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Nearly five years ago, Politiken visited 20-year-old Daria Boiko, who had just fled Ukraine. Today, she has an education, a job, a Danish boyfriend and a central role in cultural exchange between the two countries.

Daria and other Ukrainians have become Denmark’s largest foreign workforce

Daria Boiko’s path through Denmark mirrors a larger story of Ukrainian work, flight and roots Foto: Daria Sivirin/Ukraine House in Denmark
Daria Boiko’s path through Denmark mirrors a larger story of Ukrainian work, flight and roots Foto: Daria Sivirin/Ukraine House in Denmark

Volodymyr Zelensky has seized the media spotlight with his state visit, but he is, of course, not the only Ukrainian in Denmark. Far from it.

In fact, as a consequence of the Russian invasion, Ukrainians have in less than five years become the largest foreign workforce with permanent residence in Denmark.

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