Have you ever noticed that almost all Dutch people refuse to go into debt and are terrified of credit cards? And missing a Tikkie payment is just unheard of. 🤔
In many countries — such as the US, Canada, and the UK — credit card or student debt is extremely normal and you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who hasn’t borrowed money or paid with credit. 💳
Dutch people are not built like that: they will avoid debt like they avoid ketchup on their fries. 👀
What is it?
If you’ve ever been to the Netherlands, or are currently living here, you’ll notice that credit cards have only recently started to be accepted in more places.
Often, the most popular way to pay for stuff is by getting a Dutch debit card.
So what’s the story here? Why don’t the Dutch do debt?
Why do they do it?
The Dutch word for debt is schuld, which literally translates to “guilt.” For the Dutch, being in debt is apparently equivalent to doing something bad or wrong.
Dutchies also have Calvinistic roots which have instilled an idea of moderation and frugality within the culture.
Buying stuff with money you don’t have just isn’t gezellig. 🤷🏼♂️
Should you join in?
Ja, natuurlijk! (Yes, of course!) — getting yourself into debt is not wise and simply not the Dutch way.
If you want to doe normaal, it’s best to just stick with the debit card while in the Netherlands and use credit cards just when travelling abroad (like most Dutchies do). 💰✈
What do you think of this Dutch quirk? Have you experienced it? Tell us in the comments below!
‘Pay with iDEAL’. You sit, staring at your computer screen. Your virtual shopping cart is stacked with goodies ready to be delivered to your door, with one problem: where is the trusty credit card field? What is iDEAL?
It’s a question that has plagued many internationals in the Netherlands. It’s bad enough that many brick-and-mortar stores don’t accept their foreign bank cards, but now the pinnacle of credit card transactions, the internet, is refusing those shiny plastic cards too?
First, a clarification: before the Dutch jump down our throats, we don’t mean specifically ‘credit cards’.
While it’s still up-and-coming in the Netherlands, many overseas countries in the UK, Australia, and the US have debit cards that can be utilised as credit cards, almost specifically so you can shop online without having an actual line of credit.
You may see iDEAL pop up all over the place, sometimes as one option among many, other times as the only option. But what is it, how do you get it, and how do you use it?
Let’s jump right into everything you need to know about iDEAL.
🤨 What is iDEAL?
iDEAL is an online payment system that circumvents the need for the Dutch to have credit cards.
Instead of inputting your card information, paying with iDEAL takes you directly to your personal online banking website where you transfer the money directly to the business owner.
Think of it as a super-fast way to transfer money without needing to gather all the necessary information.
The iDEAL platform already knows who you want to transfer money to, so as soon as you are logged in it presents you with a confirmation screen — no need to input transaction details.
Then, simply press confirm, and voila! Your fashionable minion attire is on the way to your door and you couldn’t be happier.
In 2023, a staggering 73 per cent of all Dutch online consumer spending was processed through iDEAL.
But iDEAL isn’t just for goods: you can pay your telephone bill, utilities, car registration, subscriptions, fines… almost anything you would like with the service.
🤷♀️ Why don’t the Dutch just use credit cards?
Let’s start by taking a look at the Dutch word for debt: schuld. Schuld is a word that has a second meaning: guilt. That’s right. Because the Dutch still hold some characteristics from their time as a primarily Calvinist society they believe in only taking what they need.
Credit cards are not that common in the Netherlands. Image: Depositphotos
If you need to go into debt for it, you probably don’t need it (with the exception of homes, of course). Lines of credit have just never been a big thing in the Netherlands, so credit cards also never found much of a place.
Enter iDEAL. In 2005, ten years after the launch of Amazon and eBay, and just a year after some college kid started up a weird website tracking his fellow students, iDEAL entered the Dutch scene.
It’s been fulfilling the dreams of people who hate dealing with customer service representatives ever since!
🙋♂️ How do I sign up for iDEAL?
First, you gotta get with a bank that offers the service. Currently, 14 Dutch banks have iDEAL functionality, so hop on board with one of these ones.
💸 What should I expect when making an iDEAL transaction?
Spending money is scary enough without having to add in a whole other payment system! Luckily, the steps for iDEAL are easy, just a little different to what you’re used to.
So how do you use iDeal in the Netherlands? Image: Freepik
1. Select iDEAL
Look for the iDEAL method as a payment option — you’ll recognise the logo!
2. Select your bank
You’ll be presented with a list of banks that participate in iDEAL, just choose yours! The webpage will redirect you to your bank’s login screen (or if you’re on mobile, to the app if you have it installed).
3. Confirm the transaction information
The next thing you’ll see is a confirmation screen. It should have the name of the merchant listed, along with the transaction amount. Select the account you would like the money to be taken from.
4. Complete the security process
Before you get to this step, you’ve already passed the first stage of authentication: it may have been your password, a pin code on your app, or even face recognition on your phone.
Now, confirm the transaction by completing the second stage of authentication. What this is will depend on your bank, but it could be your password or pin again, a text message code, or something else.
5. Finalise the transaction
The bank authorises the transaction in real-time and deducts the money directly from your bank account.
6. Merchant receives funds
The merchant will get immediate confirmation that the funds are flying through cyberspace toward their own bank account. This is enough to finalise the transaction.
7. Redirect back to the merchant page
You’ll be redirected back to the merchant page with a confirmation that the payment has been successful and your transaction is complete.
8. [OPTIONAL] Wait impatiently for goodies to arrive at your door
Immediately enter the tracking numbers on the shipping website. Why hasn’t it shipped yet? You completed the order two whole minutes ago!
Just like a credit card — but with a few extra steps. Image: DutchReview/Supplied.
Your iDEAL questions answered
👀 Is iDEAL secure?
The main security advantage of iDEAL is that you’re not sending your credit card or banking information to random websites. Because it opens through the iDEAL platform, businesses only know if you’ve paid or not: they don’t receive any of your sensitive information.
As far as we know, just one — but it’s something to definitely keep in mind. When using iDEAL, you don’t have the right to initiate a chargeback if something goes wrong with the transaction.
🤔 What is a chargeback, and should it be a dealbreaker?
A chargeback is when a transaction is forcibly reversed by your bank. For example, say you purchased an item online with your credit card. The seller sends you the item, but it’s counterfeit, broken, or never arrives.
The merchant refuses to refund you, so you call your bank and initiate a chargeback.
If the bank deems that you, as the consumer, were wronged, they will forcibly take the money from the merchant’s bank account and return it to your own.
It’s a way of getting a refund via the bank, instead of directly via the merchant, and acts as a way of keeping merchants honest and protecting the consumer.
However, when paying with iDEAL you no longer have this option. You don’t have a way to initiate a chargeback through iDEAL, so if something goes wrong you could be the one paying for it.
But let’s be honest: most of us haven’t ever had to initiate a chargeback on our credit cards before. As long as you’re purchasing from trusted websites or businesses, there isn’t too much need for concern.
🧐 What the hell is a Tikkie and what’s it got to do with iDeal?
One place where you often see the iDeal logo is when sending a Tikkie. Image: DutchReview/Canva
Whew, that’s a whole other bag of worms! Tikkie is an app, and a way of requesting or sending money online. It’s mostly used by friends splitting the costs of bills, but also by businesses.
After a horrific crime that took place in December 2023 in Helmond, five teenagers have been convicted and received their sentences.
Four of the convicts were charged with gang-raping a homeless woman, while a fifth convict was charged with sexual assault.
A violent crime
In December 2023, the victim, a 31-year-old homeless woman, was sitting on a bench in the Burgemeester Geukerspark in Helmond when a group of teenage boys approached her.
They gathered around her, grabbed her under the arms and dragged her to a field where she was beaten and raped several times, NOS reports.
After committing the disgusting crime, the boys stole her phone and left her in the field, where the police found her badly beaten.
Trial behind closed doors
The boys, who are now 17 and 18 and come from the municipalities of Tilburg and Waalwijk, among others, were minors at the time of the crime. As a result, their trial took place behind closed doors.
The prosecution demanded two years of juvenile detention against four of the five, with a few months being conditional.
However, while the court recognised the crime as eliciting “feelings of horror and indignation … and in particular feelings of insecurity among women”, the court also acknowledged that the convicts were “unaccompanied foreign minors” in the Netherlands.
According to the court, “a lack of supervision and guidance” could have contributed to them committing the crime.
Juvenile detention and compensation
Four of the teenagers were found guilty of gang-raping the woman but received a lighter sentence than the prosecution suggested.
Three suspects were convicted to 15 months of juvenile detention, and a fourth to 12 months in juvenile detention.
Three months of those sentences are conditional, and all four suspects must pay compensation of €15,000 to the victim.
The fifth suspect was found guilty of sexual assault and was sentenced to four months of juvenile detention.
The search for Marjolein van der Heijden, the 38-year-old woman who went missing in Rotterdam, ended tragically yesterday, January 13th, when her body was found in the water at the Kralingse Plas in Rotterdam.
Marjolein was last seen in Rotterdam on Thursday, January 9th. Her body was discovered after her belongings were found in the surrounding park.
Community support
The Rotterdam community widely shared pictures and information to assist in locating Marjolein.
The overwhelming response comforted the family, who expressed gratitude for the care and concern shown by so many, writes RTL Nieuws.
One last request
However, following the discovery of her body, the family has kindly requested that all photos of Marjolein be removed to “reduce the online visibility of Marjolein’s disappearance.”
The circumstances of her death remain unclear as the investigation continues.
Her family have reiterated their need for space and privacy while processing their loss.
Put those berries down! If you’ve recently bought a bag of frozen blueberries from Albert Heijn, you might want to double-check their expiration date before you eat them.
The Dutch supermarket chain is recalling thousands of bags of these berries due to potential contamination.
Risk of Hepatitis A
In an apologetic announcement, Albert Heijn has warned customers that several batches of the product “AH zakje met blauwe bessen” (AH bag of blueberries) are being recalled due to a risk of Hepatitis A contamination.
The causes of the contamination are still unclear.
Which bags are being recalled?
Specifically, the warning applies to 1-kilo bags of frozen blueberries expiring on or before 14-4-2026.
Customers in possession of these bags are being asked to return them to the store, where they will be refunded.
Those who bought the product online can fill in a form, and anyone with questions can contact Albert Heijn’s customer service.
What happens if I eat contaminated berries?
If you eat the contaminated berries, you might develop Hepatitis A, a disease that leads to liver inflammation.
One way to identify the infection is by checking to see if your skin and sclera (the white part of the eye) are turning yellow. While it is harmless in children, in adults it can cause severe fatigue lasting for up to six months.
So, you’ve just moved into your new place in the Netherlands. Great! But here’s the thing: it’s unfurnished, semi-furnished, or just ugly. A complete nightmare.
Well, we’re here to help you with our best tips and tricks on furnishing your house in the Netherlands, beautifully.
You have a lovely space, you pay your utilities and bills, so of course, you want the place to look nice! Let’s talk about how you can do that. 🛋️
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Kringloop winkels (second-hand shops): cheap and sustainable
Ooooh, the almighty kringloopwinkels. These Dutch second-hand stores can save you hundreds (thousands, even) of euros on all sorts of items — but especially furniture.
While there may be some items you’d rather not pick up here, second-hand shops are a great place to find unique pieces for a fraction of their original price. 🤩
The trusted Kringloop winkels. Image: Baykedevries/Wikimedia Commons/CC4.0
If you have time to look around, you can get some truly fantastic items, and who knows: maybe you’ll even find that perfect eye-catcher your apartment is still missing! 👀
In short: go to a kringloop if you haven’t already! Most areas will have at least one, so a simple Google search can help you find the nearest one.
It’s definitely one of the best places to go if you’re furnishing your house in the Netherlands. 🏠
IKEA: the Swedish giant
We love IKEA! Then again, who doesn’t? The Swedish furniture giant has 13 stores all over the Netherlands, and it’s worth the visit if you have five hours to spare or a free weekend. 😉
IKEA is a very cheap alternative to other furniture places. They’ve got all you need for your home — from matching furniture sets to kitchen supplies, rugs, and houseplants.
If you don’t mind assembling your furniture (and trust us, it can be a lot of fun), it’s one of the best ways of furnishing your house in the Netherlands.
No car? No problem. Most IKEA furniture can be bought online and delivered to your house for a reasonable price.
Then again, it’s probably worth going to their stores to indulge in their cheap hot snacks. Did someone say Swedish meatballs and 50-cent hotdogs? 🌭
Flexispot: for your home office
Ever since the pandemic, working from home has been all the rage. So, of course, having a home office that can offer comfort and practicality is more important than ever. 👩💻
If you want to seriously level up your home office, Flexispot is the place for you. Those fabulous standing desks you see all over social media? They got ’em.
Insanely comfortable office chairs? Jazeker! And they even sell desk bikes, which allow you to stay fit while working. 🚲
No more back pain from endlessly hunching over your desk! 🙌 Image: Depositphotos
Flexispot’s home-delivery service makes shopping enjoyable, and the quality of their products is unmatched (we can say that with confidence since we’ve got their E7 desk in our little DutchReview office 😉).
Marktplaats: the Dutch eBay
Marktplaats (market square) is the perfect place to visit if you’re after a bargain. Both new and used items are put up for sale on this site every day — some are even free! 💻
Some listings are from regular people like you and me selling unwanted items, while others are from online shops. It’s easy to use, and if your Dutch is not up to scratch, many listings on the site are written in English.
Facebook: use the power of social media
Another way to get some cheap or free goods is to join international groups on Facebook. And because expats are always on the move, there’s almost always somebody there who is trying to get rid of their furniture.
The best part? They often want somebody to take their furniture off them quickly, so they sell their stuff for very cheap. 🤑
Having realised how popular buy-and-sell groups were on Facebook, the platform even introduced its own Marketplace, where you can see listed items in your area. 📱
Us finding the perfect couch for just €200 on Facebook Marketplace! Image: Depositphotos
Go to your Facebook homepage, and you’ll find the Marketplace in the sidebar. There is a load of cheap and free items to be found here! It’s always updated, so make sure you quickly snap up that bargain before somebody else does.
Action: for all your bits ‘n bobs
Action is the best for the smaller yet just as important little bits for your home. It has paint, duvet sets, cleaning products, kitchen items, little tables, lamps, garden products, candles, shoe shelves, towels, DIY tools, hardware — the list goes on forever.
This is the place you need to go to if your house is almost fully furnished but is still missing some essentials and a bit of decoration, too. Luckily, Actions can be found pretty much everywhere in the Netherlands, so you have no excuse not to go. 🤷♀️
Are these… the gates to heaven? Image: Depositphotos
Just be careful; you might find yourself walking out of here with way more than what you actually came in for. 🫢
Your neighbours: one man’s trash is another man’s treasure!
If you live in a block of apartments, keep an eye on any communal areas!
Members of the building who want to get rid of an item will often leave it out for other people to take. It’s a win-win! It saves them the hassle of bringing it away and gives someone else a free new piece of furniture.
Besides that, checking out your flat’s noticeboard or communal walls is also worth it — people often advertise items for sale from within the block. 📍
If the notice is in Dutch and you aren’t fluent yet, translate it! You could be missing out on a bargain. 💰
Do you have any other tips about furnishing a house in the Netherlands? Tell us in the comments below!
Have you ever heard people complain that the use of English is becoming too widespread in the Netherlands, changing the way Dutch people speak their language? Well, the British once had the same exact worry, but reversed.
English is everywhere in the Netherlands, so you’ll hardly be surprised to hear that present-day Dutch borrows about 1.5% of its lexicon from it.
But guess what? The opposite is also true: about 1% of English comes from Dutch — and the British weren’t always thrilled about it.
Here’s how the Dutchies came to shape the most influential language in the world to such an extent. 👇
Long time frenemies: a history of close Anglo-Dutch contact
The history of the Dutch influence on the English language is one of very close, though not always friendly (or vriendelijk 😉) contact.
The primary reason for the similarities between Dutch and English is the common ancestor shared between Old Dutch and Anglo-Saxon: West German.
Due to their shared Germanic roots, the two languages are believed to have been mutually intelligible until the early medieval period, after which they drifted apart.
Old English is too much like Dutch! A complaint by England's first printer William Caxton (c. 1422-c. 1491) pic.twitter.com/01KAaUsgh5
After that, however, migration, trade, war, and culinary and artistic contaminations continued to give English and Dutch speakers plenty of reasons to talk to each other.
This, in turn, has left lasting traces in the English lexicon, which is disseminated with many more or less hidden Dutch words.
Let’s look at some examples. 👀
Dutch words that crossed the English channel
Many of the Dutch words that made it to the other side of the English Channel reflect the main activities the Dutch were famous for throughout history: seafaring, trade, and colonisation.
Due to their mastery of the seas, the Dutch gave English words such as skipper, deck, dock, freight, and cruise.
Their trading might, in turn, left the British with terms like trade, pack, bundle, and deal.
Dutch colonial and commercial history also left behind all kinds of words imported from faraway places, which were first Dutchified and then transmitted to English: tea, coffee, and bamboo are just a few examples.
Arts, crafts, and draught (beer)
Another activity that made the Dutch famous throughout history was painting: the massive influence of the 16th and 17th Dutch meesters (masters) on European art gifted English terms like masterpiece, sketch, still life, and landscape.
And what’s the best way to discuss art? In front of a glass of booze, of course!
Yep, that’s a Dutch word too, coming from the Middle Dutch verb busen, to drink excessively. So is brewery, by the way, coming from brouwerij.
Fancy a snack to absorb all the alcohol? Then you should go for a cookie (koekje), scone (schoonbrood), pickle (pekel). Oh, snack is Dutch, too: coming from snacken, to snap or snatch.
A literal Dutch invasion
Anglo-Dutch history was not all deals and meals: there were also wars.
The Dutch were the last foreign power to invade Britain 🤯 Image: Reinier Nooms/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain.
It is estimated that about a third of the Norman army that famously invaded Britain in 1066 was made up of Flemings, Dutch and Flemish-speaking inhabitants of present-day Netherlands, Flanders, and Northern Normandy.
Many of them were promised land in Britain in exchange for their services, which also explains why so many Scots are surnamed “Fleming”.
But the wars didn’t stop in the Middle Ages. Between the 1650s and 1780s, the four Anglo-Dutch Wars made the two countries colonial rivals and enemies for another century — which is why English still has so many negative expressions referring to the Dutch.
For example, fake courage derived from drinking alcohol is called “Dutch courage”, and when someone is talking gibberish, you can say it’s “Double Dutch” (yes, like the American comedian you’ve probably come across if you’re also chronically online).
Fancy English words that are actually Dutch
British English might have a reputation for sounding posh, but in fact, it borrows some of its fancier-sounding terms from Dutch.
That’s the case for dapper, often used as a synonym for “smartly dressed”; to frolic, to move about cheerfully; to hanker, to desire strongly; and to loiter, to stand around with no apparent purpose.
Even the less elegant but undoubtedly very British-sounding word “poppycock” (I see you giggling like a 12-year-old) comes from the Dutch pappekak, “nonsense.”
American English was Dutchified, too
And how could American English escape this Dutchification, considering that the Netherlands famously established colonies in the US?
The Dutch influence on American English includes, of course, names of places in the former Nieuw Amsterdam (New York), such as Brooklyn, named after the Dutch Breukelen, and Harlem, named after… *drumroll* Haarlem.
However, according to some linguists, unsuspecting American English words like “dollar” and “Yankee” also come from Dutch. The more you know!
If you’re a language geek like us, you can find out more about the influence of Dutch on the English language in the video below. Last fun fact: “geek” comes from the Dutch word gek, “fool”. 😉
On January 3, a Brazilian woman died after falling out of a window in Breda. Dutch police concluded it wasn’t a crime — but the woman’s family disagrees.
The woman’s relatives don’t believe that her death was an accident and want the Dutch police to re-open the investigation, reports the AD.
What happened?
On the morning of Friday, January 3, a witness on Breda’s Keizerstraat heard someone shout, “Don’t do this, don’t do this,” she tells the AD.
A resident of De Lange Stallen also recalls hearing some shouting while they were having breakfast with their friend. “It sounded like someone was being attacked,” they say.
Shortly after, the friend went to have a look and found the woman lying on the ground.
Who was the victim?
The woman was later identified as Taiany Caroline Martins Matos, known as Caroline, a 32-year-old Brazilian who had moved to Breda five months ago to live with her Dutch boyfriend.
According to the AD, she had just returned to the Netherlands from spending Christmas holidays with her family in Brazil.
Apparently, she was last seen in public on the night before her death, when she went out with her friends.
No evidence of a crime
On the morning of Caroline’s death, emergency services rushed to the scene, and the Keizerstraat remained closed to traffic for hours.
After a one-day-long “thorough investigation,” however, Dutch police concluded that there was no crime and closed the case.
We krijgen veel vragen naar aanleiding van een incident in Breda op 3 januari waarbij een vrouw is overleden. We hebben na het overlijden grondig onderzoek gedaan, samen met het Openbaar Ministerie. Dat is onder andere uitgevoerd door de specialisten van de Forensische Opsporing.
Translation: We’re receiving many questions following an incident in Breda on January 3 in which a woman died. We conducted a thorough investigation after the death, together with the Public Prosecution Service. This was carried out, among other things, by Forensic Investigation specialists.
Due to the high resonance of the case in Brazil, the Brazilian Consulate in Amsterdam has requested a copy of the police report, writes De Telegraaf.
Dutch police have also contacted the deceased woman’s family in Brazil, to reiterate that the investigation found the death to have been a “fatal accident.”
The family’s version
According to De Telegraaf, the woman’s family not only doesn’t trust the Dutch police’s conclusion but has a very specific reconstruction of the events surrounding Caroline’s death.
They say that her Dutch boyfriend (53) was jealous and possessive, and the two were arguing about the woman’s outing with her friends that morning.
According to them, the woman was running from her boyfriend when she retreated to the bathroom and, eventually, fell off the fourth-floor window.
So far, the Dutch police have not reopened the case.
For the past five days, the Netherlands has been captivated by a nationwide debate about… the bowel movements of a Dutch influencer.
TikTokker and singer Rhodé Kok’s video about her pooping habits has garnered over 800,000 views, prompting thousands of Dutchies to share which public places inspire their intestines the most, reports the AD.
Stimulating supermarket trips
It all started due to Kok’s candid question to her 1.2 million TikTok followers: “Why do I always have to poop when I’m in Albert Heijn?”
In just over one minute, Kok explains how she can go up to five days without going number two, until she goes for groceries in the famous Dutch supermarket chain.
Then, right when she’s “standing there with a big basket full of stuff,” her bowels decide to awaken, to her annoyance.
“What’s in that air there? I’ve had it too often to call it a coincidence,” she wonders.
The TikTok’s caption reads, “Please don’t say I’m the only one.”
A common predicament
Kok is, indeed, not the only one in this sh-, ehm, unfortunate situation.
Thousands of Dutchies have chipped in in the comments agreeing with her, thanking her for her honesty, and sharing their own intestine-inspiring public places.
The official Albert Heijn account, too, entered the debate. “We just like big groceries,” they joked.
Why does this happen?
But is there a scientific explanation for this strange phenomenon? On Saturday, Flemish science journalist Martijn Peters gathered a few expert theories on this topic in another TikTok video.
In the video, which already has over 160,000 views, Peters explains that this strange effect is known as the “Mariko Aoki” phenomenon, owing to the name of the Japanese journalist who first shed (shat?) light on it in the 1980s.
Since then, scientists have made several hypotheses but never seriously researched the matter.
Finally, some scientists blame the human brain, either for causing bowel movements precisely due to the anxiety of knowing there are no nearby toilets, or due to looking for connections when there are none, turning a simple coincidence into a pattern. 🚽
A 38-year-old Dutch woman named Marjolein van der Heijden has been missing since Thursday, January 9. Her last confirmed location was the Soetendaalsekade in North Rotterdam.
The Dutch police have published her photo and urgently request the public’s help in finding her.
Here’s what we know
Marjolein is described as having light skin, blond hair, a slim build and a height of 1.75 metres. She was last seen wearing a long green coat and carrying two black bags.
Update urgente vermissing Marjolein: er is nieuw beeld van 9 januari 14.14u op de Soetendaalsekade. Woont u in Hillegersberg of omgeving station Noord, dan vragen wij u uw camerabeelden te bekijken om te zien of Marjolein hier op te zien is na 14.14 uur. Tips/beelden: 0900-8844 pic.twitter.com/D4tkIX3lnC
— Politie Eenheid Rotterdam eo (@POL_Rotterdam) January 12, 2025
Translation: Update urgent missing Marjolein: there is new footage from January 9th 2:14 PM on the Soetendaalsekade. If you live in Hillegersberg or the area around station Noord, we ask you to view your camera footage to see if Marjolein can be seen there after 2:14 PM. Tips/footage: 0900-8844.
Previously, Marjolein was seen at 2 PM on Thursday at a cooking shop near Noordplein.
The most recent police footage captured her at 2:14 PM on Soetendaalsekade in North Rotterdam. This is the last confirmed sighting of her, according to the AD.
Family’s plea
As Omroep West writes, Marjolein’s family is deeply concerned for her safety after making an appeal to the public:
“We just want her back home safe and sound as soon as possible.”
If you or anyone you know have any information about Marjolein’s whereabouts, please contact the police at 0900-8844.
