There is Something ROTTEN in the State of Denmark
A True Story of Systemic Failure in the World’s Happiest Country

Behind Denmark’s polished image of equality, trust, and transparency lies another reality—one of deep systemic dysfunction. ROTTEN is a gripping exposé told through twelve interwoven stories of ordinary citizens whose lives were shattered by the very institutions meant to protect them.

What happens when the state, built to protect, turns on its own citizens? ROTTEN is a searing indictment of a system cloaked in transparency, yet riddled with institutional abuse, silence, and denial. Through twelve harrowing chapters, Luise Noring exposes the hidden rot behind the polished facade of Denmark’s justice, tax, and social welfare institutions.

From wrongful convictions and lost legal records to the crushing weight of bureaucratic persecution, each story reveals how ordinary people, entrepreneurs, mothers, professionals, are destroyed by the very systems meant to uphold fairness and equality. 

Through vivid narrative and unsparing critique, Luise Noring exposes the chilling consequences of unchecked state power and societal denial. Told with searing honesty, ROTTEN is more than an indictment of one nation: it is a stark warning to all democracies. It challenges readers to reconsider what justice means, where freedom ends, and how close we stand to the edge between order and oppression.