Samfundssind: community spirit in Denmark
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English - April 07, 2022 08:00 - 3 minutes - 50.9 MB Video - ★★★★★ - 75 ratingsNews Society & Culture news politics business society culture design Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Housing co-operatives are numerous in Denmark, providing residents with affordable places to live, keeping community spirit strong and cultivating *samfundssind*: the Danish concept of putting society’s needs ahead of individual interests. Monocle visited the Jystrup Savværk co-housing community, an hour outside of Copenhagen and designed by Vandkunsten, to explore the meaning of the word. Discover more stories and ideas from the region with [*The Monocle Book of the Nordics*](https://monocle.com/shop/product/2066359/the-monocle-book-of-the-nordics/), which is available now from The Monocle Shop.