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Thursday, September 15, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Daily trip out of Cph: Kivik Art Centre and Simrishamn
Every now and then you will need to get away from Copenhagen and you could discover fantastic places in the surroundings. One trip could include Ystad, Kivik Art Centre and Simrishamm, all in Sweden.
If you're planning to stay away for more days, than you could even include the danish island of Bornholm, since ferries leave daily from both Ystad and Simrishamn.
Ystad
Kivik Art Centre
Simrishamn
Bornholm
Don't forget to check out these places!
Börje Olssons Skafferi
Storgatan 11
27231 Simrishamn
Sweden
Mandelmanns Trädgårdar
Djupadal Rörum
27295 Simrishamn
Sweden
If you're planning to stay away for more days, than you could even include the danish island of Bornholm, since ferries leave daily from both Ystad and Simrishamn.
Ystad
Kivik Art Centre
Simrishamn
Bornholm
Don't forget to check out these places!
Börje Olssons Skafferi
Storgatan 11
27231 Simrishamn
Sweden
Mandelmanns Trädgårdar
Djupadal Rörum
27295 Simrishamn
Sweden
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Tired of Copenhagen?
Within a two hours of flight you can be in many other (warmer) places ... don't waste this opportunity!
Flybe
Hipmunk
Kayak
Momondo
Rumbo
Skyscanner
Travelmarket
Frugal Travel Guy
Flybe
Hipmunk
Kayak
Momondo
Rumbo
Skyscanner
Travelmarket
Frugal Travel Guy
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Danish cuisine ... danish what!?!?
Eating in Denmark has improved radically and rapidly over the past 20 years. You can easily access all kind of products in normal supermarkets as well as in fancy gastronomic shops.
Danes seem to be very fond of eating well and they seem inclined on spending for this purpose. How a restaurant could fail in Denmark it is still a mistery to me.
Links
Danish cuisine - history and recipes
Alt om København - AOK - restaurants and cafès
Shops
Magasin gourmet
Gourmandiet
Vinboersen
Loegismose
Din Baghave
Cooking products
Sodium bicarbonate (Baking soda) - Bikarbonat (Natron)
Danes seem to be very fond of eating well and they seem inclined on spending for this purpose. How a restaurant could fail in Denmark it is still a mistery to me.
Links
Danish cuisine - history and recipes
Alt om København - AOK - restaurants and cafès
Shops
Magasin gourmet
Gourmandiet
Vinboersen
Loegismose
Din Baghave
Cooking products
Sodium bicarbonate (Baking soda) - Bikarbonat (Natron)
Friday, October 29, 2010
Copenhagen M ... or Malmoe
As the Øresundsbroen (Oresund bridge) was inaugurated in 2000 Copenhagen and Malmoe have effectively become one urban region. Many people have emigrated from Copenhagen to Malmoe since the cost of living is almost half of what it is in the danish capital.
Also, many swedes have started working in Copenhagen and commuting on daily basis.
Between Copenhagen and Malmoe you can either go by car, bus or train. It doesn't matter what you choose, it is always expensive!
The main difference is time. By car or train it takes only approx. 30 minutes from the center of Malmoe to the one of Copenhagen (and trains go every twenty minutes), while by bus it takes approx. 1 hour.
If you go by car you'll have to pay at the toll station an expensive ticket according to the size of your vehicle.
The bus is the cheapest way of transportation. Line 999 costs 120 DKK for an adult roundtrip. Busses unfortunately don't run very often during the day and don't run at all at night.
Cars and busses allow you to cross the bridge on top of the bridge deck, therefore to properly see and experience the bridge, while the train passes within the bridge truss, which is not so spectacular.
The train is the preferred solution for a daily trip since you don't have to worry about timetables. The ticket price is incredibly expensive considering the short distance covered, but it serves, as for the car toll, the purpose of paying for the bridge costs.
The roundtrip fare for one adult (en voksen) is 160 DKK (if you're coming back within the same day,(kan tilbagebetales for gyldigheds-dagen) otherwise it is more expensive. You can save money by traveling together with other people, as the fare drops down to 256 DKK for two adults (to voksne) roundtrips (and even more for three or four).
Malmoe is not a very attractive place, but it has rapidly grown and improved since the bridge opening. The bridge has brought a lot of attention, people and opportunities to the city and future planning considers expanding the infrastructure as well as the city.
Also, many swedes have started working in Copenhagen and commuting on daily basis.
Between Copenhagen and Malmoe you can either go by car, bus or train. It doesn't matter what you choose, it is always expensive!
The main difference is time. By car or train it takes only approx. 30 minutes from the center of Malmoe to the one of Copenhagen (and trains go every twenty minutes), while by bus it takes approx. 1 hour.
If you go by car you'll have to pay at the toll station an expensive ticket according to the size of your vehicle.
The bus is the cheapest way of transportation. Line 999 costs 120 DKK for an adult roundtrip. Busses unfortunately don't run very often during the day and don't run at all at night.
Cars and busses allow you to cross the bridge on top of the bridge deck, therefore to properly see and experience the bridge, while the train passes within the bridge truss, which is not so spectacular.
The train is the preferred solution for a daily trip since you don't have to worry about timetables. The ticket price is incredibly expensive considering the short distance covered, but it serves, as for the car toll, the purpose of paying for the bridge costs.
The roundtrip fare for one adult (en voksen) is 160 DKK (if you're coming back within the same day,(kan tilbagebetales for gyldigheds-dagen) otherwise it is more expensive. You can save money by traveling together with other people, as the fare drops down to 256 DKK for two adults (to voksne) roundtrips (and even more for three or four).
Malmoe is not a very attractive place, but it has rapidly grown and improved since the bridge opening. The bridge has brought a lot of attention, people and opportunities to the city and future planning considers expanding the infrastructure as well as the city.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Medicate yourself while in Denmark
Drugs and medicines, lægemiddel, might have a commercial name in Denmark which is different from the one you are used to. Talking to the pharmacist, farmaceut, you might mention the active pharmaceutical ingredient, aktiv substans, but in some cases they will just stare at you in awe.
Here it is a list of pharmaceutical drugs you might need (always ask for the generic product, generisk lægemiddel, to save some money):
Chlorhexidine mouthwash - Klorhexidin mundskyllevæske 0,12%
Hydrogen peroxide - Brintoverilte 3%
Sodium carbonate - Soda (Natriumcarbonat)
Sodium bicarbonate (Baking soda) - Bikarbonat (Natron)
Ibuprofen (nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug) - Ipren
Here it is a list of pharmaceutical drugs you might need (always ask for the generic product, generisk lægemiddel, to save some money):
Chlorhexidine mouthwash - Klorhexidin mundskyllevæske 0,12%
Hydrogen peroxide - Brintoverilte 3%
Sodium carbonate - Soda (Natriumcarbonat)
Sodium bicarbonate (Baking soda) - Bikarbonat (Natron)
Ibuprofen (nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug) - Ipren
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Post, packages and parcels
Post Danmark is not the only provider when it comes to mail and parcel delivery ... nor the cheapest.
In Denmark you can rely on TNT, UPS, DHL and GLS for national and international deliveries.
If you're sending something within Copenhagen, you can also rely on Bring Express.
Comparing prices for a 20kg package, 40x40x40cm, international shipping between Denmark and the Netherlands, we can see how GLS is by far the cheapest provider available:
TNT
20kg, 40x40x40cm, 2 days, Economy express, 1991.98 DKK
UPS
20kg, 40x40x40cm, 2 days, Standard, 862.05 DKK
DHL
20kg, 40x40x40cm, 2 days, Economy select, 835.31 DKK
Post Danmark
20kg, 100x50x50cm, 2 days, max. Standard size, 697.00 DKK
GLS
20kg, 40x40x40cm, 2 days, max. L size, 262.00 DKK
20kg, over 40x40x40cm, 2 days, XL size, 313.00 DKK
In Denmark you can rely on TNT, UPS, DHL and GLS for national and international deliveries.
If you're sending something within Copenhagen, you can also rely on Bring Express.
Comparing prices for a 20kg package, 40x40x40cm, international shipping between Denmark and the Netherlands, we can see how GLS is by far the cheapest provider available:
TNT
20kg, 40x40x40cm, 2 days, Economy express, 1991.98 DKK
UPS
20kg, 40x40x40cm, 2 days, Standard, 862.05 DKK
DHL
20kg, 40x40x40cm, 2 days, Economy select, 835.31 DKK
Post Danmark
20kg, 100x50x50cm, 2 days, max. Standard size, 697.00 DKK
GLS
20kg, 40x40x40cm, 2 days, max. L size, 262.00 DKK
20kg, over 40x40x40cm, 2 days, XL size, 313.00 DKK
Thursday, August 26, 2010
No work no travel
If you're out of work in Denmark and you want to keep your unemployment benefits, you're basically stuck in it ... you're supposed to be looking for a job and apparently Denmark is the only place where you're allowed to look! No traveling abroad if you're jobless at home ... this seems to be the idea behind the random checks at airports (among other places) in Denmark by the Labour Directorate. In reality, this is not exactly true. You can still travel as long as you notify beforehand the Labour Directorate and get its approval. Traveling is allowed for family reasons, health issues and job searching. All reasons have to be proven by documentation.
In addition, while unemployed you still have right to holidays (!) ... having nothing to do can be very laborious after all. You'll have three weeks where you can travel without having to specify reasons. You'll still need to notify the Labour Directorate though!
If you get stopped at the airport by the Police, they will check on your labour situation and eventually let you know if they've opened an investigation about you.
This is the paper they will release to let you know what's going on:
Dansk
Arbejds Direktoratet
Arbejdsdirektoratet arbejder sammen med Politi og Skat i lufthavnen.
Vi kontrollerer, at du ikke modtager sociale ydelser uretmæssigt under ophold i udlandet.
Hvis direktoratet ikke finder grundlag for at undersøge dine forhold nærmere, vil du ikke høre mere fra os og dine personlige oplysninger bliver slettet.
Her kan du læse om persondataloven og dine rettigheder.
English
Labour Directorate
Labour Directorate works with the Police and the Tax Authority at the airport.
We make sure you do not receive social security benefits erroneously while staying abroad.
If the Directorate has no basis to investigate your situation further, you will not hear more from us and your personal information will be deleted.
You can read the Privacy Act and your rights (on the back of the paper).
In addition, while unemployed you still have right to holidays (!) ... having nothing to do can be very laborious after all. You'll have three weeks where you can travel without having to specify reasons. You'll still need to notify the Labour Directorate though!
If you get stopped at the airport by the Police, they will check on your labour situation and eventually let you know if they've opened an investigation about you.
This is the paper they will release to let you know what's going on:
Dansk
Arbejds Direktoratet
Arbejdsdirektoratet arbejder sammen med Politi og Skat i lufthavnen.
Vi kontrollerer, at du ikke modtager sociale ydelser uretmæssigt under ophold i udlandet.
Hvis direktoratet ikke finder grundlag for at undersøge dine forhold nærmere, vil du ikke høre mere fra os og dine personlige oplysninger bliver slettet.
Her kan du læse om persondataloven og dine rettigheder.
English
Labour Directorate
Labour Directorate works with the Police and the Tax Authority at the airport.
We make sure you do not receive social security benefits erroneously while staying abroad.
If the Directorate has no basis to investigate your situation further, you will not hear more from us and your personal information will be deleted.
You can read the Privacy Act and your rights (on the back of the paper).
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Working in Cph
Working is probably the best feature of Denmark.
It should become the main selling point for a country that has no rich culinary tradition, no cozy weather nor astonishing sites to visit. While all of the characteristics above are below the average of most european countries, working conditions are probably the best among most countries in the world.
Danes have understood probably better than anyone else that life is much more than working.
The working week time is 37 hours, with a half-hour lunch break (29 minutes to be precise!), this means that effective worktime is only 34 and a half hours per week. People get to work by 9:00 and get out by 16:30, a half hour earlier on fridays. If we compare that to other countries where the working hours per week are 40, excluding lunchtime which is usually an hour, we can clearly see that a dane at work spends per week 10 and a half hours less than most people. This adds up to 42 hours less in a month and 420 in ten months (which is roughly the working time per year if you subtract vacations and holidays). This means than in a 40 years timeframe (a lifetime) a dane works 16800 hours (almost two years!) less than a spaniard or an italian.
Unemployment is very low, notwithstanding a tempting welfare system that takes care of people without a job. Basically they all work, to all work less: what a simple and brilliant idea. How can Denmark be competitive then? The secret is efficiency, teamwork and fostering, concepts that in southern european countries and all neo-latin countries got probably lost with the defeat of the Roman Empire. Barbarians came from the north, illiterate and ugly, but they certainly knew how to organize an army, fight a battle and reproduce!
What does efficiency mean? The answer is exactly what can be found in a dictionary: the effective operation as measured by a comparison of production with cost (as in time, energy and money). They tend to work well, in an organised manner and just what's needed. This does not mean they are flawless, they're still humans and therefore far from excellence. There are plenty of improvements to make, but these are just improvements to a human system at his maximum expression of performance, which by definition it's far from perfect. Efficiency also means using employees effectively at the best of their potential, this process begins from hiring the right people, possibly more talented than the ones already in the office, on the basis of skills and CV.
What does teamwork mean? It means that there are no geniuses nor salvatores patriae, no heroes nor stars. Success does not depend nor can be attributed to any single man, as brilliant as he can be. This, besides being true, is well radicated in what I define as "modestia daniae", the sense of modesty belonging to the danish culture. People are generally treated equally, fairly and respectfully. Meritocracy exists and works.
What does fostering mean? Cultivating talents, not letting the good employees go, treating them well, keeping them happy, building teams and growing as an office, not as individuals.
Finding a job can be difficult and limited not knowing the danish language, but still possible and very much based on skills and CV. There is even a national database, Jobnet, where you can create your own profile and upload professional information.
While having a network of friends can be helpful to find a job, it is not necessary. In other countries there's really no other way, since the selection of the employees is based exclusively on whom you know. In Denmark, it is mostly based on what you can do. This eventually pays off making the danish firms more competitive and prepared over the years.
As many other things, job searching can be done over the internet in a very efficient and simplified way.
Some websites
www.arkitektforbundet.dk - jobs for architects
eu.experteer.com - jobs for executives
www.it-jobbank.dk - jobs in the IT sector
www.job-i-staten.dk - jobs in the public sector
www.jobindex.dk
www.jobnet.dk - national database
www.jobway.dk
www.jobzonen.dk
www.monster.dk
www.ofir.dk
www.profiljob.dk
www.stepstone.dk
www.top1000.dk
Other resources can be newspapers (even the free ones) or ads around town.
How to calculate your salary
Jobpatruljen
Jobindex
Some important words
job - job
arbejde - job
løn - salary
karriere - career
karrieremuligheder - career opportunities
Official guides to working and living in Denmark
nyidanmark.dk
expatindenmark.com
It should become the main selling point for a country that has no rich culinary tradition, no cozy weather nor astonishing sites to visit. While all of the characteristics above are below the average of most european countries, working conditions are probably the best among most countries in the world.
Danes have understood probably better than anyone else that life is much more than working.
The working week time is 37 hours, with a half-hour lunch break (29 minutes to be precise!), this means that effective worktime is only 34 and a half hours per week. People get to work by 9:00 and get out by 16:30, a half hour earlier on fridays. If we compare that to other countries where the working hours per week are 40, excluding lunchtime which is usually an hour, we can clearly see that a dane at work spends per week 10 and a half hours less than most people. This adds up to 42 hours less in a month and 420 in ten months (which is roughly the working time per year if you subtract vacations and holidays). This means than in a 40 years timeframe (a lifetime) a dane works 16800 hours (almost two years!) less than a spaniard or an italian.
Unemployment is very low, notwithstanding a tempting welfare system that takes care of people without a job. Basically they all work, to all work less: what a simple and brilliant idea. How can Denmark be competitive then? The secret is efficiency, teamwork and fostering, concepts that in southern european countries and all neo-latin countries got probably lost with the defeat of the Roman Empire. Barbarians came from the north, illiterate and ugly, but they certainly knew how to organize an army, fight a battle and reproduce!
What does efficiency mean? The answer is exactly what can be found in a dictionary: the effective operation as measured by a comparison of production with cost (as in time, energy and money). They tend to work well, in an organised manner and just what's needed. This does not mean they are flawless, they're still humans and therefore far from excellence. There are plenty of improvements to make, but these are just improvements to a human system at his maximum expression of performance, which by definition it's far from perfect. Efficiency also means using employees effectively at the best of their potential, this process begins from hiring the right people, possibly more talented than the ones already in the office, on the basis of skills and CV.
What does teamwork mean? It means that there are no geniuses nor salvatores patriae, no heroes nor stars. Success does not depend nor can be attributed to any single man, as brilliant as he can be. This, besides being true, is well radicated in what I define as "modestia daniae", the sense of modesty belonging to the danish culture. People are generally treated equally, fairly and respectfully. Meritocracy exists and works.
What does fostering mean? Cultivating talents, not letting the good employees go, treating them well, keeping them happy, building teams and growing as an office, not as individuals.
Finding a job can be difficult and limited not knowing the danish language, but still possible and very much based on skills and CV. There is even a national database, Jobnet, where you can create your own profile and upload professional information.
While having a network of friends can be helpful to find a job, it is not necessary. In other countries there's really no other way, since the selection of the employees is based exclusively on whom you know. In Denmark, it is mostly based on what you can do. This eventually pays off making the danish firms more competitive and prepared over the years.
As many other things, job searching can be done over the internet in a very efficient and simplified way.
Some websites
www.arkitektforbundet.dk - jobs for architects
eu.experteer.com - jobs for executives
www.it-jobbank.dk - jobs in the IT sector
www.job-i-staten.dk - jobs in the public sector
www.jobindex.dk
www.jobnet.dk - national database
www.jobway.dk
www.jobzonen.dk
www.monster.dk
www.ofir.dk
www.profiljob.dk
www.stepstone.dk
www.top1000.dk
Other resources can be newspapers (even the free ones) or ads around town.
How to calculate your salary
Jobpatruljen
Jobindex
Some important words
job - job
arbejde - job
løn - salary
karriere - career
karrieremuligheder - career opportunities
Official guides to working and living in Denmark
nyidanmark.dk
expatindenmark.com
Friday, April 30, 2010
FerieKonto
While you work as an regular employee in Denmark you will accumulate vacation days ("feriedage").
Every 1st of May of every year you have to have taken the vacation days from the previous year.
Once you terminate your collaboration with a firm, the vacation days you have accumulated and not taken will be paid to you through mail thanks to FerieKonto. You will get then a vacation certificate/voucher ("feriebevis") to fill out and send back.
It's going to be a nice surprise ... getting paid to take vacations! Sometimes the system works wonderfully.
If you're not familiar with the concept of a vacation voucher (who is?), you'll find a quick translation of most of the terms at the bottom of the post.
Dansk
Feriepenge optjent i 2009 skal bruges i ferieaaret 1 maj 2010 til 30 april 2011
Saadan faar du dine feriepenge
1. Skriv paa feriebeviset, hvonaar du starter ferie og hvor mange dage du holder ferie
2. Underskriv selv feriebeviset
3. Er du i arbejde, skal din arbejdsgiver ikke laengere underskrive dit feriebevis
4. Er du uden arbejde, skal dit feriebevis ogsaa underskrives af din a-kasse eller din bopaelskommune
5. Send feriebeviset til os i den vedlagte kuvert. Husk porto
Hvonaar faar du dine feriepenge?
- Det tager op til 9 arbejdsdage, fra vi faar dit feriebevis, til pengene er paa din konto
- Du kan tidligst faa dine feriepenge en maaned foer du skal holde ferie
Du skal kontakte din arbejdsgiver, hivs du mener, at antallet af feriedage er forkerte, eller at der mangler indbetaling
Hvem skal skrive dit feriebevis under?
Hvis du er i arbejde eller selvstaendig: kun dig selv
Hivs du modtager overfoerselsindkomst, skal dit feriebevis ogsaa skrives under af:
- din a-kasse, hvis du er medlem
- din bopaelskommune, hvis du ikke er medlem af a-kasse
Faa mere information paa www.feriekonto.dk
Udfyld, afriv og indsend feriebeviset i vedlagte kuvert
Skriv ikke beskeder paa kortet, da det aflaeses maskinelt
Skriv foerste feriedag (tidligst 01.05.2010)
Antal feriedage af i alt ... dage
English
Vacation money you have earned in 2009 and should be used in the vacation year between May 1st 2010 and April 30th 2011
How to get your vacation money
1. Write on the vacation certificate when you start the vacations and how many days you will take
2. Sign the vacation certificate
3. If you're working, your employer can no longer sign your vacation certificate
4. If you have no job, your vacation certificate has also to be signed by your unemployment insurance (a-kasse) or by your municipality of residence
5. Send vacation certificate to us in the enclosed envelope. Remember postage.
When will you get your vacation money?
- It takes up to nine working days after we receive your vacation certificate, until the money is in your account
- The earliest you can get your vacation money is a month before you need to take vacations
You should contact your employer if you believe that the number of holidays is wrong, or the payment is not sufficient
Who should sign your vacation certificate?
If you have a job or you're self-sustained: only yourself
If you're receiving unemployment benefit, your vacation certificate should also be signed by the:
- Your unemployment insurance (a-kasse), if you are a member
- Your residence municipality, if you're not a member of the unemployment insurance (a-kasse)
Get more information at www.feriekonto.dk
Complete, tear off and send the vacation certificate in the enclosed envelope
Do not write messages in the certificate since it is read mechanically
Write the first vacation day (the earliest being 01.05.2010)
Number of vacation days in total is ... days
Dansk
Hold ferie og faa dine feriepenge udbetalt
Du har 0000,00 kr. i feriepenge til perioden 1. maj 2012 til 30. april 2013. For at faa pengene udbetalt skal du logge ind paa feriekonto.dk eller ringe til vores TastSelv-telefon. Vaelger du det sidste, skal du gemme dette brev.
Du skal kontakte din arbejdsgiver, hvis du mener, at der er fejl i oplysningerne ovenfor.
Saadan faar du dine feriepenge
-Log ind paa selvbetjening paa www.feriekonto.dk
Eller
-Ring til TastSelv-telefon paa tlf. nr. 70 11 03 03
-Tast dit CPR-nr. og TastSelv-kode 71511. Gem brevet og opbevar koden sikkert.
-Tast foerste feriedag (fx 010512) og antal feriedage (fx 10*5=10,5 dage)
Hvonaar faar du dine feriepenge
-Der gaar hoejst 5 arbejdsdage, saa er pengene sat ind paa din NemKonto. Kontakt din bank, hvis du ikke ved, om du har en NemKonto.
-Husk, du kan tidligst faa udbetalt dine feriepenge en maaned foer din ferie.
Vaer opmaerksom paa, at FerieKonto videregiver oplysninger til a-kasser og kommuner med henblik paa kontrol af dobbeltforsoergelse.
Faa mere information paa www.feriekonto.dk. Her kan du ogsaa logge ind paa selvbetjening go se indbetalinger og udbetalinger.
Venlig hilsen FerieKonto
English
Spend your holiday and get your holiday allowance paid
You have 0000.00 kr. in holiday allowance for the period 1 May 2012 to 30 April 2013. In order to get the money paid you must log in feriekonto.dk or call our TastSelv phone. If you choose the latter, save this letter.
You should contact your employer if you think that there are errors in the information above.
How to get your holiday allowance
-Log into the portal at www.feriekonto.dk
or
-Call TastSelv telephone on telephone number 70 11 03 03
-Enter your social security number and press your code 12345. Save the letter and keep the code safe.
-Enter the first day of vacation (eg 010512) and the number of days (eg 10*5 = 10.5 days)
When you'll get your holiday allowance
-There is need for more than 5 working days, so that the money is deposited into your NemKonto. Contact your bank if you do not know whether you have a NemKonto.
-Remember, you can get paid your holiday allowance earlier than a month before your holiday.
Be aware that FerieKonto convey information to unemployment funds and municipalities for the purpose of inspecting dobbeltforsoergelse.
More information on www.feriekonto.dk. Here you can also log in self go check deposits and withdrawals.
Sincerely FerieKonto
Every 1st of May of every year you have to have taken the vacation days from the previous year.
Once you terminate your collaboration with a firm, the vacation days you have accumulated and not taken will be paid to you through mail thanks to FerieKonto. You will get then a vacation certificate/voucher ("feriebevis") to fill out and send back.
It's going to be a nice surprise ... getting paid to take vacations! Sometimes the system works wonderfully.
If you're not familiar with the concept of a vacation voucher (who is?), you'll find a quick translation of most of the terms at the bottom of the post.
Dansk
Feriepenge optjent i 2009 skal bruges i ferieaaret 1 maj 2010 til 30 april 2011
Saadan faar du dine feriepenge
1. Skriv paa feriebeviset, hvonaar du starter ferie og hvor mange dage du holder ferie
2. Underskriv selv feriebeviset
3. Er du i arbejde, skal din arbejdsgiver ikke laengere underskrive dit feriebevis
4. Er du uden arbejde, skal dit feriebevis ogsaa underskrives af din a-kasse eller din bopaelskommune
5. Send feriebeviset til os i den vedlagte kuvert. Husk porto
Hvonaar faar du dine feriepenge?
- Det tager op til 9 arbejdsdage, fra vi faar dit feriebevis, til pengene er paa din konto
- Du kan tidligst faa dine feriepenge en maaned foer du skal holde ferie
Du skal kontakte din arbejdsgiver, hivs du mener, at antallet af feriedage er forkerte, eller at der mangler indbetaling
Hvem skal skrive dit feriebevis under?
Hvis du er i arbejde eller selvstaendig: kun dig selv
Hivs du modtager overfoerselsindkomst, skal dit feriebevis ogsaa skrives under af:
- din a-kasse, hvis du er medlem
- din bopaelskommune, hvis du ikke er medlem af a-kasse
Faa mere information paa www.feriekonto.dk
Udfyld, afriv og indsend feriebeviset i vedlagte kuvert
Skriv ikke beskeder paa kortet, da det aflaeses maskinelt
Skriv foerste feriedag (tidligst 01.05.2010)
Antal feriedage af i alt ... dage
English
Vacation money you have earned in 2009 and should be used in the vacation year between May 1st 2010 and April 30th 2011
How to get your vacation money
1. Write on the vacation certificate when you start the vacations and how many days you will take
2. Sign the vacation certificate
3. If you're working, your employer can no longer sign your vacation certificate
4. If you have no job, your vacation certificate has also to be signed by your unemployment insurance (a-kasse) or by your municipality of residence
5. Send vacation certificate to us in the enclosed envelope. Remember postage.
When will you get your vacation money?
- It takes up to nine working days after we receive your vacation certificate, until the money is in your account
- The earliest you can get your vacation money is a month before you need to take vacations
You should contact your employer if you believe that the number of holidays is wrong, or the payment is not sufficient
Who should sign your vacation certificate?
If you have a job or you're self-sustained: only yourself
If you're receiving unemployment benefit, your vacation certificate should also be signed by the:
- Your unemployment insurance (a-kasse), if you are a member
- Your residence municipality, if you're not a member of the unemployment insurance (a-kasse)
Get more information at www.feriekonto.dk
Complete, tear off and send the vacation certificate in the enclosed envelope
Do not write messages in the certificate since it is read mechanically
Write the first vacation day (the earliest being 01.05.2010)
Number of vacation days in total is ... days
Dansk
Hold ferie og faa dine feriepenge udbetalt
Du har 0000,00 kr. i feriepenge til perioden 1. maj 2012 til 30. april 2013. For at faa pengene udbetalt skal du logge ind paa feriekonto.dk eller ringe til vores TastSelv-telefon. Vaelger du det sidste, skal du gemme dette brev.
Du skal kontakte din arbejdsgiver, hvis du mener, at der er fejl i oplysningerne ovenfor.
Saadan faar du dine feriepenge
-Log ind paa selvbetjening paa www.feriekonto.dk
Eller
-Ring til TastSelv-telefon paa tlf. nr. 70 11 03 03
-Tast dit CPR-nr. og TastSelv-kode 71511. Gem brevet og opbevar koden sikkert.
-Tast foerste feriedag (fx 010512) og antal feriedage (fx 10*5=10,5 dage)
Hvonaar faar du dine feriepenge
-Der gaar hoejst 5 arbejdsdage, saa er pengene sat ind paa din NemKonto. Kontakt din bank, hvis du ikke ved, om du har en NemKonto.
-Husk, du kan tidligst faa udbetalt dine feriepenge en maaned foer din ferie.
Vaer opmaerksom paa, at FerieKonto videregiver oplysninger til a-kasser og kommuner med henblik paa kontrol af dobbeltforsoergelse.
Faa mere information paa www.feriekonto.dk. Her kan du ogsaa logge ind paa selvbetjening go se indbetalinger og udbetalinger.
Venlig hilsen FerieKonto
English
Spend your holiday and get your holiday allowance paid
You have 0000.00 kr. in holiday allowance for the period 1 May 2012 to 30 April 2013. In order to get the money paid you must log in feriekonto.dk or call our TastSelv phone. If you choose the latter, save this letter.
You should contact your employer if you think that there are errors in the information above.
How to get your holiday allowance
-Log into the portal at www.feriekonto.dk
or
-Call TastSelv telephone on telephone number 70 11 03 03
-Enter your social security number and press your code 12345. Save the letter and keep the code safe.
-Enter the first day of vacation (eg 010512) and the number of days (eg 10*5 = 10.5 days)
When you'll get your holiday allowance
-There is need for more than 5 working days, so that the money is deposited into your NemKonto. Contact your bank if you do not know whether you have a NemKonto.
-Remember, you can get paid your holiday allowance earlier than a month before your holiday.
Be aware that FerieKonto convey information to unemployment funds and municipalities for the purpose of inspecting dobbeltforsoergelse.
More information on www.feriekonto.dk. Here you can also log in self go check deposits and withdrawals.
Sincerely FerieKonto
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Donorregistret
I still haven't had time to use the health system of Denmark and they already want to use me!
As soon as you are a registered citizen in Denmark you receive the "yellow card".
It's "the document" you need for everything else. It contains a magical number made of your 6-digit birth date and other 4 digits. The CPR ("Centrale Personregister") number allows you to be recognized in the public system (health, social, tax, voting, etc.). and to do basically anything in Denmark.
Together with the "yellow card" you also get a "Donorkort". The "yellow card" allows them to get all your personal information while living in Denmark, the "Donorkort" allows them to get everything else while dying in the hospital.
To make sure you don't give them your liver while still alive, at the end of the post you'll find a quick translation of the "Donorregistret" form.
Please become a donor! Your life might suck, don't miss a chance to give it a meaning when it's over.
Dansk
FULL TILLADELSE
Jeg giver hermed fuld tilladelse til, at alle mine organer kan anvendes til transplantation efter min doed
PAAROERENDES ACCEPT
Min fulde tilladelse forudsaetter mine paaroerendes accept
BEGRAENSET TILLADELSE
Jeg giver hermed begraenset tilladelse til, at de organer, jeg har sat kryds ud for, kan anvendes til transplantation efter min doed
Hjerte
Lunger
Lever
Nyrer
Tyndtarm
Hud
Bugspytkirtel
Hornhinder
VED IKKE
Jeg overlader det i stedet til mine naermeste paaroerende at tage stilling til, om mine organer kan anvendes til transplantation efter min doed
FORBUD
Jeg modsaetter mig, at mine organer anvendes til transplantation efter min doed
English
FULL PERMISSION
I hereby grant full permission to use all my organs for transplant after my death
RELATIVES ACCEPTANCE
My full permission presupposes my relatives acceptance
LIMITED PERMIT
I hereby grant limited permission for the organs I have ticked off, which can be used for transplant after my death
Heart
Lungs
Liver
Kidneys
Small intestine
Skin
Pancreas
Cornea
DON'T KNOW
I leave it instead to my closest relatives to decide whether my body can be used for transplant after my death
PROHIBITION
I refuse to let my organs be used for transplant after my death
If your form goes through correctly you should receive a letter of confirmation, like this.
Dansk
Bekraeftelse paa registrering i Rigshospitalets donorregister
Tak for din anmeldelse til registeret for organdonorer. I overensstemmelse med dit oenske, er du nu blevet optaget i registret med foelgende oplysninger:
CPR-nr: 123456-7890
Beslutning vedr. organdonation
Du har givet "Fuld tilladelse" til organdonation. Det betyder, at alle dine organer kan anvendes til transplantation efter din doed.
Din beslutning kraever ikke paaroerendes accept efter din doed. Det vil sige, at dine paaroerende ikke kan aendre paa din afgoerelse.
Registreringen har virkning fra den DD-MM-YYYY.
Hvis din beslutning ved en fejltagelse er blevet registreret forkert, bedes du venligst give skriftlig besked til registret inden ovennaevnte ikrafttraedelsesdato.
English
Confirmation of registration in the National Hospital donor register
Thanks for your response to the register of organ donors. In accordance with your wishes, you are now listed in the register with the following information:
CPR-nr: 123456-7890
Resolution concerning organ donation
You have given "full consent" to organ donation. This means that all your organs can be used for transplantation after your death.
Your decision does not require relatives' acceptance after your death. This means that your relatives (or medical proxies) can not alter your decision.
The registration has effect from DD.MM.YYYY.
If your response has been recorded incorrectly by mistake, please give written notice to the register before the written date.
As soon as you are a registered citizen in Denmark you receive the "yellow card".
It's "the document" you need for everything else. It contains a magical number made of your 6-digit birth date and other 4 digits. The CPR ("Centrale Personregister") number allows you to be recognized in the public system (health, social, tax, voting, etc.). and to do basically anything in Denmark.
Together with the "yellow card" you also get a "Donorkort". The "yellow card" allows them to get all your personal information while living in Denmark, the "Donorkort" allows them to get everything else while dying in the hospital.
To make sure you don't give them your liver while still alive, at the end of the post you'll find a quick translation of the "Donorregistret" form.
Please become a donor! Your life might suck, don't miss a chance to give it a meaning when it's over.
Dansk
FULL TILLADELSE
Jeg giver hermed fuld tilladelse til, at alle mine organer kan anvendes til transplantation efter min doed
PAAROERENDES ACCEPT
Min fulde tilladelse forudsaetter mine paaroerendes accept
BEGRAENSET TILLADELSE
Jeg giver hermed begraenset tilladelse til, at de organer, jeg har sat kryds ud for, kan anvendes til transplantation efter min doed
Hjerte
Lunger
Lever
Nyrer
Tyndtarm
Hud
Bugspytkirtel
Hornhinder
VED IKKE
Jeg overlader det i stedet til mine naermeste paaroerende at tage stilling til, om mine organer kan anvendes til transplantation efter min doed
FORBUD
Jeg modsaetter mig, at mine organer anvendes til transplantation efter min doed
English
FULL PERMISSION
I hereby grant full permission to use all my organs for transplant after my death
RELATIVES ACCEPTANCE
My full permission presupposes my relatives acceptance
LIMITED PERMIT
I hereby grant limited permission for the organs I have ticked off, which can be used for transplant after my death
Heart
Lungs
Liver
Kidneys
Small intestine
Skin
Pancreas
Cornea
DON'T KNOW
I leave it instead to my closest relatives to decide whether my body can be used for transplant after my death
PROHIBITION
I refuse to let my organs be used for transplant after my death
If your form goes through correctly you should receive a letter of confirmation, like this.
Dansk
Bekraeftelse paa registrering i Rigshospitalets donorregister
Tak for din anmeldelse til registeret for organdonorer. I overensstemmelse med dit oenske, er du nu blevet optaget i registret med foelgende oplysninger:
CPR-nr: 123456-7890
Beslutning vedr. organdonation
Du har givet "Fuld tilladelse" til organdonation. Det betyder, at alle dine organer kan anvendes til transplantation efter din doed.
Din beslutning kraever ikke paaroerendes accept efter din doed. Det vil sige, at dine paaroerende ikke kan aendre paa din afgoerelse.
Registreringen har virkning fra den DD-MM-YYYY.
Hvis din beslutning ved en fejltagelse er blevet registreret forkert, bedes du venligst give skriftlig besked til registret inden ovennaevnte ikrafttraedelsesdato.
English
Confirmation of registration in the National Hospital donor register
Thanks for your response to the register of organ donors. In accordance with your wishes, you are now listed in the register with the following information:
CPR-nr: 123456-7890
Resolution concerning organ donation
You have given "full consent" to organ donation. This means that all your organs can be used for transplantation after your death.
Your decision does not require relatives' acceptance after your death. This means that your relatives (or medical proxies) can not alter your decision.
The registration has effect from DD.MM.YYYY.
If your response has been recorded incorrectly by mistake, please give written notice to the register before the written date.
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