Emma Firth

Freelance journalist covering Scandinavia, often for @thelocaldenmark. Former @bbcnews staff. @Jschofieldtrust fellow. Half Danish, Yorkshire husband, 3 girls.

[Emma Firth @danishgenes]

For more regular updates on all things Danish, follow me on Instagram: https://t.co/5V6JJqwUq0

[Emma Firth @danishgenes]

What started as a question about why the number of au pair residency permits have fallen in #Denmark, soon uncovered stories of abuse au pairs have been experiencing in the country. Thank you to @FOA_dk and the brave au pairs who spoke so openly to me. #aupairindenmark #aupair

[The Local Denmark @TheLocalDenmark]

Scrubbing floors, basements and sexual assault: The dark side of Denmark's au pair scheme https://t.co/K1XxIl4Jxq

[Emma Firth @danishgenes]

The girls’ allegiance is clear! 🇩🇰

[Emma Firth @danishgenes]

A treat to absorb some of @sheffdocfest over the last few days. Here’s director @MrTobyL answering questions after the premiere of his brilliant #Blur documentary To The End.

[Emma Firth @danishgenes]

@BBCJoeInwood @BBCNews Well done Joe on all your coverage - can only imagine how hard it’s been for all involved.

[Emma Firth @danishgenes]

Danish PM hit by man in Copenhagen street, her office says - BBC News https://t.co/InBmnHSMZ5

[Emma Firth @danishgenes]

So incredibly moving. A beautiful tribute by the @BBCBreakfast team, @ClaireRyanSport & @sallynugent. My grandma died from MND 22 years ago. Rob Burrow has done so much to help those affected by the disease. Watch on iplayer if you can.

[BBC Breakfast @BBCBreakfast]

'By the time that you watch this I will no longer be here'

A poignant final message from the Leeds Rhinos legend and MND campaigner recorded before his death for a special BBC documentary 'There's Only One Rob Burrow'

@BBCOne @BBCiPlayer

[The Local Denmark @TheLocalDenmark]

IN PICS: Copenhagen's stock exchange in flames https://t.co/98v2aQSmQf

[BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking]

Several injured in shooting at a school in the Finnish city of Vantaa, police say, and a suspect is in custody https://t.co/q8kLzT8X0c

[Emma Firth @danishgenes]

My piece for @CNNOpinion about #Denmark coming runner up to Finland for the sixth time in the World Happiness Report and why that won’t bother the Danes.

https://t.co/Cb1yOkiYdv

[Emma Firth @danishgenes]

"The Nordic system allows you to fail” - A senior analyst at The Happiness Research Institute told me why #Denmark and the Nordics rank so consistently high up in the UN World Happiness Report. #HappinessIndex

https://t.co/aPCAEc1CVK

[The Local Denmark @TheLocalDenmark]

Danish politics in shock after death of Conservative leader Poulsen https://t.co/JyciPSf7oN

[Emma Firth @danishgenes]

We watched the coverage from the U.K. and then went to our local Danish bakery and celebrated with kanelsnegle. Quite a thing that the girls have seen two coronations in the space of a year. Lots of questions and mixed up Kings and Queens!

[The Local Denmark @TheLocalDenmark]

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen proclaims Frederik X king of Denmark https://t.co/nWSIv4aX65

[The Local Denmark @TheLocalDenmark]

IN PICTURES: Huge crowds cheer in Copenhagen as Frederik X takes throne https://t.co/PUB7DT4K1e

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

NEW: Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has announced her (surprise) abdication. She’s been head of state since 1972. She’s the world’s only queen regnant.

She’ll be succeeded by her son, who will be Frederik X.

[Emma Firth @danishgenes]

Queen Margrethe II has just announced in her live New Year's speech that she is abdicating, leaving her son Crown Prince Frederik to be King. #dronningmargrethe

[Politiken @politiken]

Dronning Margrethe II har netop i sin nytårstale meddelt, at hun abdicerer og overlader tronen til kronprins Frederik. https://t.co/BNd4DpHwR5

[Emma Firth @danishgenes]

Denmark is experiencing long-term labour shortage in a number of sectors, a problem businesses have urged the government to address by encouraging more foreign labour.But as Sasan explained to me here, many foreigners feel pushed away by immigration rules.
https://t.co/HqXxv5xGic

[Emma Firth @danishgenes]

When we lived in #Denmark, my children used to start their day at nursery by sitting in a circle and singing. Group singing, ‘fællessang’ is a big part of Danish culture, as I explain here.

[The Local Denmark @TheLocalDenmark]

If you’ve been to a wedding, birthday or confirmation in Denmark, you’ll probably have experienced the Danes' enthusiasm for a group sing-along, called 'fællessang'. https://t.co/OGe7YTVtv4

[Emma Firth @danishgenes]

My latest article.

[The Local Denmark @TheLocalDenmark]

Quran burnings in both Sweden and Denmark have caused a diplomatic crisis between the two Scandinavian countries and the Middle East. Why have the demonstrations occurred and what will happen next? https://t.co/zkk4BvT96v

[Martin Patience @martinpatience]

“That good reporting, honest and true, is rooted in respect for others. That the best reporters have almost no ego. That they are never the story, but the means by which the voices of others can be heard.” https://t.co/KGNU1gsx4K

[Emma Firth @danishgenes]

So very sad. He inspired me, as a Durham alumnae and BBC journalist but most importantly, as someone with such integrity and kindness.

[BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking]

George Alagiah, one of BBC's most respected journalists, who presented the News at Six and was award-winning foreign correspondent, dies aged 67 https://t.co/GXW2BpV5sw