Meet Helen Russell: Why are Danes – apparently – so happy?
Join us for the free live stream of Helen’s Talk in Elsinore, Denmark as part of Elsinore 2032.
Saturday 12 April 2025, 13:00-14:30 BST. Participation is free, but requires registration below.
Time and time again, Denmark lands in the top 3 of the world’s happiest countries – but what’s the secret, if you ask a foreigner?
When British journalist Helen Russell moved to a small Jutland village, she set out to find the answer. Can beer, bacon, cakes and a strong welfare system really make a stressed Brit happier? Or do the long, dark winters and spotted herring weigh heavier on the happiness scale?
The headline “Living Danishly” is borrowed from the title of Helen’s loving and humorous bestseller of a book that delves into what Denmark does right (and wrong), the biggest cultural challenges for a foreigner – and how everyone can live a little more Danish, no matter where we are.
Book your free place here and we will send you the link to the livestream closer to the date.
