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Content Published July 12, 2017

Bathing fun at the canals

Clearly, summertime is back to Copenhagen. People are enjoying in the heat to bath in the canals of Islands Brygge.

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Content Published May 5, 2017

Scandinavian living

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Content Published July 29, 2016

Entangled

Elíasson's "In Your Rainbow" installation is probably one of the best art experiences anybody can be involved with walking the circular skywalk and looking how the city looks like through colour-tinted glass.

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Content Published April 29, 2016

Phew! (WhoMadeWho)

WhoMadeWho music repertoire spans melodic pop-experimental- electronica songs. They know how to perform and make their songs to an unforgettable live experience. Phew!

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Content Published March 21, 2016

Wooden Dome

Except for a few metal parts to join pieces together, all material used inside and outside is made out of wood in the Peoples Meeting Dome in Allinge.

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Content Published February 4, 2016

Mike Huckaby

Detroits electronic music pioneer Mike Huckaby was one of the highlights making a workshop and performance at the Strøm Festival in 2012. Here is Mike on a rooftop in Copenhagen.

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Content Published January 12, 2016

Metro Rave

This rave is on it's highest peak - a wild and sweaty experience in a tube. Trans Metro Express is one of the greatest events during Strøm Festival. Party goer's and any passenger with a valid metro ticket can join the unique electronic music journey through the city of Copenhagen.

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Content Published December 30, 2015

Moulding jewellery

The craftsmanship of jewellery and weapons makers were shown at a real furnace at the Viking exhibition in the streets nearby the National Museum of Denmark.

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Content Published December 20, 2015

M/S Café

What a perfect day to explore Danish world class architecture created by Bjarke Ingels group. The cafe is situated at the opposite end of building and offers good kitchen, refreshments and coffees. On a sunny days you can take your food and drinks outside.

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Content Published December 9, 2014

Multicultural

Play31 soccer tournaments bring people together from many different nations. This portrait depicts a new multicultural friendship made between an American, an African and a Danish football player.

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Content Published December 5, 2014

Laurence Burden

One of the masterminds behind the Detroit electronic dance music duo Octave One.

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Content Published October 21, 2017

Festival arc

Lights on, the night party begins at Refshaleøen.

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Content Published October 19, 2017

Copenhageners party

This is one way how Copenhageners party in the summertime. Friends meeting friends and talk while others dance, make drawings, chill or perform together some societal games.

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Content Published October 19, 2017

Selfie

Danish underground outdoor parties at Refshaleøen are the best. Annually organized Søndagsvenner event stimulates the youth through finest electronic music and place in the nature to dance and chill.

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Content Published September 28, 2017

Håkan Långstedt

Håkan Långstedt, CEO of Saas instruments, one of the panellists at Design Diplomacy event at the Danish Residence. Håkan runs a leading Finnish lamp manufacturing company that for the last thirty years has been designing and developing innovative lighting solutions. Saas Instruments clients include Löyly Helsinki, Ikano Umeå, Fazer Visitor Centre, the Manerba showroom in Milano and many more.

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Content Published September 28, 2017

Danish reception

At the Danish reception at the Helsinki Design Week's Design Diplomacy event visitors were greeted by the Embassy's personnel, the Minister-Counsellor Jens Christian Andersen and Commercial Counsellor Troels Jakobsen, and welcomed to a glass of champagne.

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Content Published September 24, 2017

Welcoming words

Welcoming words by Madam Ambassador to a Helsinki Design Week Design Diplomacy event at the Danish residence. Two leading Nordic lamp manufacturers were invited to this inspiring Q&A session. From Denmark Michael Simonsen from VITA Copenhagen and from Finland Håkan Långstedt from SAAS Instruments.

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Content Published September 23, 2017

Madam Ambassador

Madam Ambassador Jette Nordam, Kingdom of Denmark, Helsinki.

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Content Published September 6, 2017

Walkaround

Next, to the Culture Yard in Elsinore, there is an old dry dock that was rebuilt to the Maritime Museum of Denmark by Danish architecture company Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG).

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Content Published August 13, 2017

One band to see

Suspekt is a band to see, even if you don't understand a word in Danish, their spectacular show is worth to experience live.

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