Fastfood restaurants d larger hotels have a fairly high turnover of foreign staff, and private employment agencies can Kcasionally place unskilled foreign workers: two Copenhagen agencies are Manpower. Vesterbrogade 1A, and Royal Service Appoinmerits. Nerregade 28B. Once you ve got a S UseIt, the youth information centre in Copenhagen (see the Zea chapter), can help unravel the legal intricacies, but bear in mind that it's vital to get a personal registration number and social security certificate within five days. take ID and a statement from your employer to the nearest Folkeregisteret in Copenhagen at Dahlerupsgade 6 (open MonFri 9am2pm). For the rest of mainland Scandinavia the outlook is pretty blesk: the paperwork alone can be a fomiidable obstacle. Norway, Sweden and Finland all require that you have an offer of employment and a work permit before you amve in tiie country you can't apply once in the country, and if you enter before the permit is granted it will be refused. It can take anything up to three months to process your application, and it's as well to know, anyway, that jobs are very difficult to obtain unless you have a particular and needed skill, and a knowledge of the language. OTHER OPTIONS The best paid opportunity to live and work in Scandinavia for a short period is by working on a farm You live with a farming family, work incredibly hard and receive board and lodging and pocket money in return. Vacancies are usually for the spring and summer although some jobs stay open for a full year. You still need to sort out all the paperwork before you arrive, however. Serious vacancies (ie for young farmers and people with experience) are dealt with by the International Farm Experience Programme, YFC Centre, National Agricultural Centre, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2LG. For summer farm work (no experience neccessary), 18 to 30yearolds should contact the №плед1ап Youth Council {Landsradet for Norske Ungdomsorganisasjonei], Working Guest Programme, Rolf Hofmosgate 18, Oslo 6, Norway (apply by April 15). If you would like to do voluntary work in mainland Scandinavia, send an sae to International Voluntary Service, Ceresole House, 53 Regent Road, Leicester LEI 6YL. They organise international workcamps two to three weeks long, with food and accommodation provided. You must be at least 18 and pay your own travel expenses. In the USA, The Council on International Educational Exchange produces a booklet called Volunteer, which lists over 170 organisations that deal with short and longterm volunteer work overseas, including Scandinavia. A very different option is to write to an American organisation called Friends Overseas, at 6804 Dartmouth St, Forest Hill, NY 11375. They offer to help travellers with special interests get in touch with Scandinavians with similar interests.