Welcome to Ishøj

Ishøj: A Town Without Prejudices

The town of Ishøj has undergone a tremendous transformation in the course of the last four decades. Ishøj has grown from an agricultural society with no more than 3,000 inhabitants in 1965 into a dynamic, multicultural town with a flourishing community life of association activities, a world-class museum, a modern beach park, and an exciting urban renewal.

Surprised? Then perhaps you don´t know all that much about Ishøj. Perhaps your knowledge is coloured by your prejudices about Ishøj as a place of large, concrete council properties, dull surburban surroundings, and a difficult integration process.

Please put aside your prejudices

Ishøj has the largest number of green areas, fields, and wetlands in Copenhagen and environs. You will also find a wide selection of attractive and reasonably priced types of housing, whether near the beach, the train station, or in one of the three villages.

With its selection of cafés, restaurants, and takeaway shops, Ishøj By Center (Ishøj Shopping Centre) is more than able to satisfy the hunger of any starving shopper.

Ishøj is also ahead of other municipalities when it comes to many immigrant integration initiatives. In Ishøj we see the multicultural aspect of our town as a great resource, both as regards town festivals, the outdoor concerts in Byhaven, as well as everyday life in our kindergartens, schools, and workplaces.

Ishøj Kommune (municipality) has a flourishing community life when it comes to association activities, youth clubs and youth organizations, senior clubs, leisure activities and so on. Ishøj has a lot of sports clubs that use the excellent sports facilities in Ishøj daily - e.g. the brand-new Sports and Leisure Centre.

If your curiosity has been sparked by this brief introduction, the following pages will provide you with more information on various aspects of life in Ishøj; whether you are a tourist, a new arrival, or you simply want to know more about Ishøj.

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