MALCOLM BRABANT:

It's just after 2:00 in the afternoon and some of Copenhagen's bicycling commuters are already heading home. The average Dane only works a 35-hour week, and enjoys five weeks annual paid leave, on top of public holidays, not to mention generous maternity and paternity leave.

According to yet another survey, it has the best work-life balance in the developed world, which is a source of pride for union leader Nana Hojlund.

NANA HOJLUND, VP, Danish Confederation of Trade Unions: Work-life balance means a lot to the Danish people when it comes to happiness, because it's a way that you can both have a really good job, and you can spend hours on your job, and you can also have a family.