Denmark: embodying being and doing 🇩🇰
We were presented with an incredible opportunity to build & launch our business and product here in Denmark.
Relocating to Copenhagen in 2024, researching, meeting local leaders, and learning about work and culture here, it became very apparent that there might not be a country that embodies both being and doing more than the small yet mighty Denmark.
How 🔻
Denmark on being
Work-life balance with 25 mandatory paid days off
4 Day Work Week Denmark 2025
52 weeks total parental leave
Denmark.dk - Work Life Balance
95% of 3-5 year olds in preschool, the highest rate in the OECD
Denmark Country Report 2022, SGI 2022
72% of Danish women work (vs 59% OECD average
OECD Better Life Index 2021
Danish government implemented the famous “Flexicurity” model focusing flexibility, security, & active policy in the workforce supported by investment, policy, and initiatives
Danish Agency for Labour Market & Recruitment (STAR)
Denmark on doing
Denmark has one of the highest GDP per capita’s in the world (USD $60,556)
OECD 2020
Denmark is ranked 3rd out of 141 countries on global competitiveness
World Economic Forum 2021
Ranked #5 globally on work-life balance
OECD Better Life Index 2021
37 hour work weeks
Denmark.dk - Work Life Balance
Challenges & Opportunities for Denmark
However, balancing both being and doing as a small country is not without its challenges. And these challenges present new opportunities The Impactful is working to support.
76% of expatriates struggle with learning Danish, 25% don’t speak Danish at all, yet 90% of all international workers believe speaking Danish is critical for integrating.
Copenhagen Capacity Expat Survey 2025
Yet Denmark is expected to need 130,000 additional workers by 2033, while losing talent faster than peer countries
Copenhagen Capacity Expat Survey 2025
Denmark excels at attracting international talent (4th globally in talent competitiveness) but 65% of highly qualified foreign workers leave within 5 years.
Copenhagen Capacity Expat Survey 2025
International workers contribute DKK 360 billion annually (11.5% of GDP) through 330,000 job positions
The Local Denmark (2024)
our talent community
the impactful community
200+ members in 30 countries
impactful client work
Over $1M USD in collaborative client work with our community members
skills on skills
members have decades experience as branding, design, marketing creatives, sustainability & climate specialists and leaders
client snapshot
impactful clients have included Google, Salesforce, WHO, PepsiCo, Greenwave, Mindspark, IKEA, BASF< many more impactful orgs
innovating together
together our community builds rapid, distributed teams and solutions for clients around the world - whether you are a startup, NGO, or F500.
How the impactful addresses these challenges
Matching Global Talent
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Building Community
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Supporting Being & Doing
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
