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Myself and family are likely to be emigrating to Copenhagen in October. What we have been told is that north of the city is nice. Is there anyone who can give us any advice on areas to live. We have two girls 2 1/2 and 6mths, we have heard that nursery’s are a bit difficult to get in to? — –Sent via BritishExpats Forums: http://britishexpats.com

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>What we have been told is that north of the city is nice.

Depending on which job you have, and what social level you are living on.. Hellerup, Klampenborg, Gentofte is where the rich people live, and embassy-staff aso. Big houses, and big apartments. Yes, nursery is difficult to find, but in that area I think you easy can find some for children from foreign countries. /Steen

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Dear Tim, Where you could/should live depends on your budget, where your work is located, whether you *want* a garden, how many rooms you *have to have* and such – please specify if you want a useful answer. Living space is considerably more expensive pr. sqm than in the States and hardly anyone have their own pool. Daycare – OMG contact the Kommune Kontor immediately about daycare when you have found a place to live perhaps before to get info on the waitinglist. This office is also where you get assigned /chose a family physician aswell and get a yellow "Sygesikringsbevis" a healthcare ID that you also use elswhere ie. at libraries. Depending on the area you can expect up to 1 years wait for a kindergarden but probably less for daycare. The price per month per child is app. 1500Dkr perhaps more. You should *really* ask your employer to get you some background information/contact addresses on the daycarething and how to register for healthcare and taxes to save you at least a bit of the hassle. When all is said and done – official paperwork in Denmark is still easypeasy compared to elsewhere in Europe and it is a very safe country compared to the rest of Europe and particularly the States. You can do your taxes via the net, but unlocked bikes do invariably get stolen! Good luck Cecilie

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>Myself and family are likely to be emigrating to Copenhagen in >October. What we have been told is that north of the city is nice. Is >there anyone who can give us any advice on areas to live. We have two >girls 2 1/2 and 6mths, we have heard that nursery’s are a bit >difficult to get in to?

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