DON'T Move to Denmark in 2025: 7 Reasons It's NOT For You

Denmark is great, I love living here, but - absolutely - it’s not a place for everyone.

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If we haven’t met before - Hey 👋 I’m Mario. I help people living in Denmark to achieve financial independence and live a great life. Aside from YouTubing I'm a manager in a big company, I wrote two books and have traveled to 140+ different countries.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - It’s Cold and Dark
02:05 - There Are No Mountains
03:05 - It’s Not a Place for the Highly Ambitious
04:22 - It’s Hard to Make Friends
05:17 - There’s a LOT of Alcohol
06:19 - Pay Too Much Taxes
07:22 - Small-Town Denmark Is Boring

[allannyb]

Yes Denmark is dark in the winther, but really makes up for it in the summer with sunlight for 16-18 hours

[r.w.h.]

I'm American, and live in a very small town in Denmark, and I love it.

[akifemekli]

I moved to Ikast, Jutland 11 months ago. I am still doing okay and feeling fine about the decision. I think the boring part is mostly related to what is your maritial status, family and expectations. It is a very good feeling to have birds singing at 4-5 AM in the morning. Yes, it sometimes sounds boring, for example you feel like the only activity you can have is to hang out in between grocery stores :) But still it is okay.

BTW I moved from İstanbul (20 mil pop.) to here (10 k pop max.). Maybe that was what I had been looking for :)

Thanks for the video Mario!

[AurioDK]

In Denmark friends are for life, at least that´s my experience. So, it would seem obvious that the older you get the harder it will be to get new acquaintances which might develop into friendships, in Portugal I had lots of "friends" but I actually prefer my few Danish friends.

Example: Danmark: Some years back I called my friend Bjørn at 4 am in the morning dead drunk and lost, he got angry, called me a bunch of names but he drove 23 kilometers to pick me up, I got some more roast on the way home but fell asleep.

Portugal : I called my cousin whom I considered a good friend in the middle of the night while on vacation in Portugal due to a hotel problem in Coimbra (long story but this time not my fault), he just refused to answer the call and pressed cancel. No, I never prior to this point in time called him to ask for anything.

I know it´s dangerous to generalize but from what I have gathered, easier friendships also tend to crackle under the heat a lot faster. One thing my Danish friends aren´t known for is "small favors" but they will rise to the occasion if the situation is dire. I honestly don´t know if my analysis is correct, it´s just what I have experienced.

Another thing to note is that Portugal has changed immensely since I was young, how things are now is a lot harder for me to have any opinion on.

[Elena-jnmp]

Watching this video from a small town somewhere in Jutland, wondering why hadn’t anyone told me all that before I moved here😅🙈 All the points in your video are very spot-on!

[SteenGyL]

I'm Dutch and I'm seriously considering moving to Denmark with my wife and 3 children. All of the points made in this video seem like positive points to be honest.

[viktor-farkas]

To the last point, as an international, even moving from Aarhus to Copenhagen was a hugely positive thing for us…

[casualbrowsing]

Does Billund in Jutland fall in the category of boring small towns? They have a large expat community over there, mostly because of Lego.

[Marlo_skates]

if someone wonder how to talk danish or learn some danish just talk to me i live in denmark

[finncarlbomholtsrensen]

Sorry, no mountains?? We have both the Sky-mountain, Ejer Baunehøj and latest, Møllehøj which have been found out to be the tallest, eh, field! But if put on top of each other, they would have been, impressive! And then they would at least become 500 m tall!

[orfeoassiti]

I'm from the north of Italy, and I'll be studying in Odense for a master's degree. I'm thinking of moving there and all the points you've made, expect for the "making friends" part, are pretty okay with me. I hope that my "italianness" won't annoy Danes too much😂

[LOKIable]

I don't drink any alcohol and never have. That's one of the main reasons moving to Denmark doesn't appeal to me. Do you think not driking at all would be a problem if I were to live in Sweden as well?

[LexRudera]

To be honest, what country has small towns that aren't a bit boring?

[Lyosha.]

Does he have any videos on how to get danish citizenship? Or at least permanent residency ? I’d be very interested in watching that :)

[Stevesmusic]

I don’t know if this comment got posted already, but I’ll post it again as a person wanting to move here. It’s pretty good to know the cons of living here and the long winters and dark seasons is a no for me including the flatland I like mountains and hilly areas, I like to meet new people standing out from the crowd is something I like to do so it may not be the place for me for that reason alone I do like to drink and I was a bartender so it would be somewhat of a fit for me, but I would have to visit to go see for myself

[ropmop]

Hi @MarioScianHQ, I moved to Denmark for a PhD, so I am here for a set timeframe of 3 years.I would want to invest in ETFs for 10+ years. Would you still invest the same way knowing that you will likely move abroad? Can a portfolio be transferred, will there be taxes?

[flowerpower]

I much prefer tropical countries. Better weather and people are so open & friendly. It’s just a very different energy I much prefer, outward happier people.

[SergiuTalnaci]

How can you travel for a month or longer, we only have 25 days of vacation, does your company allow you to work remote?

[Blocker_Dev]

I live in denmark - jeg bor I Danmark - it's not that bad and you get used to cold and sometimes snow - det er ikke så dårlight du bliver vandt til koldt og nogen gang sne

[asha]

Lived in Copenhagen from 2006-2009 and I totally agree with you especially the part about making friends..