per visit. EU citizens are not charged.


Dentist (emergency only)
Open daily from 20:00 - 21:30 hours
Weekends and holidays from 10:00 - noon.
Tandlægevagten
Oslo Plads 14
2100 Copenhagen Ø.
Tel.:    +45 3538 0251     


24-hour Chemist
There is no shortage of pharmacies in Copenhagen. You have to just look for the green a sign that symbolises the Danish word for chemist: apotek.

Steno Apotek
Vesterbrogade 6C
1620 Copenhagen V.
Tel.:    +45 3314 8266     


Hospital Emergency Wards
The following central hospitals have 24-hour emergency wards:

Bispebjerg Hospital
Bispebjerg Bakke 23
2400 Copenhagen NV
Tel.:   +45 3531 2373 

Frederiksberg Hospital
Nordre Fasanvej 57
2000 Frederiksberg
Tel.:   +45 3816 3522     
Amager Hospital
Italiensvej 1
2300 Copenhagen S
Tel.:   +45 3234 3500     

Hvidovre Hospital
Kettegårds Alle 30
2650 Hvidovre
Tel.:  +45 3632 2553     


Lost & Found
Main lost property office:
Copenhagen Police Slotsherrensvej 113
2720 Vanløse
Tel.:    +45   38 74 88 22      


Lost or Stolen cards
If your credit card gets lost or stolen while you are in Copenhagen, call the Danish PBS/Nets 24-hour hotline on +45 4489 2750 to block your card.


Indian Embassy in Denmark
15, Vangehusvej, 2100 Cph. Ø,
Tel:  +45 31 18 28 88      .
www.indian-embassy.dk

Whether you are abroad for a long term or short term, it is always helpful to have an Indian grocery store close to where you are. There are many Indo-Pak, South Asian and Afghan grocery stores in Copenhagen.

These stores typically offer standard Indian cooking needs such as spices, rice, chapatti flour, dals, ghee, pickles, fresh Indian vegetables, Indian snacks/sweets, personal care items among other things.

Here are the details of such grocery stores in Copenhagen:

East West Foods
Vesterbrogade 104 kld
1620 Copenhagen V 
Tel: 33 22 81 23   
www.eastwestfoodsdk.com

Double Diamond
Frugtmarkedet 19
2500 Valby
Nearer from Vigerslev St

Dhadra Food Store
Nørrebrogade 60
2200 Copenhagen N
Tel: 3539 5377

Moghul Store
Vesterbrogade 108
1620 Copenhagen V 
Near East West Foods
Tel: 33228499

Afghan Stores
Reverdilsgade 6,
1701, Copenhagen
Behind Copenhagen Central Station
Tel: 3322 7180

Apart from above, you can also find some shops in Glostrup, Ishoj and Albertslund stations.

Department stores in the centre :

The elegant department stores Magasin and Illum make you feel like you are in the luxury of London or New York.
If you're looking for the latest in international fashion and design, the 25, 000 square meter department store Illum at Strøget with men's and women's clothing, children's, sports, hard and kitchen ware, and Magasin at Kongens Nytorv with five floors offering bookshops, supermarket and a extensive range of commodities to browse through, is definitely the right places for you. In the major shopping seasons the two malls are incredibly crowded.

Shopping malls:

Fisketorvet Shopping Centre is relatively new (opened in 2000) shopping mall, located near the harbour on the outskirts of the city centre.

In Hellerup, not far from Strandvejen in the former Tuborg Harbour, there is Waterfront Shopping mall with 8,000 sq.metres of shopping, entertainment, fitness centres etc.

Field´s is another modern mall, one of the largest in Scandinavia; if not the largest one with its 115.000 sq.metres are housing more than 150 shops.It is a great place for kids too - with its so called Capella Play area.

Flea Markets (Loppenmarked)

Spring and summer (May – September/October) is the season for open air flea markets. Overlooked unique antique, bric-a-brac and just second-hand goods can be found at several bazaars that open at weekends.

In the very centre of the city there is the Gammel Strand Flea Market, open during the summer season every Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. On this relatively small market one can buy high-quality antique or vintage household items, china collectibles and Danish porcelain.

Every Saturday (7 a.m. - 3 p.m.) during the period between May and October, along the 300 metres long cemetery wall on Nørrebrogade blooms Nørrebro Loppemarked. Antiques, furniture and collectibles such as Royal Copenhagen porcelain are the main features here.

On Israels Plads, near the Nørreport S-Train Station, there is another flea market, the oldest one in Copenhagen, full of antiques and objets d’art.

At Frederiksberg City Hall flea market there are design clothes to be purchased for bargain prices.

Gentofte Flea Market has both clothes and furniture.

Lunden flea market is arranged at the Charlottenlund Trotting Track, so between the races, you can indulge yourself with bargain shopping.

Arts and crafts market on Kongens Nytorv is organized by the artists' group Kunst i Byen. Open on Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., May through September.

Indoors markets: Det Grå Marked: clothes, furniture, and electronics. Near Buddinge Station; every Sat and Sun 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Annual markets are arranged also at Copenhagen Forum and Bella Center

Shopping in copenhagen

Common opening hours in Copenhagen are
Monday - Friday: 10.00 to 18.00 or 19.00 (10 am - 6 or 7 pm)
Saturday: 9.00 to 15.00 (9 am - 3 pm)
Sunday: only bakeries, florists and souvenir shops.

Malls and department stores may have longer opening hours.

With special permission, shops and stores have been granted 8 Sundays during the year on which they are allowed to open for business. Currently, they are: April 2, May 4, Jun 15, as well as December 3, 10, 17, and 21 (last 4 Sundays before Christmas).

Department Stores:

In the center of Denmark's capital Copenhagen, there are two large department stores: Det Ny Illum and Magasin du Nord. Det Ny Illum is situated half-way down Stroget, at Amagertorv. Magasin du Nord can easily be found across the Royal Theatre.

Going to the Shopping Malls:

Copenhagen has two popular, large shopping malls.
One of them is Fisketorvet, situated beside the harbor, on the outskirts of the city center. Here are shops and great restaurants in abundance, and a movie theater offers entertainment as well.

Situated in the Copenhagen area called Frederiksberg is the Frederiksberg Centret Shopping Mall. It is approximately 10 minutes by bus from the City Hall Square. Frederiksberg Centret is a fun, modern mall with a variety of shops with clothes, shoes and accessories.

The Frederiksberg Center Shopping Mall:

The Frederiksberg Center is a large shopping mall situated in the Copenhagen city area called Frederiksberg. You'll find a large, modern shopping area inside Frederiksberg Center (in Danish: Frederiksberg Centret) with thousands of items. It's an airconditioned, smoke-free mall and I think it's worth a visit if you want to go shopping in Copenhagen.

Frederiksberg Center Opening Times & Hours:

Monday through Friday: 10 am - 7 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm
The first Sunday each month, and the last 4 Sundays before Christmas, the Frederiksberg Center opens 10 am - 4 pm.
During the 7 days before Christmas Eve, they're open 10 am - 8 pm daily. Closed on holidays and Sundays unless indicated otherwise.

What You Can Buy at the Frederiksberg Center:

Typical for a mall, there are countless shops with clothing, shoes, accessories, as well as many restaurants. Maps of the Center's shops are evenly distributed throughout the center. The Frederiksberg Center offers visitors free shopping carts for a deposit of a coin (10 or 20 Kroner) which you get back when you return the cart.

How to Get to the Frederiksberg Center:

From Copenhagen City Hall, you can take the Metro or the bus to Frederiksberg Center. By foot, take a look at the city map of Copenhagen to find out how to reach the mall from your location.

The Frederiksberg Center offers 2 hours of free parking for 300 cars. You can enter the parking area from Solbjergvej or Nyelandsvej in Copenhagen.

Site links for malls:

If you want to know more about these shopping stores and malls, you can visit their sites:

shop.magasin.dk

www.illum.dk

www.fields.dk

www.frbc-shopping.dk

www.fisketorvet.dk

www.waterfront-shopping.dk

While the shops and stores offer plenty of temptation and enjoyment, the atmosphere itself is a part of Copenhagen's appeal for shoppers, from the ateliers, jewellery, souvenir, fashion, design stores to different second hand shops.

Between Raadhuspladsen and Kongens Nytorv you can walk along Copenhagen's famous pedestrian shopping street called Strøget. Strøget is not a name of a specific street, but a connection between the west and east part of Copenhagen.

Actually, Stroget is comprised of four streets - Frederiksberggade, Vimmelskaftet, Amagertorv and Ostergade. They are linked by three squares. Strolling down Strøget there are giant exclusive stores to curious speciality shops. Let your eyes wander the shop-window or carry on and discover the large range of different commodities on the inside.

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Skjulhøj Allé 44
2720 Vanløse,Denmark
Tele: +45 4828 6446
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Bhartiya Mandir:
Vieholmen 5
2740 Skovlunde
Denmark
www.bharatiyamandir.dk

Gurdwara Siri Guru Singh Sabha :
Kirkebjerg allé 35 A
2720  Vanløse
+45 3871 4229
www.sikh.dk

SRI ABIRAMI AMMAN TEMPLE IN DENMARK:
Sree Abirami Amman Temple
Vejlevej 114
7330 brande
Denmark
Fax:+45-97184192
Tel:+45-97180192 ,Mobile: +45 40413431

SRI SITHI VINAYAGAR THEVASTHANAM:
Sri Sithi Vinayagar Thevasthanam
Teglvaenget 93
Postbox 317
7400 Herning
Denmark
Tel:+45 97 22 55 11
www.vinayagar-dk.dk

SRI VELMURUGAN TEMPLE
Norgesvej 12
4200 slagelse
Denmark
Tel:+45-52509980
http://www.sj-velmurugan.dk/

This information gives you an idea about all the major attractive and must see places in all the cities. If you are interested in country side sightseeing or others, refer the following link and select the list of places depending on your interestwww.visitdenmark.com

The places of attraction in the major cities of Denmark as under:

Copenhagen City

Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark. The city of Copenhagen is the first largest city in Denmark and one of Europe's most enjoyable cities. Public transport system works perfectly. You can spend more than a week in Copenhagen to visit all castles, museum etc. But it depends on your interest and place

These are the few Major attractive Places in Copenhagen.

Town Hall Square: Copenhagen City Hall is located on Radhuspladsen in Central Copenhagen. This is the good place to start your day in Copenhagen.

Strøget : Strøget also known as Walking street.Its famous pedestrian street.Also this is the best place to do your shoppings in Copenahegn.

Tivoli:Tivoli Gardens is a famous amusement park and pleasure garden, and one of the oldest gardens in Europe. Before planning a trip to Copenhagen, you can check the Tivoli opening days from the link www.tivoli.dk

The Little Mermaid: The statue of the Little Mermaid is one of Copenhagen`s largest attractions. The statue was inspired by H.C. Anderson`s fairy tale. The statue was unveiled in 1913. The Little Mermaid is located on top a boulder just off shore Copenhagen harbor.

Canal and Harbour tours: Canal tour is one of the most attractive tour packages in Copenhagen. It is good to spend two hours for this tour. For info about canal tour visit www.canaltours.com

If you want to know more about castles, museums and other sightseeing places in Copenhagen, click on the link www.visitcopenhagen.com

Aarhus City

The city of Aarhus is the second largest city in Denmark. It is well known for museums, interesting buildings and churches. These are the few major attractive places in Aarhus.

Den Gamle By (The Old Town): The Old Town in Aarhus is an open-air village museum consisting of 75 historical buildings collected from 20 townships in all parts of the country. For more info refer www.dengamleby.dk/

Museums: There are so many museums in Aarhus, but the most important ones are Tivoli Friheden, Moesgård, and ARoS. For info about all museums refer link www.visitaarhus.com

If you want to know more about other sightseeing places in Aarhus, click on the link www.visitaarhus.com

Odense City

The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark. Saint Canute's Cathedral is one of the most attractive places in Odense. It was formerly connected with the great Benedictine monastery of the same name and is one of the largest and finest buildings of its kind in Denmark

If you want to know more about other sightseeing places in Odense, click on the link www.visitodense.com

Aalborg City

The city of Aalborg is the fourth largest city in Denmark. Aalborg is a still an industrial and commercial centre in Denmark, exporting grain, cement and fish, but many of the big industries in the city have been closed in recent years.

If you want to know more about sightseeing places in Aalborg, click on the link. www.visitaalborg.com

Copenhagen is perhaps one of the few cities in Europe that caters to every possible taste bud. You may visit one of the several Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai for eastern specialties, or Mexican restaurants for some Tapas and Nachos. And then there are countless pizzerias for those evenings when you do not wish to cook. Just note that the pizzas are large in size but thin like a parantha. Hereunder is a list of restaurants and take-aways serving Indian food.

Restaurants Serving Indian food

Transport in Denmark is developed and modern. The motorway network now covers 1,111 km while the railway network totals 2,667 km of operational track. Bridges across the Great Belt and the Øresund have done much to improve traffic flow across the country and between Denmark and Sweden. The airports of Copenhagen and Billund provide a variety of domestic and international connections while ferries provide services to Germany, Sweden, Norway and the UK as well as routes to the Danish islands.

Public Transportation: The public transportation system of Copenhagen consists of commuter trains (called S-trains, S-tog), buses, and a metro. The S-trains form the basis of the transportation network, stretching to most areas of metropolitan Copenhagen, with their main hub at Copenhagen Central Station (København H). Regional trains supplement the S-train services with lines extending further such as to the Copenhagen Airport, Elsinore, and Malmo. The Danish State Railways' Intercity network has its eastern terminus and main hub at Copenhagen, with most trains extending to Copenhagen Airport.

The fare system is based on 95 zones covering the capital area. Tickets are transferable from one means of transport to another within a time limit. The more zones a ticket is valid for, the longer its time validity with a maximum of two hours. Discount cards (punch cards, klippekort) and period cards are available. Ticket prices are high and have increased substantially in recent years leading to a decrease in passenger numbers. In fact, the percentage of trips made on public transportation in Copenhagen is quite low by northern European standards.

The Copenhagen Metro began operation in 2002 and currently has only two lines. In April 2008, it was named Best Metro in the world by industry experts.

Local city networks:

1. S-train: A traditional suburban train network in the greater Copenhagen area. S-trains (in Danish: S-tog) are electric trains connecting the city center with the suburbs of Copenhagen. The numerous trains leave at 10 or 20 minute intervals. S-trains run from 05:00 hours (weekdays) (06:00 Sundays) until about 0:30 hours
2. Copenhagen Metro: An automated driverless rail rapid transit system serving Copenhagen and Frederiksberg, Denmark. The system opened in 2002 and currently has two lines with 22 stations and 21.3 km of track, following the 2007 opening of an extension to Copenhagen Airport.

3. Re-Tog: These are regional trains which stop at major stations only, continues as interregional trains outside Copenhagen local traffic area.
4. Bus Lines: There are over 400 Bus-lines in Copenhagen to serve the citizens and the tourist that visit the capital of Denmark. The two main Bus-terminals in Copenhagen is at the Town Hall Square and at the Central Station - where the most popular and busy public busses transport customers in and around Copenhagen every day and all year round.

Danish and international trains: Copenhagen Central Station provides Copenhagen with Intercity and Express trains across Denmark, as well as services to several international destinations. The train traffic to Hamburg is especially heavy, and other distant destinations can also be reached by daily international trains. Trains to southern and western Sweden depart every 20 minutes.

Road traffic

Copenhagen has a large network of toll-free highways and public roads connecting different municipalities of the city together and to Northern Europe. As in many other cities in Europe, traffic is increasing in Copenhagen as well. The radial arterial roads and highways leading to the Copenhagen city center are critically congested during peak hours.

Here are some key rules about road traffic in Denmark:

• • All driving traffic must use right side lanes.
• • People using skateboards and roller-skates / blades are legally categorized as pedestrians and must use pavement.
• • Riding bikes on pavement is NOT allowed, but very common.
• • When bikes continue straight ahead in crossroads, they can either be in the right of the right-turn lane or in the right of the straight on lane.
• • Cars must wait until bikes have passed, before they turn right.
• • Vehicles must stop when pedestrians "obviously intend to cross the road" in a zebra crossing.
• • In a car, all persons must wear seat belt.
• • Cars and motorcycles must use low beam light (not parking light) at all times of the day.
• • Unless signs show other speed limit, the limit is 50 km/h in towns, 80 km/h outside towns and 130 on motorways (shown on signs). Trucks, buses and vehicles with trailers may not go faster than 70 km/h outside towns, except on motorways, where 80 is allowed.
• • On motorways and "if necessary" on other roads, turning signal must be used when changing lanes.
• • Drivers License: A1 and A2 are for small/large motorbike. B is for cars, max. 3500 kg, max. 8 passengers plus driver and a trailer with a max. legal weight of 750 kg. C is for truck over 3500 kg. D is for bus or car over 3500 kg and/or 8 passengers plus driver. E is for trailer over 750 kg. The B/E license only allows for cars with heavy trailers, even if you have the C and/or D license. The C/E license allows for trailer on any vehicle type.

Bicycle

Danish cities and towns, especially Odense and Copenhagen, are known for catering for bicycle transportation. Nearly one-fifth of all trips in Copenhagen are by bicycle, and for home-to-work commutes, 36 % of all trips are by bicycle. Odense has been named the "bicycle city of the year" because of the great number of bicycle lanes in the city. A complete network of 350 km all-weather serviced lanes exists in the town - this is as much as some states in Germany.

The city's bicycle paths are extensive and well-used. Bicycle paths are often separated from the main traffic lanes and sometimes have their own signal systems. The municipality is also developing a system of interconnected green bicycle routes, greenways, with the aim to facilitate fast, safe and pleasant bicycle transport from one end of the city to the other. The network will cover more than 100 km and consist of 22 routes when finished. The city provides public bicycles which can be found throughout the downtown area and used with a returnable deposit of 20 kroner.

Copenhagen's well-developed bicycle culture has given rise to the term ˜Copenhagenize``. This is the practice of other cities adopting Copenhagen-style bike lanes and bicycle infrastructure. In 2007 Copenhagen-based Danish urban design consultant Jan Gehl was hired by the New York City Department of Transportation to re-imagine New York City streets by introducing designs to improve life for pedestrians and cyclists.

In recognition of Copenhagen's emphasis on bicycling, the city has been chosen by the Union Cycliste Internationale as their first official Bike City. Bike City Copenhagen will take place from 2008 to 2011 and consist of big cycling events for professionals as well as amateurs.

Bicycling Lanes and Tracks

Bicycle lanes in Danish cities and towns typically consist of an asphalted lane exclusively for bicycles between the lane(s) for motor vehicles and the sidewalk/pavement for pedestrians. There is normally a bicycle lane on each side of the street, and each is strictly one-way only. Where there is parallel parking, the bicycle lane is generally placed between the parked cars and the sidewalk/pavement.

Bicycle lanes are usually wide enough for two bicycles to ride side-by-side (2.2 m), particularly in urban areas. This allows for passing on the left hand side and a greater space buffer between cyclists and motor vehicles. In Copenhagen's 2002-2012 Cycle Policy, the city announced plans to widen some of the lanes to allow three bikes across (3.5 m) in particularly congested areas. On the largest streets at the intersections there are separate traffic lights and directional arrows for motor vehicles and for bicycles, and separate lanes for those turning and those going straight through, with the traffic signals coordinated to avoid conflicts.

As an experiment started at the end of 2006, Nørrebrogade, the main street in the Nørrebro area in Copenhagen, has had its traffic lights set for a "green wave" at 20 km/h to let the bikes get through without stopping, while cars typically have to stop at every light. This is done deliberately to make it more advantageous to ride a bike than to drive a car in the area.

Outside of the towns and cities there are often bicycle tracks parallel to, but separated from, the roads between towns. It is also common to have bicycle tracks going through forest and park areas where cars are not allowed.

During the summer months, there are free "city bikes" stationed at various spots in the downtown area of Copenhagen. The idea is that anyone can take a bike from one of the spots and ride it to one of the other spots and leave it there for the next person. There are national and regional bicycle routes throughout Denmark. They are all marked and include rest areas with benches and other necessities.

Air Transport

In 2008, a total of 13,051,000 passengers departed from Danish airports compared to 13,036,000 in 2007. Copenhagen Airport is the largest airport in Scandinavia, handling 9,691,000 departing passengers per year (2008). It is located at Kastrup, 8 km south-east of central Copenhagen. It is connected by train to Copenhagen Central Station and beyond as well as to Malmo and other towns in Sweden. For the west of the country, the major airport is Billund (1,261,000 departing passengers in 2008) although both Aalborg (519,000 departing passengers in 2008) and Aarhus (287,000 departing passengers in 2008) have smaller airports with regular connections to Copenhagen.

Copenhagen Airports

Copenhagen Airport is the principal airport serving Copenhagen. It is the largest in Scandinavia and the 17th largest in Europe. It is located in Kastrup on the island of Amager and has very efficient connections to downtown Copenhagen with metro trains going to Kongens Nytorv in 15 minutes with 4-“6 minutes between departures and regional trains going to the Central Station in 12 minutes. Its location also makes it the most important international airport for large parts of southern Sweden. Over the Øresund Bridge trains go to Malmo South in 14 minutes or Malmo Central Station in 22 minutes. Copenhagen Airport has won the award as "The best airport in Europe" four times, and as "The best airport in the world" two times. Copenhagen Airport is the seventh best airport in the world - second best in Europe - when you ask the passengers. The British organization Skytrax is doing so every year, writes the airport in a press release. 40 criteria are employed for the ranking

List of Airports

• • Copenhagen Airport (CPH), Scandinavia's busiest passenger airport located at Kastrup to the south-east of Copenhagen city and handling over 21 million passengers a year.
• • Billund Airport (BLL), in central Jutland, one of Denmark's busiest cargo centres as well as a popular charter airline destination and an airport for regular flights serving 2.5 million passengers a year, mainly from the western part of the country.
• • Aalborg Airport (AAL), located 6 km northwest of Aalborg, is Denmark's third busiest airport serving over one million passengers a year, mainly in connections with Copenhagen.
• • Aarhus Airport (AAH), located 36 km northeast of Aarhus, serves some 570,000 passengers a year.
• • Karup Airport (KRP) near Viborg in the west of Jutland, mainly serving Copenhagen with some 200,000 passengers a year.
• • Bornholm Airport (RNN) 5 km from the centre of Rønne in the southwest of the island of Bornholm, with several regular flights to Copenhagen a day.
• • Esbjerg Airport (EBJ), a small airport in the west of Jutland with regular flights to Aberdeen and Stavanger.
• • Sønderborg Airport ([SGD), in the very south of Jutland with connections to Copenhagen.
• • Roskilde Airport (RKE), 7 km southeast of Roskilde and some 38 km southwest of Copenhagen, serves mainly air taxi and private business traffic.

Sea

{mosimage}Rødbyhavn ferry terminal on Lolland: Denmark's ports handle some 48 million passengers and 109 million tonnes of cargo per year.

Harbour

{mosimage}The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen harbour: The harbour of Copenhagen has largely lost its importance as an industrial harbour. In 2001 Copenhagen Harbour merged with the harbour in Malmö to create Copenhagen-Malmö Port. It has several functions, the most important being as a major cruise destination. In 2007 a record 286 cruise ships with 420,000 cruise passengers visited Copenhagen. 120 of these ships either started or ended the cruise in Copenhagen.[109] In 2008 these numbers grew further to 310 cruise ships and 560,000 passengers.[110] As a result of the growth in the cruise industry facilities asre being expanded and improved.[111] At the World Travel Awards in 2008, Copenhagen Port was named the number one cruise destination in Europe for the fifth year in a row.[112] Copenhagen is serviced by ferry lines to Oslo in Norway (called "Oslobåden") with a daily connection[113] and to Świnoujście in Poland (called "Polensfærgerne") with five weekly connections.[114]

Finding accommodation could get challenging at times in Denmark. However, the following web-sites could be good starting points:

www.boligportal.dk
www.dba.dk

Unfortunately both the websites are in Danish language. However you can use Google Translate feature to translate in English.

You could also register with the following companies renting apartments:

www.kab-bolig.dk - Pretty inexpensive, however might take longer time!
www.q-management.com - Serviced apartments which are quite costly!

Not to forget, your personal, professional and other networks can be explored too. I had told everyone who I knew that I was looking for an apartment - you might be lucky too!!!

In the worst case, if you are unable to find any place to live (and none of your local friends are of any use ;-)), the Dan Hostel could be your temporary resort:  www.danhostel.dk

Alternatively you can post your house hunting in our Forum ,we will try to help and guide you.

If the above do not make things very clear; I hope an experienced local friend would be able to guide you in your home-hunt.

Note:

1. Do not pay advance online to anyone without seeing the house and getting the key in hand.

2. There are many fraud sites available online for cheapest house. So be aware.

3. According to the housing policy, there is formal agreement between owner and tenant. So get the agreement with the owner with owner`s CPR number.

4. Every owner will expect that the house should be neat and clean while returning back after agreement period.

There are different VISAs for Indians who are coming to Denmark.

Visiting VISA

If you wish to visit Denmark for a short period of time, you must obtain a visa prior to the entry .Indians need a Visitor Schengan visa to visit Denmark except citizens with diplomatic and service passports who are exempt from the visa requirement.

For More info about VISA Refer here
www.nyidanmark.dk

To Apply VISA

Please visit this site:www.nyidanmark.dk

Work VISA

There are Different VISA for Work in Denmark. One of the Most attractive VISA is Green card Visa. Here is the List of few Schemes. For more info and update information refer www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us/coming_to_dk/work/work.htm

The Pay Limit scheme

This scheme is given to the persons who have been offered a job with an annual pay. The persons who have been offered a highly paid job have particularly easy access to the Danish labour market. There are no specific requirements with regards to education, field or the specific nature of the job. The scheme also applies to persons who have applied for asylum in Denmark.

The Corporate scheme

This scheme makes it possible for companies or corporations in Denmark to bring employees with special skills or qualifications from the company's foreign affiliate or department to Denmark in connection with projects of limited duration with an innovative, developmental or educational purpose.

The Green card scheme

It is possible to be granted a three-year residence permit for the purpose of seeking work, and subsequently working, in Denmark. A residence and work permit under the Green Card scheme is issued on the basis of an individual evaluation using a point system designed to assess the likelihood that the applicant will be able to find qualified work in Denmark. In order to be granted a residence permit under the Green Card scheme, you must attain at least 100 points. For more info and point calculation refer the following link www.nyidanmark.dk/en-us

Researchers

Researchers have particularly easy access to the Danish labour market. There must be particular reasons why the research should be carried out by you. Normally, research work is considered to be so closely linked to the individual researcher that the general employment situation in Denmark is not decisive for whether or not you can be granted a residence and work permit.

Athletes

It is possible to be granted a residence and work permit as a professional athlete or coach. There must be a particular reason why you should fill a specific position with the sports organisation. Furthermore, you must have a written job contract or job offer which specifies salary and employment conditions. Salary and employment conditions must correspond to Danish standards.

Religious workers

You can be granted a residence and work permit in order to work as a member of the clergy, as a missionary, or in order to perform other functions within a religious order or denomination.

Self-employment

It is possible to be granted a work and residence permit in order to be self-employed and/or operate an independent company in Denmark.

Conditions

When processing your application, the Immigration Service will pay particular attention to the following conditions:

• There must be particular Danish business interests related to the establishment of your business in Denmark.
• You must present documentation that you have access to sufficient financial means to run your business.
• Your presence and involvement must be vital to the establishment of the business, and you must participate actively in its day-to-day operation.

If you have only financial interests in the business - for example, if you are a shareholder - you are not eligible for a Danish residence and work permit. Normally, you will not be eligible for a residence and work permit for the purpose of opening a restaurant or retail shop in Denmark.

Study VISA

As a foreign national, you can be granted a residence permit in order to study in Denmark. There are three main categories of study which can warrant a residence permit:

• Higher educational programmes
• Basic and youth study programmes
• Folk high schools (Folkehøjskole)

For more info refer link www.nyidanmark.dk

Here are some useful links if you are seeking work in Denmark:

We believe that you will get a lot more out of your stay here in Denmark if you know a little of the local language and culture. As for the free Danish classes, if you have a CPR number (yellow card) then it is free at any place unless you are taking a private tuition where you pay by hour. One of the best schools in Copenhagen is Studieskolen whose Danish courses are intensive and helpful and it is free for people with CPR number.

Those who are interested to learn Danish language can check out these sites: