Kirsten Futtrup has lived in Flensburg for over three decades and is deeply rooted in the Danish minority. In this interview, she explains how she became active in the Danish club, why community gives her support and why life in the minority means both security and strength for her.
Kirsten speaks cheerfully when she talks about her life in the Danish minority. She has lived in Flensburg for over 35 years, actively involved in the Danish club, the kayak group and events that have long been part of her everyday life. Her father co-founded the Fritidshjem in the 1950s - a place that became a second home for many families.
For Kirsten, life in the minority means closeness and security. For her, the community is crucial - people who know each other, are there for each other and support each other. This solidarity, she says, is not found everywhere.
The „Flensborghus“ is such a place for them to come together: theater evenings, concerts and festivals take place here - moments in which the Danish minority lives its togetherness.
Kirsten hopes that this vitality will be maintained. That associations and institutions continue to work together and that young people find their place. For her, minority life does not mean separation, but solidarity - characterized by openness, trust and mutual support.
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