Denmark is often lauded as one of the 'Happiest Nation's on Earth', so when journalist Helen Russell found herself spending a year in rural Jutland, she decided to do all she could to uncover the secrets of the Danes' happiness. Now Seven years into her ‘year-long’ experiment, Helen finds herself still in Denmark. In a new chapter to this updated edition, she revisits familiar themes from hygge to Lego, but also shines a light on some more serious topics that hadn’t emerged in her first year of life in Denmark. She reflects on the political changes she has experienced in her time there, including a move towards the right and the government’s reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic. In her familiar, personal tone, Helen takes a step back, questioning her own role in the mythologising of Denmark and providing an updated, complete and more balanced portrayal of living danishly.