Aug 4th 2017

Denmark is the smallest and southernmost Nordic country. Its location lies in the southwest of Sweden and south of Norway. This country belongs to Northern Europe and is part of the European Union. Although Denmark is a small country, it turns out that this red-and-white country has many interesting elements to it. Here are 4 facts about Denmark.

Denmark, the Happiest Country in the World
In March of 2016, the United Nations (UN) organization announced which country became the happiest country in the world. The results concluded that Denmark occupies the first position as the happiest country in the world. The assessment was conducted by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UNSDSW) in a survey entitled World Happiness Report.

The assessment is based around several factors such as high community life expectancy, social life, freedom of choice, gross domestic product per capita, low level of generosity and corruption rate. Denmark is ranked first among all of these factors, shifting the position of Switzerland. Denmark has always been ranked first in the top 10 World Happiness Report. In 2013 and 2014, Denmark was ranked first. Then in 2015, they were ranked in second place. In 2016, Denmark was ranked first again.

Denmark is the Most Comfortable City
Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark has many aspects that can make you feel comfortable living in it. Copenhagen is environmentally friendly, has natural beauty, many tourist attractions, lakes, fashion, culture, international food, as well as friendly people. Danes also like to ride bicycles wherever they go. This makes the city well-deserving of the nickname “green city” because of its beauty and eco-friendly environment.

Copenhagen also has a high security system. For instance, you do not have to worry about cycling safety because there are many special paths for cyclists. In terms of fashion, Copenhagen has many designer shops, small boutiques, indie designers, as well as department stores. The city is also now a top destination for culinary lovers, because Copenhagen has many restaurants that serve a variety of foods from other countries around the world!

Country with the World's Lowest Corruption Rate
One of the reasons that Denmark is the happiest country in the world is because Denmark occupies the first position as the country with the lowest corruption problems in the world for 2 consecutive years. This is due to the high freedom of the press and the openness of budget access information allowing people to know where the money comes from and when it is being used.

Danish Butter Cookies, traditional snacks that still exist
The butter cookies that we are familiar with actually comes from Denmark. That is why butter cookies are called Danish butter cookies. Based on its history, butter cookies are also called Brysslkex, Sables, and Danish Biscuits. Danish butter cookies are cookies made up of butter, flour, and sugar with no yeast. Danish butter cookies are often categorized as "pastries" because of their dry texture, partly due to the amount of butter and sugar used to make the dough.

In the process of making, although butter cookies are not given specific spices, the bakers often use vanilla, chocolate, coconut flavoring, or they will sprinkle sugar crystals on top of the cookies. The shapes also vary, such as ovals, squares, circles, rings, and shapes that resemble pretzels. By using a piping bag, a twisted shape can be made. In some European countries such as Denmark, the United Kingdom and some states in North America, butter cookies are often served during Christmas.

Danish butter cookies are widely adopted by many food brands. One of the brands that produces Danish butter cookies is Danisa Butter Cookies. Danisa Butter Cookies is a world-renowned butter cookies brand since the last few decades. Inspired by the Danish butter cookies that have always been served to European nobles. Danisa receives such a high demand of Danish butter cookies in the world. It is because it is made from the original butter cookies recipe that originated from Denmark.

In its own production process, Danisa always puts forward high quality ingredients such as its selection of the best butter and milk and the authenticity of the recipe used. Nowadays, Danisa butter cookies are popular in 60 different countries. Some of those countries include the United States, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Japan, China, Vietnam, Hong Kong Nigeria, and many others. More importantly, Danisa butter cookies is the brand that dominates the market in some countries, especially Asia.

Danisa butter cookies has a wide selection of butter cookies and filled cookies. The kinds of butter cookies consist of three variants namely Traditional Butter Cookies, Choco Cashew Butter Cookies, and Currant Butter Cookies. Meanwhile, Filled Cookies have two variants called Choco Filled Butter Cookies and Pineapple Filled Butter Cookies.