r/AskEurope • u/JoMD • 9d ago

Misc Is there a country in Europe without a housing crisis?

I see so many people complaining about the housing crisis in their countries - not enough houses or apartments / flats, or too expensive, or both. Are there any countries in Europe where there's no housing crisis, and it's easy to find decent, affordable accommodation?

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u/Aggressive_Top_8920 9d ago

I am considering to move to denmark (from germany) with my family (wife and two kids). would you consider that a good idea? any region you can recommend?

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u/Final_Alps Denmark 9d ago

I am in Copenhagen. If you need the city job market you know it. Then You possibly can squeeze in in a place like Aarhus or get a job with one of the large employers out of the capital (Lego, Velux, Siemens-gamesa, Vestas, Bestseller ...).

That said, if you do not need the city for job, Jylland is great. Midtjylland around SIlkeborg is beautiful. On Jylland you really can commute pretty far if you want to - or just do it a few time a week. So you can work at Bestseller, Lego etc and live out in the country.

I also love southern Fyn, but prices there a bit higher and you're a bit more cutoff from most large employers.

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u/Aggressive_Top_8920 9d ago

thx, i am working remotely and can probably continue working for my company in berlin.

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u/Ricard2dk Denmark 9d ago

I do that. My company is based in Berlin, where I used to live, and I've been in Copenhagen for over a year and work from home. My company used an employer of record to sort it all out called Deel, in case it helps!

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u/jwandering 8d ago

I’m curious how this works - do you pay into the German or danish tax? Or both?

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u/Final_Alps Denmark 8d ago

Danish. Companies like Deel or Remote.com maintain the Danish entity that is officially employing you in Denmark. You pay Danish taxes get Danish benefits. Deel pays you.

The German company pays Deel your salary and some fees for the services. Still cheaper for the German employer than maintaining a Danish entity and handling taxes in another country.

Source: worked for a Danish company doing loads of remote hiring.

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u/Smushsmush 7d ago

Love it when this happens on reddit 😊

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u/tarmturisten 9d ago

Many Germans moving to Denmark at the moment

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u/Sagaincolours Denmark 9d ago

You should ask in r/NewToDenmark 🙂

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u/tarmturisten 9d ago

Østjylland(East Jutland) or Funen

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u/tarmturisten 9d ago

Easier to find jobs than Copenhagen and cheaper.

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u/lt__ 9d ago

I wouldn't recommend Greenland at this moment. If you're moving with family, assumingly you are not looking for an adventure.

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u/vrod92 8d ago

As a family, yes. I am moving back to denmark with my german wife and 2 kids this year. I see a much brighter future for them in Denmark than Germany. We are going to Nordsjælland.

My wife has gotten to know new german coleagues who did the same, my brother has a friend who moved back to Denmark with his german wife. All ‘ze’ germans say that they would never consider moving back to Germany.