The social authorities will also intervene here in DK, but only if there are reports from the school that the learning of the child is affected.
There are no fines and the police is not involved (unless something criminal takes place of course).
So as long as the children are doing okay in school there are no problems, even though some schools and some teachers do indeed frown on children being taken out of school "only" to go on holiday.
- The problem is of course that many parents have problems getting their holidays at the same time as the children, someone has to man the forts, you know.
So long as it doesn't become a habit I'm fairly okay with that myself, at least in the lower grades.
Our son is now attending business school and there is no way in this world he will be allowed to take time off outside school holidays. The shedule is simply too tight for him to afford missing a whole week.