Your shortcut to a happy, easy life in Aalborg
New in Aalborg? - We want to make your life easier!
The Insider’s Guide to Aalborg has been brought into the world to make your life as a newcomer til Aalborg easier, whether you’ve moved here to work, to study, to marry or as accompanying spouse or children.
We help you find your new "feet" in Aalborg and hope to make you feel welcome and at home in your new city.
We are an add-on to the public and private initiatives already in place to help internationals in Aalborg, and we aim to:
- Help you integrate in the local community.
- Make your everyday life easier by providing guides, tips and life hacks to life in Aalborg.
- Help you form a social network.
- Give you access to the many culture and leisure offers that Aalborg provides.
- Help you understand Danish culture, habits, spoken and unspoken rules.
- Offer practical knowledge in a convenient and easily read way.
- Provide long-term help and information once the public welcome offers are over.
All for the price of just DKK 99 a month (and special student discounts!).
TIP: Want to settle in faster? Sign up for our quick guide and get a life guide every 3 days.
You will get info on topics such as:
- Where to find the cheapest groceries – or exquisite specialty items
- Dos and don’ts of renting a home in Denmark
- How the healthcare system works
- Where to find a cheap bike – and the rules of biking in Aalborg
- The unwritten social rules of a Danish workplace
- And much, much more!
How it works
- Sign up for a membership (monthly or annual payment).
- You will immediately start receiving our weekly life guides and guides on current events and get access to the online forum (closed Facebook group).
- You will receive a login to the Simplero portal where you can read the longer life guides.
- You will receive invitations to monthly Q&A sessions.
- You will receive invitations to quarterly network events.
Start membership now - Weekly guide
Start membership now - Quick guide
VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF INTERNATIONALS
VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF INTERNATIONALS
INSIDER'S GUIDE PROVIDES USEFUL, RELEVANT AND DOWN-TO-EARTH INFORMATION
INSIDER'S GUIDE PROVIDES USEFUL, RELEVANT AND DOWN-TO-EARTH INFORMATION
And most importantly: We make it convenient, accessible and at eye level.
In-depth life guides
Every Wednesday, you will get an in-depth guide on relevant topics regarding everyday life in Aalborg.
Weekly guide of current events
Every Sunday, you will get a guide regarding upcoming activities and relevant tips for the coming week.
Online forum
You will get access to an online forum of other internationals in Aalborg as well as Danes.
Monthly Q&A webinar
Once a month, we will invite you to an online Q&A webinar.
Quarterly network events
Every 3 months, we invite you to an event at a select location in Aalborg.
Pricing options
Pick the price option that best fits your needs:
Monthly payment
student
DKK 99
1 life guide every Wednesday
1 guide of current events ever Sunday
Access to online forum (Facebook)
Monthly online Q&A session
Annual payment
Student
DKK 990
1 life guide every Wednesday
1 guide of current events ever Sunday
Access to online forum (Facebook)
Monthly online Q&A session
Quick guide
Student
DKK 149
1 life guide every 3 days
1 guide of current events every Sunday
Access to online forum (Facebook)
Monthly online Q&A session
Student discount
Are you a student at AAU, UCN or another educational institution? - Make use of our student discount!
Monthly payment
Student
DKK 59
1 life guide every Wednesday
1 guide of current events ever Sunday
Access to online forum (Facebook)
Monthly online Q&A session
Annual payment
Student
DKK 590
1 life guide every Wednesday
1 guide of current events ever Sunday
Access to online forum (Facebook)
Monthly online Q&A session
Quick guide
Student
DKK 89
1 life guide every 3 days
1 guide of current events every Sunday
Access to online forum (Facebook)
Monthly online Q&A session
Company Packages
Help your international employees settle into their new life in Aalborg
- Contact us at anne@guidetoaalborg.dk to learn more about our Company Packages.
Been in Aalborg for a while?
- Sign up for the 'Good Aalborg Life' guide!
A membership of the Insider’s Guide to Aalborg is relevant to you, no matter how long you have been living in the city.
If you already know the basics of living in Aalborg, we recommend signing up for our 'The Good Aalborg Life' newsletter where you get information on things to do in and around Aalborg.
Topics include 'specialty stores in Aalborg', 'the best place for an autumn hike', 'how to adopt a pet', 'flea markets in Aalborg', 'the Aalborg nightlife' - and much more!
Who is behind Insider's Guide to Aalborg?
The ideator behind Insider's Guide to Aalborg is Anne Bloksgaard Nielsen, owner of ABNI Communications. She has worked as a freelance translator and writer in Aalborg since 2007, and her clients include a wide range of public and private companies - often with international employees. She is 'born and bred' in the Aalborg area and holds a deep love for the city - and a passion to share all the city has to offer with you.
Sharing her love for the city is her competent writer duo, Johanne Nørgaard and Muffy Morrigan.
Johanne is an Aalborg local and a writer with a broad cultural studies and communications background and a Master's degree in English and Danish languages.
Muffy is an accomplished American fiction and non-fiction writer, who functions as the glue between the English-speaking world and Denmark, bridging the cultural divide. She sees Denmark as her second home and has been in love with Aalborg for more than 15 years.
We look forward to welcoming you to your new city!
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
None of our content is AI-generated.
We pride ourselves on our personal connection to Aalborg and Danish culture and our goal is to communicate important insider information, in our own words.
We may in a few specific cases use AI as part of our research process (as we are not experts in, say, tax law and rental law), but everything has been written, edited and fact-checked by an actual person. We want to help you person to person!
A membership is your shortcut to a happy life in Aalborg!
The membership functions as a subscription and gives you in-depth and topical information, delivered straight to your inbox, every week.
If you've signed up for our regular/student membership, you'll receive a Life Guide every Wednesday and a Guide to Weekly Events every Sunday. If you've signed up for our Quick Guide, you'll receive a Life Guide every 3 days and a Guide to Weekly Events every Sunday.
You’ll also get access to our Insider’s Guide members’ community on Facebook, where you can connect with other new residents, as well as invites to monthly Q&A sessions with the Insider’s Guide team.
We hope you’ll love it, but a membership is no-strings-attached, so you’re free to cancel at any time!
Our Insider’s Guide team is Anne Bloksgaard Nielsen, Muffy Morrigan and Johanne Nørgaard. We’re passionate writers, cultural communicators and certified Aalborg-lovers!
Learn more about the team
Do you have any feedback, suggestions for topics or just general questions about Aalborg and Denmark?
Don’t hesitate to reach out to us at contact@guidetoaalborg.dk, where we’re always just a message away!
To be eligible for the student discount, you must currently be enrolled at a Danish educational institution.