Den Danske Forening Heimdal April 2012 Medlemsblad Newsletter for the Danish Association ‘Heimdal’ – Established 1872 THE DANISH ASSOCIATION “HEIMDAL” INC 36 AUSTIN STREET NEWSTEAD QLD 4006 Contact details: 0437 612 913 www.danishclubbrisbane.org Contributions We would love to share your news and stories. You are welcome to send emails and other material to the editor for publication. The closing date for the May issue is 18 April 2012. We endeavour to publish all material submitted but reserve the right to edit or not publish your contribution. Any material published does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Danish Club or the Editor. Editor: Lone Schmidt Phone: 0437 612 913 Email: [email protected] Webmaster: Peter Wagner Hansen Phone: 0423 756394 Skype: pete.at.thebathouse Email: [email protected] From the Editor like the club is strong, with a growing number of enquiries for weddings and anniversaries as well as events held by other ethnic clubs. It provides us with a good income to help pay our bills. WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS IN FEBRUARY & MARCH Susie & Gunnar Jonsen, Åsljunga, Sweden Simone & Flemming Andersen, Wellington Point Michael Brown & Louise Smith, Lilyfield THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND SUPPORT HAPPY EASTER! Easter is just around the corner and gardens all over Denmark will soon be teeming with colourful crocus and daffodils. Spring is a beautiful time of the year for a visit to Denmark. VISIT Denmark will be promoting Denmark to the tourist industry in Brisbane at an event at the Club organised by the Consulate General in Sydney. It’s a good opportunity for the club to present the premises to a new group. We’re also looking forward to hosting the Brisbane Folk Music Project on Sunday, which will undoubtedly attract a wide audience. The demand for a small-sized venue 1 April – Peter Hansen, Ocean Shores 2 April – Christian Skou, Chapel Hill 2 April – Lise Kopittke, Scarborough 2 April - H. C. Andersen, Odense 4 April – Andy Brodersen, Collingwood 15 April – Vivian Lindup, Darra 16 April – Queen Margrethe, Amalienborg 30 April – Michael Schmidt, Daisy Hill 30 April – Amanda Miller, Samford What’s on at the Danish Club? Café Danmark 23 March 2012 from 6 pm Come visit the club and catch up with new and old friends. Try our tasty ‘smørrebrød’: the menu varies from time to time, but you’ll usually find ‘rullepølse’ (spicy rolled pork), smoked salmon, roast beef, pate, roast pork and ‘Esrom’ cheese on the menu. And hot dogs. The bar is stocked with Tuborg and Carlsberg beer varieties imported from Denmark just for us as well as your favourite Australian brews. If you like a glass of wine with your food, we have a good variety of whites, reds and sparkling on offer. It’s also an opportunity to buy delicious Danish pastries, rye bread and other specialty breads and organic biscuits direct from Britt’s Danish Delights. Tea offers smallgoods and quality meats from Flemming, the Danish butcher at Woolloongabba, as well as her own goodies including remoulade. It’s a good idea to order in advance and pick up at the café. Brisbane Folk Music Project 25 March 2012 from 1.30 See details inside the newsletter Påskefrokost Easter lunch 1 April 2012 12.30 for 1 pm start See more inside the newsletter Legestue / Play Group Every Friday 9.30-11.30 Kafé Svea 13 April 2012 from 6 pm The first Kafe Svea in February was a great success with delicious ’semlor’ pastries and ’smörgåstorta’. Go to www.facebook.com/kafesvea for more or check their website for updates at www.swedesdownunder.org.au. If you know any Swedes, make sure you let them know that Swedish Goodies has a stall there with Swedish specialities including blueberry soup, kantareller, Marabou chocolate and much much more. Café Danmark 27 April 2012 from 6 pm Do you need any beer, snaps or other Danish or Scandinavian classics for Easter? We can help you source it. Price list Beer Tuborg Classic 24x33cl (cans) Tuborg Gold 24x33cl (cans) Carlsberg Black Gold 24x33 cl (cans) $ 50 $ 60 $ 60 Snaps Jubilæum 100 cl Jubilæum 70 cl Taffel (Rød Aalborg) 100 cl Aalborg Porse 70 cl Aalborg Export 70 cl Brøndum 100 cl Brøndum 70 cl Lysholm Linie Akvavit 100 cl O P Anderson Akvavit 100 cl $ 70 $ 55 $ 70 $ 50 $ 50 $ 65 $ 50 $ 75 $ 65 Bitters Gammel Dansk 100 cl En Enkelt Bitter 100 cl Dr Nielsens Bitter 70 cl $ 65 $ 70 $ 50 How to order and pay: By email [email protected] By phone 0437 612 913 or 3359 2026 Payment by EFT to Heimdal’s account at Suncorp BSB 484-799 Account 02495 1468 Payment by cheque issued to Heimdal and mailed to treasurer: Lone Schmidt, 24 Ashley Road, Chermside West QLD 4032 ONLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE DANISH ASSOCIATION HEIMDAL INC Now we have also sourced herring, cod roe, Danish lumpfish caviar and other goodies for our members – buy them at the next cafe. Look out for ‘Poletter’, ‘Blue Jeans’, ‘Skolekridt’, ‘Familie Guf’, Evers Schweizerdrops, Evers Kongen af Danmark bolsjer and ‘saltpastiller’. PÅSKEFROKOST ‘EASTER SMORGASBORD’ Sunday 1 April 2012 12.30 for 1 pm start Photo: Soren Hoimark Easter is traditionally a good time to enjoy a Danish smorgasbord – why not invite your friends and family along to the Danish Club. It’s delicious with many favourites on the menu including pickled herring, smoked salmon, fish wedges with remoulade, roast pork with red cabbage, leverpostej, medisterpølse, roast beef, rullepølse and Esrom cheese. The bar is stocked with Tuborg and Carlsberg brewed in Denmark and a variety of snaps – how does a cold Red Aalborg or Jubilæum sound? Price: $30 for members and $35 for guests (children under 12 $15/$17.50). All tickets must be booked and pre-paid by Tuesday 27 March 2012. Email Lone Schmidt at [email protected] or ring on 07 3359 2026 to make your booking. Payment by EFT to Suncorp BSB 484-799 Account 02495 1468 Payment details: 1Apr12, your name and membership number Or send a cheque made out to Danish Association Heimdal to the treasurer: Lone Schmidt 24 Ashley Road Chermside West QLD 4032 Brisbane Folk History Project Sunday afternoon fundraiser concert 25th March 2012 from 1:30pm Held at the Danish Club 36 Austin Street Newstead QLD 4006 Cost $20 / $15 concession Like a mini-festival, there will be six wonderful bands over the course of a Sunday afternoon and evening. Feel free to come for the whole time or just for a band or two! Program 1:30 pm Introduction 2:00 pm Out of Abingdon 3:00 pm The Wayfarers 4:00 pm The Jar 5:00 pm Murphy’s Pigs 6:00 pm 3 Miles from Texas 7:00 pm Mystery Pacific 7:45 pm Closing Light meals, coffee/tea and pastries will be available. The bar is open and the Danes have promised to stock cider. Get all your Danish Baked Goodies from Britt’s Bakery at Café DANMARK 4th Friday of each month Authentic Danish Pastry & Organic Bread Products Kringler, Smørtærter, Kanelstænger, Birkes, Rundstykker, Fuldkornsrugbrød, Kransekagekonfekt, Småkager, Knækbrød og bagerens dårlige øje. For information, order forms and delivery details, go to our website: www.brittsdanishdelight.com.au Unit 5/10 Energy Crescent, Molendinar QLD 4214 Ph: 07 5571 6881 Fax: 07 5571 6947 Email: [email protected] Dannevirke in New Zealand If you‟re visiting New Zealand‟s North Island, it‟s not a bad idea to make a stop at Dannevirke (south of Napier). In 1872 the good ship „Høvding‟ arrived at Napier from Norway with a shipload of Norwegians, Danes and Swedes seeking a future in New Zealand. The area around Napier was covered in forest – pines mostly – and the Scandinavians knew very well how to fell timber. The first settlement was at Norsewood and when the next shipload arrived, some 20 families (predominantly Danes) decided to continue their journey south for another 3 days through the bush and established Dannevirke. Dannevirke is of course named after the system of fortifications built as ordered by Thyra Dannebod (Mrs. Gorm The Old) in around year 800 to keep out the Franks (it is now part of Germany). Back in New Zealand, Danes and Norwegians have been busy felling quite a few trees since the 1870s and establishing various farming enterprises. Today, Dannevirke is a much larger town than Norsewood with a busy main street featuring at least one great eatery with a delicious chicken/spinach/fetta pie with Greek salad on the menu. Dannevirke still has an active Scandinavian community and you can read more about this at http://www.dannevirke.net A Scandinavian festival is planned for May 2013. We also visited the Gallery of History, which contained the original shipping lists of the early vessel arrivals, so if you are looking for lost relatives around Napier, this is a good point to start looking – if they arrived in the 1870s that is . The town uses the above Viking logo, which we have kindly borrowed for this article. Fraser Coast Cultural Festival 2012 24 – 25 March in Maryborough If you’re heading to the Fraser Coast for the festival, be sure to catch KUPALEJA, Saga Vikings and the Folk Dancers, who have been invited to participate. Top 10 Live Music Venues in Brisbane. How good is that? Contact details for the Royal Danish Consulate in Brisbane Honorary Consul Lars Kirk Suite 525, Level 5 Toowong Tower 9 Sherwood Road HOLIDAY UNIT Miami, Gold Coast: 2 brm, 50 m to beach Fully renovated, ocean views. Pool/Spa/BBQ. Park/Playground. Quiet. Phone: 0402 398 515 [email protected] Toowong QLD 4066 07 3374 3062 [email protected] The Danish Church in Brisbane will have a ‘konfirmationsgudstjeneste’ on Sunday 25 March 2012. Please contact the church for more information or check their website. Danes Worldwide Steen Selmer is the local representative for Danes Worldwide – contact him via [email protected] Kafe Svea is a new initiative from the Swedish club to be held on the second Friday of each month at the Danish club. Swedish Goodies sell – Swedish goodies from their stall and there are home-baked pastries, hot dogs and smorgastorta (Swedish sandwich cake) available. Starts at 6 pm. The club house will become a polling booth for the coming State Election on 24 March and Council Election on 28 April. Any volunteers for the traditional sausage sizzle? In an article in the Courier Mail in February, the club rated as number 6 on a list of the Nordic film spotlight The cinematheque at GoMA continues to offer some of the most interesting film programs in Queensland for dedicated film buffs. From now until April 18, the cinema is presenting Midnight Sun, a free film program focusing on contemporary Nordic filmmakers. Some of the highlights include Melancholia by Lars von Trier, the Millennium trilogy films and late night screenings of Scandinavian horror. (source: Courier Mail) Headhunters – a film based on a novel by Norwegian Jo Nesbø opened in the middle of February and is currently showing at several cinemas in Brisbane. Det var en lørdag aften …. Saturday 10 March the club hosted an evening for 30 members and guests enjoying pickled herring followed by a traditional ’platte’ with a selection of 4 of our favourite toppings for smørrebrød. Then we had a couple of crackers and some cheese topped off with coffee, biscuits and chocolate, so I don’t think anybody left hungry. All expressed great delight with the event – not only was the food delicious but this was a great opportunity for some Danish hygge and to have a good chat with old and new friends in more quiet and intimate circumstances than Cafe Danmark. No doubt we will have another ‘det var en lørdag aften’ during the year. Maybe this time we’ll get around to playing cards! ooOoo From the February cafe, where Preben Kirkemann Nielsen, Frank Nissen Wiis and Keld Madsen caught up with the latest news. Preben and Eilan Nielsen have typed up the history of the Club written for its centenary in 1972 and it will soon be available on our website. [email protected] │ www.danskvintage.com.au │ 0411 297 236 Shop 37, Woolloongabba Antique Centre, 22 Wellington Rd, Woolloongabba Q 4102 (OPEN 9am–5pm EVERYDAY). Shop 38, Paddington Antique Centre, 167 Latrobe Tce, Paddington Q 4064 (OPEN 10am–5pm EVERYDAY) - DANISH mid-20th century foyer display feat. Boerge Mogensen, Gunni Omann, Holmegaard and more in March and shop space in the centre in April. Warehouse OPEN ANYTIME by appointment. Join us on www.facebook.com/danskvintage (account not needed for viewing). Next container from Denmark is due mid-April (see facebook album for coming stock). Guest exhibitor at the QADA Fair 24-27 May 2012, RNA Showgrounds, Bowen Hills. At its March meeting, the committee discussed: Correspondence - Letter from Ted Davis seeking support from Heimdal to encourage Denmark to join the Commonwealth - Invite for ECCQ breakfast meeting - Invite from MultiLink Community Services - 100 years of Heimdal from Preben and Eilan – will be put up on website Events February was a busy month with the 70th Birthday Bash, first Kafe Svea, Fastelavn, Folkrag Old & New and Cafe Danmark as well as four private function events. Strong demand for the hall for birthday parties and weddings. New equipment and maintenance Still experiencing unexplained problems with lighting! Once the new lamps arrive, Soren will organise for an electrician to check all lights when the new lamps are installed. Soren is getting quotes for an awning for the court yard and for removal and replacement of the asbestos roof. Money Accounts for the eight months to February are still showing a small surplus. The grant from the Department of Communities for $2,500 for the Scandinavian Festival in September 2012 has already been credited to our account. Membership 3 new members came on board in the last period. Reaching the 200 member mark is still proving elusive, with about 20 members who haven’t renewed their membership for 2011-2012 yet in spite of several reminders. At this stage we have to assume that they do not wish to continue their membership. Scandinavian Festival September 2012 In view of the funding granted ($2,500 – we applied for $15,000), Soren has revised the budget for the event. Club’s contribution at this stage is approx $5,500, but we expect that sales will match this amount. Traffic controllers at cost of $3,000 are required for road closure. Events calendar Committee discussed the events calendar for the year up to 30 June 2012. The Danish Association Heimdal Inc. Est 1872 36 Austin Street, Newstead QLD 4006 Phone 0437 612 913 www.danishclubbrisbane.org Celebrating and fostering the Danish language, culture and traditions MEMBERSHIP FORM 1 July 2011 - 30 June 2012 Membership Number: Name Partner‟s Name Address Suburb & State E-mail Occupation Date of Birth Date of Birth / / / / / / / / / / Phone (Home) Phone (Work) Postcode Phone (Mobile) Date of Birth Date of Birth Date of Birth Children: (Under 18 years of age) Please send the newsletter via e-mail ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES Ordinary*) Member/Family $60.00 Associate Member/Family $60.00 Ordinary*) Member/Single Associate Member/Single $40.00 Cheque or money order enclosed Signature $40.00 Paid by EFT $ Date / / *) Ordinary member: Danish born/descendant of a person whose father, mother, grandfather or grandmother was born in Denmark or was a Danish citizen at the time of that person's birth The membership fee may be paid by EFT to Heimdal‟s account with Suncorp BSB No: 484-799 Account No: 02495 1468 using your membership number and name as reference. Please send the form to Birte Schmidt if there are any changes in your details. If paying by cheque, please make it payable to “The Danish Association Heimdal” and post it to the Membership officer: Birte Schmidt 35/192 Hargreaves Road MANLY WEST QLD 4179 Phone 07 3348 4979 Email [email protected] Study & Stay in Australia? Your door to the best in Australian Education & Training…. We are Danes, with a strong background in both Danish and Australian education & training. Though we work with people from any country, we run some especially exciting programs between Denmark and Australia, including:  Guiding would-be migrants to courses for recognition in 60-Point occupations  Assisting students enter the very best course, school/college/university for their needs  Study Tours – customised to meet the particular needs of the Danish schools/colleges/universities  Semester Study Abroad – individuals or classes come to undertake one semester of study, and get credit back into their secondary school/undergraduate programs in Denmark  Placing students into workplaces in Australia for Occupational Training, which is part of their studies in Denmark  Consulting services for Danish institutions wishing to establish links with Australian partners. We’d be delighted to assist you in any of these areas. Please do not hesitate to contact us: Riborg Andersen [email protected] Phone 07 3852 5511 Per Neergaard 1. Maj 1927 – 7. marts 2012 Per, som har støttet klubben igennem mange år, både med gode råd og aktiv deltagelse, døde pludseligt efter kort tids sygdom. En mindehøjtidelighed blev afholdt den 14. marts i Nambour. Vore tanker går til Pia og Pers familie både i Danmark og her i Australien. Tak fra familien Neergaard til klubben og medlemmerne for deres deltagelse i mindehøjtideligheden. www.Lytenbog.dk blev startet i 2008 af Jacob Overgård Hansen og Thomas Smith, som så et behov for en moderne måde at lytte til bøger på. De fleste af os kendte på det tidspunkt sikkert kun lydbøger fra bibliotekernes begrænsede udvalg af bøger indtalt på kassettebånd eller CDér til svagtseende. Men udviklingen i køb af musik på nettet gav inspiration til at etablere en tjeneste, hvor man helt ukompliceret kunne købe og downloade indtalte bøger i det universelle MP3 format, så man er helt sikker på, at det virker på sin afspiller. Man kan endda prøve at lytte og downloade en del af en lydbog, inden man køber. Siden starten af www.LytEnBog.dk i 2008 er markedet for download af lydbøger steget kraftigt, og flere og flere har fået øjnene op for den nye måde at ”læse” bøger på. LYT TIL EN BOG I BILEN, TOGET, I FLYVEREN – ELLER I BADEKARRET Et par gode børnelydbøger kan hurtigt skabe ro, når man er på længere ture. Og man kan selv lytte til en god bog, når der skal køres langt i bilen, toget eller i flyveren eller når man bare gerne vil have hænderne fri til at gøre noget samtidigt. Alle bøger er indtalt af professionelle skuespillere og oplæsere. På hjemmesiden kan man lytte til et klip af bogen inden man køber, så man kan få et indtryk af oplæseren. MERE END 1300 DANSKE TITLER Den ene af grundlæggerne af www.Lytenbog.dk Thomas Smith siger ” Vi er ikke et kæmpe selskab med store investorer i ryggen, men tværtimod en gruppe lydbogsentusiaster, som ikke følte, at lydbøger fyldte nok i danskernes bevidsthed. Derfor gik vi sammen om at skabe vores egen løsning. En løsning vi selv ville bruge. Vi har prøvet at skabe et brugervenligt, overskueligt og imødekommende site, som også ikke særligt it-kyndige vil føle sig trygge ved. Samtidigt har vi det største og bedste udvalg af lydbøger til download på det danske marked, med mere end 1300 danske titler. Vi har en tæt dialog med vores brugere, som dels kommer med forslag til forbedringer på vores site, men også forslag til nye bøger. Hvis brugerne har brug for hjælp bestræber vi os på at svare på mailspørgsmål inden for få timer” slutter Thomas Smith. Når man køber en bog hos www.LytEnBog.dk har man den til evig tid, og alle medlemmer af husstanden kan kopiere den til en CD eller MP3 afspiller, telefon m.m. til eget brug. Reglerne er de samme som for musikfiler iflg. ophavsretsloven. BØGER FRA DE FØRENDE DANSKE FORLAG www.Lytenbog.dk har aftaler med de fleste danske forlag bl.a. Gyldendal, People Press, Lindhardt & Ringhof og mange flere - nye kommer til hele tiden. ”Lige nu koncentrere vi os om danske lydbøger, men vi regner med, at vi senere også vil kunne tilbyde bøger på andre sprog” siger den anden af de to grundlæggere Jacob Overgård Hansen. Nye udgivelser kan som regel købes hos www.LytEnBog.dk samtidigt med introduktionen hos boghandleren. BRUG EN LYDBOG SOM GAVE Hvis man vil bruge en lydbog som gave, kan man købe et gavekort, som man evt. kan printe ud med forskellige skabeloner fx ”Tillykke med fødselsdagen” og skrive en personlig hilsen på det, inden man enten printer det ud eller sender det som mail. KØB EN DANSK BOG UANSET HVOR I VERDENEN DU ER Forbruget af lydbøger i Danmark er siden starten i 2008 steget til over det dobbelte, det er altså et område med kæmpe vækst og endnu større potentiale. Generelt forventes digitaliseringen at betyde, at flere for adgang til bøger og lydbøger – de kan købes og ”læses” uanset hvor i verdenen man er. IKKE ENTEN ELLER – MEN BÅDE OG Fremtidens forbruger vil høre et kapitel som lydbog på vejen ud eller hjem, men måske foretrække den trykte bog i sengen om aftenen – mens man måske vil læse faglitteratur på sin IPAD, hvor man hurtigt kan tjekke links og se billeder og videoer. Dansk legegruppe for medlemmer af Heimdal Fredag 9.30-11.30 i Heimdals lokaler, 36 Austin St, Newstead QLD 4006 Vi er en gruppe forældre, der taler dansk med vores børn – vi ved, at de lærer dansk fra os, men hvad de lærer gennem leg med andre danske børn er en anden ting, hvilket er grunden til, at vi startede den danske legestue. Gruppen er for børn i alderen 0 til skolealderen og det koster $2 pr familie pr gang (pengene går til udgifter i forbindelse med afholdelse af gruppen). Hvis du er på Facebook, kan du også finde os under gruppen: Heimdal Brisbane Families w/kids Hvis du er interesseret eller mangler oplysninger, så kontakt: Tea Tlf: 3379 1667 / 0419 659 837 E-mail: [email protected] Tina Tlf: 3191 0411 / 0403 838 663 E-mail: [email protected] Iben Mob. 0434 933 953 E-mail: [email protected] ooOoo Special offer for Scanpan Puff Dumpling Pan Æbleskivepande Did you miss out on getting a Scanpan Puff Dumpling Pan before Christmas? Don’t worry, the club bought some more from Scanpan – the pans are still available at $79. For only $79 you get a solid pan – made in Denmark – with a recipe book for not only for Danish æbleskiver but also exciting recipes for traditional dishes from Thailand, Holland, India, France, China, Norway and Japan suitable for the æbleskive pan. You can also order via email to [email protected] and transfer funds to the club account as usual and your pan will be ready for pick up at the next Cafe. Please note that if we make ample use of this fantastic offer, we will be able to negotiate other special deals for the great Scanpan products, so please support the initiative and make the most of this opportunity Anemonequiz Om foråret myldrer anemonerne frem i skovbunden. De springer ud før løvtræerne og kan derved udnytte sollyset bedre, end hvis der var blade på træerne. Antallet af anemoner i Danmark synes nærmest astronomisk. Man får det indtryk, at der er lige så mange anemoner i Danmark, som der er stjerner i en galakse. Antallet af stjerner i vor galakse (Mælkevejen) er rundt regnet 100 milliarder. Hvis vi nu antager, at max. 0,1 % af Danmarks areal (på et tidspunkt i løbet af foråret) er dækket af anemoner og at antallet af anemoner er 500 stk. pr. kvadratmeter: Hvor mange anemoner (i pæne runde tal) er der så på dette tidspunkt i Danmark? Danmarks areal sættes til 43.000 km2. A: 11 milliarder C: 121 milliarder B: 21 milliarder D: 221 milliarder En Kongelig Affære (A Royal Affair) Filmen får premiere i Danmark 29. marts 2012. 'En kongelig affære' er et romantisk periodedrama om en dramatisk del af Danmarkshistorien. Den foregår i København i slutningen af 1760erne. Den danske Kong Christian VII (Mikkel Boe Føls) bliver gift med engelske Caroline Mathilde (Alicia Vikander), men ægteskabet er mere facade end passion. Kongen er mere interesseret i druk og damer, og hans mentale helbred er stærkt svingende. Derfor hyres den tyske Dr. Johann Struensee (Mads Mikkelsen) som kongens livlæge. De to oparbejder et stærkt venskab, og mens Struensees politiske magt vokser, begynder han at nære stærke følelser for dronningen. 'En kongelig affære' har Mads Mikkelsen i rollen som livlægen Struensee. Han flankeres af to unge talenter, svenske Alicia Vikander, der blev udnævnt til Shooting Star i Berlin i 2011, og danske Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, der modtog prisen for Bedste hovedrolle for 'En kongelig affære'. Den historiske begivenhed er tidligere portrætteret i den populære roman, 'Livlægens besøg', af Per Olov Enquist. Filmen vandt to Sølvbjørne i Berlin ved dette års filmfestival for Bedste originale manuskript og Bedste mandlige hovedrolle (Mikkel Boe Følsgaard). Arbejdsløsheden blandt unge er kravlet op på 12 procent I både 2010 og 2011 har 50.000 unge været ledige, og arbejdsløsheden i ungdomsårgangene ligger nu på et niveau, som Danmark kendte i 1980'erne, og mere end dobbelt så højt, som da krisen begyndte i 2008. Vi skal tilbage til 1993 for at finde en ungdomsarbejdsløshed, som er højere end nu. »Vi er slået mindst 15 år tilbage. Arbejdsløsheden er tilbage og har bidt sig fast på niveauet fra 1980’erne«, siger direktør Lars Andersen, AE. Cheføkonom i Nordea, Helge Pedersen, vurderer, at ungdomsarbejdsløsheden blandt de 15-29-årige vil ligge på samme høje niveau, når 2012 er gået. De unge risikerer at blive sprunget over »Arbejdsløsheden blandt unge er krisens absolut største problem. Og det risikerer at trække meget lange spor, hvis de unge ikke får fodfæste på jobmarkedet«, siger Helge Pedersen. Arbejdsmarkedsforsker Flemming Ibsen er enig. »Vi risikerer, som vi så i 1980'erne, at dele af ungdomsårgangene slet ikke rigtigt får fat på arbejdsmarkedet. Når krisen er ovre, og der atter bliver ansat folk, så er der kommet nye årgange ud med friske eksaminer, så dem, der ikke har fået job nu, bliver sprunget over«, siger professoren fra Aalborg Universitet. Det er naturligt, at arbejdsløsheden rammer de unge først, når en økonomisk krise holder sit indtog, vurderer Arbejderbevægelsens Erhvervsråd. »De unge har ikke meget på CV'et, og de konkurrerer om jobbene med folk i 30'erne, der stadig er unge, men har erfaring på arbejdsmarkedet«, siger Lars Andersen, der dog mener, at toppen kunne være taget af ungdomsarbejdsløsheden: »Beskæftigelsespolitikken er designet til gode tider med mange job, hvor det drejer sig om at genere de arbejdsløse, så de finder arbejde og ikke havner i 'systemet'. Men det duer ikke i tider, hvor der mangler job at søge. Her skal der en anden indsats til, hvor der bliver taget udgangspunkt i den enkeltes muligheder«. Helge Pedersen fra Nordea håber, at »udviklingen« vil afhjælpe arbejdsløsheden blandt de unge. »Der er så småt ved at komme gang i økonomien igen, og i de kommende år går ganske mange på pension, så der bliver plads til de unge. Det behøver ikke gå som i 1980'erne«, siger han. Flemming Ibsen tror ikke på en »demografisk håndsrækning« og peger på den netop gennemførte efterlønsreform. »Den betyder jo, at folk, der er født i 1950'erne, går senere på pension. Der skal helt andre metoder til. Rotationsordninger, hvor ældre medarbejdere bliver sendt på efteruddannelse, mens unge overtager deres job, vil være en naturlig løsning i krisetider«, siger arbejdsmarkedsforskeren. Situationen er anderledes i dag Da ungdomsarbejdsløsheden i begyndelsen af 1990'erne igen var høj, nedsatte regeringen dagpengeperioden til et halvt år for at tvinge unge til at uddanne sig. »Dermed forsvandt ungdomsarbejdsløsheden næsten fuldstændigt«, siger Verner Sand Kirk, der er direktør i Arbejdsløshedskassernes Samvirke. De unge gik i uddannelse eller fandt et job, men i dag er situationen en anden, siger Verner Sand Kirk. »I dag skabes der ikke job på arbejdsmarkedet, og problemet er ikke, at de unge ikke kommer ind på en uddannelse. Problemet er, at alt for mange falder fra. Det er en kæmpe udfordring«, siger han.