Culture & Identity of Denmark
Introduction
The way of life in Denmark is reflective of life throughout much of Europe as most people get paid well enough to enjoy life, but the higher wages also lead to higher prices. The overwhelming majority of people in Denmark are urban dwellers, so the pulse of the city heavily influences the daily life for most people in the country.
Most working Danes have jobs in the services sector, but there is also a significant industrial sector, while agriculture is almost unheard of in the country. Nearly 80% of the people have jobs in service fields, which range greatly as do the hours, but most positions have somewhat standard hours. Many industry positions have evening and night shifts and some service positions, particularly those in the entertainment sector, also have many jobs that work evenings and weekends.
Most jobs with regular daytime hours begin at about 7:00 am and end at about 5:00 pm, but other begin earlier or run later. Schools also have regular daily hours as most being at about 8:00 am and end at about 1:00 pm. Schools tend to run from about September to June.