Denmark has a very strong tradition for volunteer organisations and 43 per cent of the Danes do some kind of volunteer work. The explanation is found in tradition, social trust and the logic of the welfare state.
43 per cent of the Danes over 16 years do volunteer work in one of the around 100.000 volunteer organisations in Denmark. That means that 1,9 million Danes do volunteer work at some point during a year. Especially cultural activities, sport and leisure attract many volunteer workers but social, health and humanitarian work is also popular.

There is a very high degree of voluntary work in the Scandinavian countries compared to the rest of Europe, senior researcher at the Danish centre for social research Torben Fridberg explains.

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Source: http://denmark.dk/en/practical-info/work-in-denmark/volunteer-work-in-denmark/
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