Nordea’s Ørestad headquarters relies on foreign labor. New employees need to understand they’re not unwelcome, even if Danish colleagues don’t invite them home.

Aleksandr doesn't understand why his colleagues flock to the cafeteria at 11 o'clock

Nordea’s Ørestad headquarters relies on foreign labor. New employees need to understand they’re not unwelcome, even if Danish colleagues don’t invite them home.

Aleksandr doesn't understand why his colleagues flock to the cafeteria at 11 o'clock

Indian Sumesh Lund and Russian Aleksandr Soluianov both live and work in Ørestad. »I feel welcome,« says Aleksandr Soluianov Foto: Martin Lehmann

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Sumesh Lund, despite his Nordic-sounding last name, is from India. He leads a data team in Risk Management at Nordea’s newly built headquarters in Ørestad, Amager, which opened in 2017. Aleksandr Soluianov from Russia is an IT engineer in the bank’s investment and trading department.

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