April 2012 Medlemsblad - The Danish Club in Brisbane, Australia

Den Danske Forening
Heimdal
April 2012
Medlemsblad
Newsletter for the Danish Association ‘Heimdal’ – Established 1872

THE DANISH ASSOCIATION “HEIMDAL” INC
36 AUSTIN STREET NEWSTEAD QLD 4006
Contact details: 0437 612 913 www.danishclubbrisbane.org
Contributions
We would love to share your news and
stories. You are welcome to send emails
and other material to the editor for publication.
The closing date for the May issue is
18 April 2012. We endeavour to publish
all material submitted but reserve the right
to edit or not publish your contribution. Any
material published does not necessarily
reflect the opinion of the Danish Club or the
Editor.
Editor: Lone Schmidt
Phone: 0437 612 913
Email: treasurer@danishclubbrisbane.org
Webmaster: Peter Wagner Hansen
Phone: 0423 756394
Skype: pete.at.thebathouse
Email: admin@danishclubbrisbane.org
From the Editor
HAPPY EASTER!
Easter is just around the corner and
gardens all over Denmark will soon
be teeming with colourful crocus and
daffodils. Spring is a beautiful time
of the year for a visit to Denmark.
VISIT Denmark will be promoting
Denmark to the tourist industry in
Brisbane at an event at the Club
organised by the Consulate General
in Sydney. It’s a good opportunity
for the club to present the premises
to a new group. We’re also looking
forward to hosting the Brisbane Folk
Music Project on Sunday, which will
undoubtedly attract a wide audience.
The demand for a small-sized venue
like the club is strong, with a growing
number of enquiries for weddings
and anniversaries as well as events
held by other ethnic clubs. It
provides us with a good income to
help pay our bills.
WELCOME TO OUR NEW
MEMBERS IN FEBRUARY
& MARCH
Susie & Gunnar Jonsen, Åsljunga,
Sweden
Simone & Flemming Andersen,
Wellington Point
Michael Brown & Louise Smith,
Lilyfield
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
INTEREST AND SUPPORT
1 April – Peter Hansen, Ocean Shores
2 April – Christian Skou, Chapel Hill
2 April – Lise Kopittke, Scarborough
2 April - H. C. Andersen, Odense
4 April – Andy Brodersen, Collingwood
15 April – Vivian Lindup, Darra
16 April – Queen Margrethe,
Amalienborg
30 April – Michael Schmidt, Daisy Hill
30 April – Amanda Miller, Samford

What’s on at the Danish Club?
Café Danmark 23 March 2012
from 6 pm
Come visit the club and catch up with new and old friends. Try our tasty ‘smørrebrød’:
the menu varies from time to time, but you’ll usually find ‘rullepølse’ (spicy
rolled pork), smoked salmon, roast beef, pate, roast pork and ‘Esrom’ cheese on the
menu. And hot dogs. The bar is stocked with Tuborg and Carlsberg beer varieties
imported from Denmark just for us as well as your favourite Australian brews. If you
like a glass of wine with your food, we have a good variety of whites, reds and
sparkling on offer.
It’s also an opportunity to buy delicious Danish pastries, rye bread and other specialty
breads and organic biscuits direct from Britt’s Danish Delights. Tea offers smallgoods
and quality meats from Flemming, the Danish butcher at Woolloongabba, as well as
her own goodies including remoulade. It’s a good idea to order in advance and pick
up at the café.
Brisbane Folk Music Project 25 March 2012
from 1.30
See details inside the newsletter
Påskefrokost 1 April 2012
Easter lunch 12.30 for 1 pm start
See more inside the newsletter
Legestue / Play Group Every Friday 9.30-11.30
Kafé Svea 13 April 2012
from 6 pm
The first Kafe Svea in February was a great success with delicious ’semlor’ pastries
and ’smörgåstorta’. Go to www.facebook.com/kafesvea for more or check their
website for updates at www.swedesdownunder.org.au. If you know any Swedes,
make sure you let them know that Swedish Goodies has a stall there with Swedish
specialities including blueberry soup, kantareller, Marabou chocolate and much much
more.
Café Danmark 27 April 2012
from 6 pm

Do you need any beer, snaps or other Danish or Scandinavian classics for
Easter? We can help you source it.
Price list
Beer
Tuborg Classic 24x33cl (cans) $ 50
Tuborg Gold 24x33cl (cans) $ 60
Carlsberg Black Gold 24x33 cl (cans) $ 60
Snaps
Jubilæum 100 cl $ 70
Jubilæum 70 cl $ 55
Taffel (Rød Aalborg) 100 cl $ 70
Aalborg Porse 70 cl $ 50
Aalborg Export 70 cl $ 50
Brøndum 100 cl $ 65
Brøndum 70 cl $ 50
Lysholm Linie Akvavit 100 cl $ 75
O P Anderson Akvavit 100 cl $ 65
Bitters
Gammel Dansk 100 cl $ 65
En Enkelt Bitter 100 cl $ 70
Dr Nielsens Bitter 70 cl $ 50
How to order and pay:
By email treasurer@danishclubbrisbane.org
By phone 0437 612 913 or 3359 2026
Payment by EFT to Heimdal’s account at Suncorp
BSB 484-799 Account 02495 1468
Payment by cheque issued to Heimdal and mailed to treasurer:
Lone Schmidt, 24 Ashley Road, Chermside West QLD 4032
ONLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE DANISH ASSOCIATION HEIMDAL INC
Now we have also sourced herring, cod roe, Danish lumpfish caviar and other goodies for
our members – buy them at the next cafe. Look out for ‘Poletter’, ‘Blue Jeans’, ‘Skolekridt’,
‘Familie Guf’, Evers Schweizerdrops, Evers Kongen af Danmark bolsjer and ‘saltpastiller’.

PÅSKEFROKOST ‘EASTER SMORGASBORD’
Sunday 1 April 2012
12.30 for 1 pm start
Photo: Soren Hoimark
Easter is traditionally a good time to enjoy a Danish smorgasbord – why not invite
your friends and family along to the Danish Club. It’s delicious with many favourites
on the menu including pickled herring, smoked salmon, fish wedges with remoulade,
roast pork with red cabbage, leverpostej, medisterpølse, roast beef, rullepølse and
Esrom cheese. The bar is stocked with Tuborg and Carlsberg brewed in Denmark and
a variety of snaps – how does a cold Red Aalborg or Jubilæum sound?
Price: $30 for members and $35 for guests (children under 12 $15/$17.50).
All tickets must be booked and pre-paid by Tuesday 27 March 2012. Email Lone
Schmidt at treasurer@danishclubbrisbane.org or ring on 07 3359 2026 to make your
booking.
Payment by EFT to Suncorp BSB 484-799 Account 02495 1468
Payment details: 1Apr12, your name and membership number
Or send a cheque made out to Danish Association Heimdal to the treasurer:
Lone Schmidt
24 Ashley Road
Chermside West QLD 4032

Brisbane Folk History Project
Sunday afternoon fundraiser concert
25th March 2012 from 1:30pm
Held at the Danish Club
36 Austin Street
Newstead QLD 4006
Cost $20 / $15 concession
Like a mini-festival, there will be six wonderful bands over the course of a Sunday
afternoon and evening.
Feel free to come for the whole time or just for a band or two!
Program
1:30 pm Introduction
2:00 pm Out of Abingdon
3:00 pm The Wayfarers
4:00 pm The Jar
5:00 pm Murphy’s Pigs
6:00 pm 3 Miles from Texas
7:00 pm Mystery Pacific
7:45 pm Closing
Light meals, coffee/tea and pastries will be available. The bar is open and the Danes
have promised to stock cider.

Get all your Danish Baked Goodies from Britt’s Bakery at Café DANMARK
4th Friday of each month
Authentic Danish Pastry & Organic Bread Products
Kringler, Smørtærter, Kanelstænger, Birkes, Rundstykker, Fuldkornsrugbrød,
Kransekagekonfekt, Småkager, Knækbrød og bagerens dårlige øje.
For information, order forms and delivery details, go to our website:
www.brittsdanishdelight.com.au
Unit 5/10 Energy Crescent, Molendinar QLD 4214 Ph: 07 5571 6881 Fax: 07 5571 6947
Email: order@brittsdanishdelight.com.au

Dannevirke in New Zealand
If you‟re visiting New Zealand‟s North Island, it‟s not a bad idea to make a stop at
Dannevirke (south of Napier).
In 1872 the good ship „Høvding‟ arrived at Napier from Norway with a shipload of
Norwegians, Danes and Swedes seeking a future in New Zealand. The area around
Napier was covered in forest – pines mostly – and the Scandinavians knew very well how
to fell timber.
The first settlement was at Norsewood and when the next shipload arrived, some 20
families (predominantly Danes) decided to continue their journey south for another 3
days through the bush and established Dannevirke.
Dannevirke is of course named after the system of fortifications built as ordered by
Thyra Dannebod (Mrs. Gorm The Old) in around year 800 to keep out the Franks (it is
now part of Germany).
Back in New Zealand, Danes and Norwegians have been busy felling quite a few trees
since the 1870s and establishing various farming enterprises. Today, Dannevirke is a
much larger town than Norsewood with a busy main street featuring at least one great
eatery with a delicious chicken/spinach/fetta pie with Greek salad on the menu.
Dannevirke still has an active Scandinavian community and you can read more about
this at http://www.dannevirke.net A Scandinavian festival is planned for May 2013.
We also visited the Gallery of History, which contained the original shipping lists of the
early vessel arrivals, so if you are looking for lost relatives around Napier, this is a good
point to start looking – if they arrived in the 1870s that is �.
The town uses the above Viking logo, which we have kindly borrowed for this article.

Fraser Coast Cultural Festival 2012
24 – 25 March in Maryborough
If you’re heading to the Fraser Coast for
the festival, be sure to catch KUPALEJA,
Saga Vikings and the Folk Dancers, who
have been invited to participate.
HOLIDAY UNIT
Miami, Gold Coast: 2 brm, 50 m to
beach
Fully renovated, ocean views.
Pool/Spa/BBQ. Park/Playground. Quiet.
Phone: 0402 398 515
hanne.paust@optusnet.com.au
The Danish Church in Brisbane will have
a ‘konfirmationsgudstjeneste’ on Sunday
25 March 2012. Please contact the church
for more information or check their
website.
Danes Worldwide
Steen Selmer is the local representative for
Danes Worldwide – contact him via
queensland@rep.danes.dk
Kafe Svea is a new initiative from the
Swedish club to be held on the second
Friday of each month at the Danish club.
Swedish Goodies sell – Swedish goodies
from their stall and there are home-baked
pastries, hot dogs and smorgastorta
(Swedish sandwich cake) available. Starts
at 6 pm.
The club house will become a polling
booth for the coming State Election on 24
March and Council Election on 28 April.
Any volunteers for the traditional sausage
sizzle?
In an article in the Courier Mail in February,
the club rated as number 6 on a list of the
Top 10 Live Music Venues in Brisbane.
How good is that?
Contact details for the Royal Danish
Consulate in Brisbane
Honorary Consul Lars Kirk
Suite 525, Level 5 Toowong Tower
9 Sherwood Road
Toowong QLD 4066
07 3374 3062
consul@rdcqld.org.au
Nordic film spotlight
The cinematheque at GoMA continues to
offer some of the most interesting film
programs in Queensland for dedicated film
buffs.
From now until April 18, the cinema is
presenting Midnight Sun, a free film
program focusing on contemporary Nordic
filmmakers.
Some of the highlights include Melancholia
by Lars von Trier, the Millennium trilogy
films and late night screenings of
Scandinavian horror.
(source: Courier Mail)
Headhunters – a film based on a novel by
Norwegian Jo Nesbø opened in the middle
of February and is currently showing at
several cinemas in Brisbane.

Det var en lørdag aften ….
Saturday 10 March the club hosted an evening for 30 members and guests enjoying pickled
herring followed by a traditional ’platte’ with a selection of 4 of our favourite toppings for
smørrebrød. Then we had a couple of crackers and some cheese topped off with coffee,
biscuits and chocolate, so I don’t think anybody left hungry.
All expressed great delight with the event – not only was the food delicious but this was a
great opportunity for some Danish hygge and to have a good chat with old and new friends in
more quiet and intimate circumstances than Cafe Danmark.
No doubt we will have another ‘det var en lørdag aften’ during the year. Maybe this time
we’ll get around to playing cards!
ooOoo
From the February cafe, where Preben Kirkemann Nielsen, Frank Nissen Wiis and Keld
Madsen caught up with the latest news.
Preben and Eilan Nielsen have typed up the history of the Club written for its
centenary in 1972 and it will soon be available on our website.

info@danskvintage.com.au │ www.danskvintage.com.au │ 0411 297 236
Shop 37, Woolloongabba Antique Centre, 22 Wellington Rd, Woolloongabba Q 4102
(OPEN 9am–5pm EVERYDAY).
Shop 38, Paddington Antique Centre, 167 Latrobe Tce, Paddington Q 4064
(OPEN 10am–5pm EVERYDAY) - DANISH mid-20th century foyer display feat. Boerge
Mogensen, Gunni Omann, Holmegaard and more in March and shop space in the centre
in April.
Warehouse OPEN ANYTIME by appointment.
Join us on www.facebook.com/danskvintage (account not needed for viewing).
Next container from Denmark is due mid-April (see facebook album for coming stock).
Guest exhibitor at the QADA Fair 24-27 May 2012, RNA Showgrounds, Bowen Hills.

At its March meeting, the committee discussed:
Correspondence
- Letter from Ted Davis seeking support from Heimdal to encourage Denmark to join
the Commonwealth
- Invite for ECCQ breakfast meeting
- Invite from MultiLink Community Services
- 100 years of Heimdal from Preben and Eilan – will be put up on website
Events
February was a busy month with the 70 th Birthday Bash, first Kafe Svea, Fastelavn,
Folkrag Old & New and Cafe Danmark as well as four private function events. Strong
demand for the hall for birthday parties and weddings.
New equipment and maintenance
Still experiencing unexplained problems with lighting! Once the new lamps arrive,
Soren will organise for an electrician to check all lights when the new lamps are
installed.
Soren is getting quotes for an awning for the court yard and for removal and
replacement of the asbestos roof.
Money
Accounts for the eight months to February are still showing a small surplus. The
grant from the Department of Communities for $2,500 for the Scandinavian Festival
in September 2012 has already been credited to our account.
Membership
3 new members came on board in the last period. Reaching the 200 member mark is
still proving elusive, with about 20 members who haven’t renewed their membership
for 2011-2012 yet in spite of several reminders. At this stage we have to assume
that they do not wish to continue their membership.
Scandinavian Festival September 2012
In view of the funding granted ($2,500 – we applied for $15,000), Soren has revised
the budget for the event. Club’s contribution at this stage is approx $5,500, but we
expect that sales will match this amount. Traffic controllers at cost of $3,000 are
required for road closure.
Events calendar
Committee discussed the events calendar for the year up to 30 June 2012.

Membership Number:
The Danish Association Heimdal Inc.
Est 1872
36 Austin Street, Newstead QLD 4006 Phone 0437 612 913
www.danishclubbrisbane.org
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The membership fee may be paid by EFT to Heimdal‟s account with Suncorp BSB No: 484-799
Account No: 02495 1468 using your membership number and name as reference. Please send
the form to Birte Schmidt if there are any changes in your details.
If paying by cheque, please make it payable to “The Danish Association Heimdal” and post it to the
Membership officer:
Birte Schmidt
35/192 Hargreaves Road
MANLY WEST QLD 4179
Phone 07 3348 4979
Email birlosch@iinet.net.au

Study & Stay in Australia?
Your door to the best in Australian Education & Training….
We are Danes, with a strong background in both Danish and Australian education & training.
Though we work with people from any country, we run some especially exciting programs
between Denmark and Australia, including:
� Guiding would-be migrants to courses for recognition in 60-Point occupations
� Assisting students enter the very best course, school/college/university for their needs
� Study Tours – customised to meet the particular needs of the Danish
schools/colleges/universities
� Semester Study Abroad – individuals or classes come to undertake one semester of
study, and get credit back into their secondary school/undergraduate programs in
Denmark
� Placing students into workplaces in Australia for Occupational Training, which is part
of their studies in Denmark
� Consulting services for Danish institutions wishing to establish links with Australian
partners.
We’d be delighted to assist you in any of these areas. Please do not hesitate to contact us:
Riborg Andersen riborg@studyinaustralia.com.au Phone 07 3852 5511
Per Neergaard
1. Maj 1927 – 7. marts 2012
Per, som har støttet klubben igennem mange år, både med
gode råd og aktiv deltagelse, døde pludseligt efter kort tids
sygdom.
En mindehøjtidelighed blev afholdt den 14. marts i
Nambour.
Vore tanker går til Pia og Pers familie både i Danmark og her i
Australien.
Tak fra familien Neergaard til klubben
og medlemmerne for deres deltagelse i
mindehøjtideligheden.

www.Lytenbog.dk
blev startet i 2008 af Jacob Overgård Hansen og Thomas Smith,
som så et behov for en moderne måde at lytte til bøger på.
De fleste af os kendte på det tidspunkt sikkert kun lydbøger fra bibliotekernes begrænsede
udvalg af bøger indtalt på kassettebånd eller CDér til svagtseende. Men udviklingen i køb af
musik på nettet gav inspiration til at etablere en tjeneste, hvor man helt ukompliceret kunne købe og
downloade indtalte bøger i det universelle MP3 format, så man er helt sikker på, at det virker på sin
afspiller. Man kan endda prøve at lytte og downloade en del af en lydbog, inden man køber. Siden
starten af www.LytEnBog.dk i 2008 er markedet for download af lydbøger steget kraftigt, og flere og
flere har fået øjnene op for den nye måde at ”læse” bøger på.
LYT TIL EN BOG I BILEN, TOGET, I FLYVEREN – ELLER I BADEKARRET
Et par gode børnelydbøger kan hurtigt skabe ro, når man er på længere ture. Og man kan selv lytte til
en god bog, når der skal køres langt i bilen, toget eller i flyveren eller når man bare gerne vil have
hænderne fri til at gøre noget samtidigt. Alle bøger er indtalt af professionelle skuespillere og
oplæsere. På hjemmesiden kan man lytte til et klip af bogen inden man køber, så man kan få et
indtryk af oplæseren.
MERE END 1300 DANSKE TITLER
Den ene af grundlæggerne af www.Lytenbog.dk Thomas Smith siger ” Vi er ikke et kæmpe selskab
med store investorer i ryggen, men tværtimod en gruppe lydbogsentusiaster, som ikke følte, at
lydbøger fyldte nok i danskernes bevidsthed. Derfor gik vi sammen om at skabe vores egen løsning. En
løsning vi selv ville bruge. Vi har prøvet at skabe et brugervenligt, overskueligt og imødekommende
site, som også ikke særligt it-kyndige vil føle sig trygge ved. Samtidigt har vi det største og bedste
udvalg af lydbøger til download på det danske marked, med mere end 1300 danske titler. Vi har en
tæt dialog med vores brugere, som dels kommer med forslag til forbedringer på vores site, men også
forslag til nye bøger. Hvis brugerne har brug for hjælp bestræber vi os på at svare på mailspørgsmål
inden for få timer” slutter Thomas Smith. Når man køber en bog hos www.LytEnBog.dk har man den
til evig tid, og alle medlemmer af husstanden kan kopiere den til en CD eller MP3 afspiller, telefon
m.m. til eget brug. Reglerne er de samme som for musikfiler iflg. ophavsretsloven.
BØGER FRA DE FØRENDE DANSKE FORLAG
www.Lytenbog.dk har aftaler med de fleste danske forlag bl.a. Gyldendal, People Press, Lindhardt &
Ringhof og mange flere - nye kommer til hele tiden. ”Lige nu koncentrere vi os om danske lydbøger,
men vi regner med, at vi senere også vil kunne tilbyde bøger på andre sprog” siger den anden af de to
grundlæggere Jacob Overgård Hansen. Nye udgivelser kan som regel købes hos www.LytEnBog.dk
samtidigt med introduktionen hos boghandleren.
BRUG EN LYDBOG SOM GAVE
Hvis man vil bruge en lydbog som gave, kan man købe et gavekort, som man evt. kan printe ud med
forskellige skabeloner fx ”Tillykke med fødselsdagen” og skrive en personlig hilsen på det, inden man
enten printer det ud eller sender det som mail.
KØB EN DANSK BOG UANSET HVOR I VERDENEN DU ER
Forbruget af lydbøger i Danmark er siden starten i 2008 steget til over det dobbelte, det er altså et
område med kæmpe vækst og endnu større potentiale. Generelt forventes digitaliseringen at betyde,
at flere for adgang til bøger og lydbøger – de kan købes og ”læses” uanset hvor i verdenen man er.
IKKE ENTEN ELLER – MEN BÅDE OG
Fremtidens forbruger vil høre et kapitel som lydbog på vejen ud eller hjem, men måske foretrække den
trykte bog i sengen om aftenen – mens man måske vil læse faglitteratur på sin IPAD, hvor man hurtigt
kan tjekke links og se billeder og videoer.

Dansk legegruppe for medlemmer af Heimdal
Fredag 9.30-11.30 i Heimdals lokaler, 36 Austin St, Newstead QLD 4006
Vi er en gruppe forældre, der taler dansk med vores børn – vi ved, at de lærer dansk fra os, men hvad
de lærer gennem leg med andre danske børn er en anden ting, hvilket er grunden til, at vi startede
den danske legestue.
Gruppen er for børn i alderen 0 til skolealderen og det koster $2 pr familie pr gang (pengene går til
udgifter i forbindelse med afholdelse af gruppen).
Hvis du er på Facebook, kan du også finde os under gruppen: Heimdal Brisbane Families w/kids
Hvis du er interesseret eller mangler oplysninger, så kontakt:
Tea
Tlf: 3379 1667 / 0419 659 837
E-mail: depoulsen@hotmail.com
Tina
Tlf: 3191 0411 / 0403 838 663
E-mail: tina@kinkead.com.au
Iben
Mob. 0434 933 953
E-mail: igk1972@hotmail.com
ooOoo
Special offer for Scanpan Puff Dumpling Pan
Æbleskivepande
Did you miss out on getting a Scanpan Puff Dumpling Pan before
Christmas? Don’t worry, the club bought some more from
Scanpan – the pans are still available at $79.
For only $79 you get a solid pan – made in Denmark – with a recipe book for not only for
Danish æbleskiver but also exciting recipes for traditional dishes from Thailand, Holland,
India, France, China, Norway and Japan suitable for the æbleskive pan.
You can also order via email to soren.hoimark@hotmail.com and transfer funds to the club
account as usual and your pan will be ready for pick up at the next Cafe.
Please note that if we make ample use of this fantastic offer, we will be able to negotiate
other special deals for the great Scanpan products, so please support the initiative and make
the most of this opportunity

Anemonequiz
Om foråret myldrer anemonerne frem i skovbunden. De springer ud før løvtræerne og kan derved udnytte sollyset
bedre, end hvis der var blade på træerne.
Antallet af anemoner i Danmark synes nærmest astronomisk. Man får det indtryk, at der er lige så mange anemoner i
Danmark, som der er stjerner i en galakse. Antallet af stjerner i vor galakse (Mælkevejen) er rundt regnet 100
milliarder.
Hvis vi nu antager, at max. 0,1 % af Danmarks areal (på et tidspunkt i løbet af foråret) er dækket af anemoner og at
antallet af anemoner er 500 stk. pr. kvadratmeter: Hvor mange anemoner (i pæne runde tal) er der så på dette
tidspunkt i Danmark?
Danmarks areal sættes til 43.000 km2.
A: 11 milliarder C: 121 milliarder
B: 21 milliarder D: 221 milliarder
En Kongelig Affære (A Royal Affair)
Filmen får premiere i Danmark 29. marts 2012. 'En kongelig affære' er et romantisk periodedrama om en dramatisk
del af Danmarkshistorien.
Den foregår i København i slutningen af 1760erne. Den danske Kong Christian VII (Mikkel Boe Føls) bliver gift med
engelske Caroline Mathilde (Alicia Vikander), men ægteskabet er mere facade end passion. Kongen er mere
interesseret i druk og damer, og hans mentale helbred er stærkt svingende. Derfor hyres den tyske Dr. Johann
Struensee (Mads Mikkelsen) som kongens livlæge.
De to oparbejder et stærkt venskab, og mens Struensees politiske magt vokser, begynder han at nære stærke følelser
for dronningen. 'En kongelig affære' har Mads Mikkelsen i rollen som livlægen Struensee. Han flankeres af to unge
talenter, svenske Alicia Vikander, der blev udnævnt til Shooting Star i Berlin i 2011, og danske Mikkel Boe Følsgaard,
der modtog prisen for Bedste hovedrolle for 'En kongelig affære'.
Den historiske begivenhed er tidligere portrætteret i den populære roman, 'Livlægens besøg', af Per Olov Enquist.
Filmen vandt to Sølvbjørne i Berlin ved dette års filmfestival for Bedste originale manuskript og Bedste mandlige
hovedrolle (Mikkel Boe Følsgaard).

Arbejdsløsheden blandt unge er kravlet op på 12 procent
I både 2010 og 2011 har 50.000 unge været ledige, og arbejdsløsheden i ungdomsårgangene ligger nu på et niveau,
som Danmark kendte i 1980'erne, og mere end dobbelt så højt, som da krisen begyndte i 2008. Vi skal tilbage til 1993
for at finde en ungdomsarbejdsløshed, som er højere end nu. »Vi er slået mindst 15 år tilbage. Arbejdsløsheden er
tilbage og har bidt sig fast på niveauet fra 1980’erne«, siger direktør Lars Andersen, AE. Cheføkonom i Nordea,
Helge Pedersen, vurderer, at ungdomsarbejdsløsheden blandt de 15-29-årige vil ligge på samme høje niveau, når
2012 er gået.
De unge risikerer at blive sprunget over
»Arbejdsløsheden blandt unge er krisens absolut største problem. Og det risikerer at trække meget lange spor, hvis
de unge ikke får fodfæste på jobmarkedet«, siger Helge Pedersen. Arbejdsmarkedsforsker Flemming Ibsen er enig.
»Vi risikerer, som vi så i 1980'erne, at dele af ungdomsårgangene slet ikke rigtigt får fat på arbejdsmarkedet. Når
krisen er ovre, og der atter bliver ansat folk, så er der kommet nye årgange ud med friske eksaminer, så dem, der ikke
har fået job nu, bliver sprunget over«, siger professoren fra Aalborg Universitet.
Det er naturligt, at arbejdsløsheden rammer de unge først, når en økonomisk krise holder sit indtog, vurderer
Arbejderbevægelsens Erhvervsråd. »De unge har ikke meget på CV'et, og de konkurrerer om jobbene med folk i
30'erne, der stadig er unge, men har erfaring på arbejdsmarkedet«, siger Lars Andersen, der dog mener, at toppen
kunne være taget af ungdomsarbejdsløsheden:
»Beskæftigelsespolitikken er designet til gode tider med mange job, hvor det drejer sig om at genere de arbejdsløse,
så de finder arbejde og ikke havner i 'systemet'. Men det duer ikke i tider, hvor der mangler job at søge. Her skal der
en anden indsats til, hvor der bliver taget udgangspunkt i den enkeltes muligheder«.
Helge Pedersen fra Nordea håber, at »udviklingen« vil afhjælpe arbejdsløsheden blandt de unge. »Der er så småt
ved at komme gang i økonomien igen, og i de kommende år går ganske mange på pension, så der bliver plads til de
unge. Det behøver ikke gå som i 1980'erne«, siger han. Flemming Ibsen tror ikke på en »demografisk håndsrækning«
og peger på den netop gennemførte efterlønsreform. »Den betyder jo, at folk, der er født i 1950'erne, går senere på
pension. Der skal helt andre metoder til. Rotationsordninger, hvor ældre medarbejdere bliver sendt på efteruddannelse,
mens unge overtager deres job, vil være en naturlig løsning i krisetider«, siger arbejdsmarkedsforskeren.
Situationen er anderledes i dag
Da ungdomsarbejdsløsheden i begyndelsen af 1990'erne igen var høj, nedsatte regeringen dagpengeperioden til et
halvt år for at tvinge unge til at uddanne sig. »Dermed forsvandt ungdomsarbejdsløsheden næsten fuldstændigt«,
siger Verner Sand Kirk, der er direktør i Arbejdsløshedskassernes Samvirke.
De unge gik i uddannelse eller fandt et job, men i dag er situationen en anden, siger Verner Sand Kirk. »I dag skabes
der ikke job på arbejdsmarkedet, og problemet er ikke, at de unge ikke kommer ind på en uddannelse. Problemet er,
at alt for mange falder fra. Det er en kæmpe udfordring«, siger han.