Why open?
OPEN Copenhagen
We say that Copenhagen is “Open for You”. This statement applies whether you are seeking experiences, business or a place to live...
Copenhagen is a popular city for holding large congresses, fashion shows, design and architecture fairs, as well as other cultural and sporting events. Copenhagen Fashion Week is held twice annually and in 2009 the city will host the World Outgames, the UN Climate Change Conference, COP15, and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) congress.
Here are just a few examples of why Copenhagen is “Open”:
Open for Business Copenhagen has one of the best business environments in the world. Factors such as high creditworthiness, low corporation tax, a strong balance between work and leisure, a global mindset, equality and a highly educated workforce combined to ensure good conditions for companies and investments. Copenhagen is a competitive, innovative, knowledge-based economy where conducting business and networking is easy. Copenhagen is considered the best location for doing business in Scandinavia
Open for Visits
Copenhagen is a very tourist-friendly city. Residents’ English skills are significantly higher than in other major European cities, the city is easy to get around in, and there is something for everybody: Colourful Copenhagen features everything from Michelin restaurants, opera and jet-set night clubs to free museums, underground culture and film festivals.
Open for Living
Copenhagen is one of the world’s most comfortable and safe cities to live in. The quality of life is high and social inequality, crime and corruption are significantly lower than in most other large cities.
Open for Shopping
Copenhagen offers all the best in clothing, fashion, design and art. In addition to the good shopping opportunities in the city centre and surrounding boroughs, a host of fashion events and design fairs give Copenhagen the right to boast of being a true shopping Mecca.
Open for Events
Copenhagen is a popular city for holding large congresses, fashion shows, design and architecture fairs, as well as other cultural and sporting events. Copenhagen Fashion Week is held twice annually and in 2009 the city will host the
World Outgames, the UN Climate Change Conference, COP15, and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) congress.
Open for Alternatives
Broad-mindedness and tolerance are important values in Copenhagen, and the city has a long tradition of being an open and inclusive environment with room for all. For example, the free town of Christiania has been able to develop positively, to the enjoyment of more and more Copenhageners and tourists, who have made it Copenhagen’s second most popular tourist attraction!
Open for Connections Copenhagen features one of the world’s most flexible and modern infrastructures. Copenhagen Airport serves as the Scandinavian hub of international air traffic, and it takes just 15 minutes to travel from the airport to the city centre with the Metro, which runs 24 hours a day. And the Oresund Bridge provides a cheap and quick connection to Sweden.
Open for Sustainability Copenhagen aims to be a leading green city and has allocated DKK 150 million to climate related initiatives in 2008-2009 alone. These efforts have led to results: Copenhagen’s harbor is now so clean that it is possible to swim in one of its many public swimming areas. Copenhagen is world renowned for city bikes and has joined up as Europe's cycling capital. Bikes are available in different places in the city center for tourists and residents of Copenhagen to use for free. The city is expanding its project in 2011 and will be adding more than 2000 new bikes. Copenhagen is also a leading city in alternative energy; windmills have been erected as a green alternative for the city’s environmentally friendly electricity supply.
Open for Innovation
Copenhagen is at the centre of Denmark’s efforts to create one of the world’s best environments for innovation and entrepreneurship. Significant growth and employment have been established in both Copenhagen and the Oresund region in industries such as Medico/biotech, food, logistics, design, and IT. Copenhagen is also home to a number of leading international educational institutions that cooperate closely with the business community – and which are also free!
Open for Dialogue Freedom of expression and democracy are valued highly in Copenhagen and contribute to the city’s unique social cohesion. Dialogue between all social groups – majorities and minorities – has long been high on the political agenda and has resulted in a high degree of tolerance and understanding in the city, e.g. in relation to Christiania, the immigrant community, homosexuals and various youth and sub-cultures.
Open for diversity
Part of Copenhagen’s culture, its diversity. The Copenhagen Pride Parade held in Copenhagen is stronger than ever, the parade is a full rainbow colored palette of people with a myriad of preferences and agendas.The list of participants ranging from the Sabaah (association for homosexuals, bisexuals and transgender people with another ethnic background than Danish) to the motorcycle happy gay Rainbow Vikings,from sadomasochists in smile association to three participants from theDanishQuakers. It’s used internationally as a pioneer image of Amnesty International and as a promotional platform for Microsoft. Parts of the gay community now believe that the parade has become too inclusive.
