The Scandinavian Wellfare Model
The principle behind the Danish welfare society, often known as “the Scandinavian welfare model”, is that all citizens have access to social benefits regardless of their social background.
Financial security
Citizens enjoy extensive financial security. They are supported in times of sickness, unemployment and old age. Supplementary services include help with rent payment and with expenses on children. Furthermore, citizens are offered extensive advanced services such as day-care centres, healthcare and home care.
Contrary to most other EU member states, social benefits in Denmark only depend on employer 
contributions and direct contributions to a very limited degree, and people’s right to benefits depends only to a limited extent on their former activity on the labour market.
Economic growth
Another notable characteristic of the Scandinavian welfare model is its combination of high economic growth with a relatively equal distribution of income.
Sidst opdateret den 1. september 2010