Whether you are visiting Denmark for a short period or you are about to leave after a study period in the land of Hans Christian Andersen, you are probably racking your brain finding souvenirs for all your family and friends back home.
Well, we have three very cheap and space-saving ideas that might help you.
The first one is a very small version of the Danish flag, or Dannebrog, that can be found in many souvenir stores or Søstrene Grene. With a few krone you bring home this little present to decorate rooms, balconies and tables in the perfect Danish style. In fact, as Danes do, you can put the flag on the table whenever a member of the family or a friend is celebrating his or her birthday. You can also use them to welcome Danish friends that will visit you.
If you are not the nationalist type, you can offer your friends a bite of Denmark! :)
A good idea, absolutely not difficult to transport in your suitcase in a small amount, is a pack of candies. A traditional sweet from Denmark (and other Nordic countries, for what I know) is salty liquorice. The risk is that it won't be appreciated by your friends as much as other candies. We suggest you to go to one of those Bland-selv candy stores and make a customised mix.
The last idea is for those of you with a bit (but not too much) manual skills. We tried this personally and it was a success!
All you need is a lace, some pearls of your taste and Danish coins of 1,2 and 5 krone (those with a hole in the middle).
Cut about 20-25 cm of lace and tie the pearls along it (block the pearls with a knot on each side). You will obtain a very nice bracelet that recalls the Viking age. :)
In our personal project we opted for some warm colours like brown and yellow. If you want to make it even more Danish, add one or two pearls made of amber, a fossilised resin typical of Denmark. (They also have an amber museum in Copenhagen, in the Nyhavn area)
We hope that our suggestions were useful. If you have any other idea, please share it with us!
