Take a walk with Søren Kierkegaard, Hans Christian Andersen and other famous Danes in the Danish graveyard of Assistens, part of the cultural venue Kulturcentret Assistens in Nørrebro. The cultural venue Assistens in the area of Nørrebro in Copenhagen is a combined museum, park and graveyard. Here, visitors can get an insight into the cultural […]
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Especially during summer, Nyhavn is the perfect place to end a long day. With a cold one on the quay like the locals, or at one of the many restaurants. Originally, Nyhavn was a busy commercial port where ships from all over the world would dock. The area was packed with sailors, ladies of pleasure, pubs and alehouses. Today […]
The King’s Garden in Copenhagen – sometimes referred to as Rosenborg Garden – was laid out during the reign of King Christian IV in connection to his pleasure Palace. The huge flowerbeds are is a spectacular sight during the summer months. The gardens are the country’s oldest royal gardens and were established in the Renaissance style […]
The Royal Theatre in Copenhagen has graced the Kongens Nytorv Square since 1748. The theatre has guest many famous persons where Søren Kierkegaard was a frequent guest at The Royal Theatre, where he heard Mozart’s Don Juan. The Royal Theatre’s has three main venues at its disposal: the Opera House, the Playhouse, and the Old Stage, the latter […]
Arguably one of Copenhagen’s most iconic tourist attractions: The sculpture of The Little Mermaid was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s famous fairy tale. Unveiled on 23 August 1913, The Little Mermaid was a gift from Danish brewer Carl Jacobsen to the City of Copenhagen. The sculpture is made of bronze and granite and was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale […]
About Sahva Sahva is a healthcare company with professionally skilled specialists in body movement. Sahva has more than 40 clinics spread across the country, and we help you to a life in motion with the highest quality aids and to your needs. We are Denmark’s largest provider of body-worn aids and have 145 years of experience. We […]
Ramboll Group is a consulting engineering group. Ramboll employs 16,500 people globally and has especially strong representation in the Nordics, UK, North America, Continental Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific. We are present in 35 countries and combine local experience with a global knowledge-base, constantly striving to achieve inspiring and exacting solutions that make a genuine […]
Welltec is an international provider of robotic well solutions for the oil and gas industry. The company’s flagship is the “Well Tractor”, a remote-controlled device that is able to convey other intervention tools and perform operations on wireline. The Well Tractor enables operators to run operations on wireline in the entire length of horizontal and […]
Demant A/S is a leading international hearing health care company within hearing aids, audiometric equipment, and personal communication. The Demant Group was founded in 1904 by Hans Demant, under the name Oticon. After his death in 1910, his son William Demant took over. Already before World War I, Oticon increased its sales volume to cover Scandinavia and Saint Petersburg. In the twenties […]
Widex A/S is the world’s sixth largest hearing aid manufacturer. In close collaboration with international audiological researchers and specialists, the company has developed a wide range of digital hearing aid. They introduced the world’s first commercially available 100% digital in-the-ear hearing aid in 1995 based on the research model developed by Oticon that same year.
Simonsen & Weel A/S is Denmark’s oldest supplier of equipment to the Danish health sector, with a history dating back to 1817. The company sells products from several international manufacturers of medical equipment, OR tables, compression stockings, medical nutrition etc. The company has also developed their own pressure relieving bed mattresses, table mattresses and positioning […]
Scandinavian Tobacco Group is a manufacturer of cigars and traditional pipe tobacco. The company is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is a publicly listed Company on NASDAQ Copenhagen.
Royal Copenhagen, officially the Royal Porcelain Factory (Danish: Den Kongelige Porcelænsfabrik), is a Danish manufacturer of porcelain products and was founded in Copenhagen in 1775 under the protection of Danish Dowager Queen Juliane Marie. It is recognized by its factory mark, the three wavy lines above each other, symbolizing Denmark’s three straits: Storebælt, Lillebælt and […]
ReSound is a provider of hearing aids and accessories, represented in more than 100 countries. Headquartered in Ballerup, Denmark, ReSound is part of GN Store Nord, alongside other brands such as Jabra, Beltone and Interton. Before being acquired in 1999[1], ReSound was founded in 1943 by Dr. Rodney Perkins of Stanford University.
NNIT A/S is a Danish public IT company that provides IT consultancy, development, implementation and outsourcing of IT services to companies in regulated industry sectors. Its clients include among others Danish and international life science companies, public organizations, financial institutions and large enterprise companies. NNIT is currently (2017) the third-largest IT services provider in Denmark. […]
NKT A/S is an industrial holding company with interests in power cables and wires as well as optical components, lasers and crystal fibres. The company is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen Copenhagen Stock Exchange and has been so since 1898. In 1991, the company was restructured as a holding company focusing on the core business with […]
Netcompany is a Danish publicly traded IT consultancy headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. Since its founding in 2000, the company has grown, both domestically and internationally, into a company with 10 offices across 6 different countries. As of January 2020, Netcompany employs more than 2500 staff in its offices in Denmark, United Kingdom, Norway, The Netherlands, […]
Matas is a Danish based business, founded in 1949, that operates a chain of drug stores across Denmark. The store’s motto is “Good Advice Makes the Difference”. The chain consists of 295 stores, employs approximately 2,300 people and has an annual revenue of approximately 1.6 billion kr (About US$300 million). Matas also sells personal hygiene […]
H. Lundbeck A/S (commonly known simply as Lundbeck) is a Danish international pharmaceutical company engaged in the research and development, production, marketing, and sale of drugs for the treatment of disorders in the central nervous system (CNS), including depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Lundbeck has international production facilities in […]
Louis Poulsen is a Danish lighting manufacturer that was founded in 1874. Louis Poulsen Lighting is represented by subsidiaries, distribution offices and agents around the world. Their key sales regions are Scandinavia, Europe, Japan and United States. Some of Louis Poulsen’s best designers were Arne Jacobsen and Poul Henningsen. Some of their signature products are […]
LEO Pharma A/S is a multinational Danish pharmaceutical company, founded in 1908, with a presence in about 100 countries. Its headquarters are in Ballerup, near Copenhagen. The company is 100% integrated into a private foundation owned by the LEO Foundation. Leo Pharma develops and markets products for dermatology, bone remodeling thrombosis and coagulation. In 1945 it was the first producer […]
Kopenhagen Fur, an agribusiness coop, located in Langagervej 60, Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark, is the largest fur skin auction company in the world. Its business units include production, classification and trade of mink fur, as well as offering workshop facilities and seminars for designers and researchers. Furward is the company’s consultancy subsidiary. Kopenhagen Studio has two […]
Kemp & Lauritzen is an engineering company based in Copenhagen, Denmark. The company has 2,000 employees. The company was founded on 16 December 1882 by Otto Niels Kemp (1845-1905) and Severin Lauritzen (1850-1924). In 1954 the privately held company was converted into a limited company. In 1982, Axel Muusfeldt, the CEO and main shareholder of […]
ISS A/S (International Service System) is a facility services company founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1901. ISS services include: cleaning services, support services, property services, catering services, security services, workplace services and facility management services. The ISS Group’s revenue amounted to DKK 78.555 billion in 2019 and ISS has more than 450,000 employees and activities […]
IO Interactive A/S (IOI) is a Danish video game developer based in Copenhagen, best known for creating and developing the Hitman and Kane and Lynch franchises. IO Interactive’s most recent game is Hitman 2, which was released in November 2018. The company was founded in September 1998 as a joint venture between the seven-man development […]
IC Group was founded as IC Companys in 2001 through the merger of InWear Group A/S and Carli Gry International A/S. InWear had been founded by Niels Martinsen in 1973. Carly Gry traced its history back to 1940 when Jørgen and Carli Gry opened a small shop in Copenhagen. In 1973, the company launched the […]
House of Amber is a producer of amber jewelry. The company was founded in 1933 by Danish Einer Fehrn. In 2007, Dansk Generationsskifte A/S took over the firm. Today, House of Amber sells its products in the old Kanneworffs House at Nyhavn, on Vesterbrogade near Tivoli, and on the famous main pedestrian street in the centre of Copenhagen, […]
Henning Larsen Architects is an international architectural firm based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1959 by noted Danish architect and namesake Henning Larsen, it has around 300 employees. In 2011, the company worked on projects in more than 20 countries. In 2008, it opened an office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and in 2011, an office […]
Hempel A/S is a supplier of coating products. Hempel is a global company providing products in the protective, marine, decorative, container and yacht industries. Hempel factories, R&D centres and stock points are established in every region. Hempel’s coatings protect surfaces, structures and equipment. Hempel was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1915. It is owned by […]
GN Store Nord A/S is a Danish manufacturer of hearing aids (GN ReSound/GN Hearing) and headsets (Jabra (GN Audio)). The company was founded as The Great Northern Telegraph Company (Det Store Nordiske Telegrafselskab A/S) in Denmark in June 1869. It was set up as a merger of three recently established telegraph companies initiated by Danish industrial mogul Carl […]
Foss is a global provider of high-tech analytical solutions used mainly in the agricultural and food industries. The company is headquartered in Hillerød, Denmark.
FLSmidth & Co. A/S is a Danish multinational engineering company based in Copenhagen, Denmark. With almost 11,700 employees worldwide, it provides global cement and mineral industries with factories, machinery, services and know-how. FLSmidth is listed on NASDAQ OMX Nordic Copenhagen (the former Copenhagen Stock Exchange) in the C20 index and has offices in more than […]
Falck A/S is a Nordic-based organization with activities in most areas of Europe and representation on five continents. It has four business areas: healthcare, assistance, safety services and emergency assistance. The firm has 24,000 employees in 46 countries. The company’s current CEO is Jakob Riis.