Professional services
Design & photography
Design og fotografi
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for design & photography in Hele Danmark.
Survival
Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 5.2 years on average.
Share of businesses started in the 10 years before each mark that were still open after 1, 3 and 5 years.
Trouble signs
Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.
Financial health
Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 2,361 companies.
Competition
| 7 places | |
| 6 places | |
| 6 places | |
| 4 places | |
| 4 places |
New and established
Distance to the nearest one
Measured from each parish centre.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Many closures are dated 31 December (the end of a financial year), so December's closures are higher than when businesses actually stopped.
Jobs
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Farthest from the nearest design & photography
Postcodes with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the postcode centre (the average of its addresses) – possible gaps in the local offer.
| Postcode | Residents | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 6630 Rødding | 10,004 | 3.4 km |
| 5450 Otterup | 10,797 | 2.9 km |
| 7700 Thisted | 25,228 | 2.6 km |
| 9560 Hadsund | 10,316 | 2.4 km |
| 7900 Nykøbing M | 13,028 | 2.2 km |
| 6900 Skjern | 13,125 | 1.6 km |
| 6200 Aabenraa | 28,379 | 1.6 km |
| 8960 Randers SØ | 15,854 | 1.4 km |
| 9600 Aars | 13,301 | 1.4 km |
| 9300 Sæby | 12,171 | 1.4 km |
Active in Denmark over time
Openings and closures per year
Best opportunities
Municipalities with room in the market.
| Ikast-Brande Kommune | 75 |
| Vallensbæk Kommune | 72 |
| Solrød Kommune | 68 |
| Frederikssund Kommune | 68 |
| Rebild Kommune | 67 |
| Glostrup Kommune | 66 |
| Køge Kommune | 65 |
| Rødovre Kommune | 65 |
| Albertslund Kommune | 63 |
| Ishøj Kommune | 62 |
Growing fastest
3-year change in active businesses.
| Ikast-Brande Kommune | 69 | +41% |
| Tønder Kommune | 53 | +39% |
| Ærø Kommune | 22 | +29% |
| Vallensbæk Kommune | 24 | +26% |
| Guldborgsund Kommune | 72 | +24% |
| Faxe Kommune | 63 | +24% |
| Fanø Kommune | 11 | +22% |
| Haderslev Kommune | 73 | +20% |
| Rebild Kommune | 52 | +18% |
| Vejen Kommune | 46 | +18% |
Declining
Municipalities where this type is shrinking.
| Frederikshavn Kommune | 49 | -23% |
| Struer Kommune | 22 | -15% |
| Vesthimmerlands Kommune | 29 | -15% |
| Middelfart Kommune | 53 | -15% |
| Allerød Kommune | 66 | -14% |
| Langeland Kommune | 19 | -14% |
| Norddjurs Kommune | 51 | -14% |
| Fredensborg Kommune | 120 | -13% |
| Jammerbugt Kommune | 47 | -13% |
| Ballerup Kommune | 68 | -13% |
Most per resident
Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).
Financials of companies filing accounts
Based on annual reports from Erhvervsstyrelsen. Sole proprietorships don't publish accounts.
By year
| Year | Filers | Median gross profit | Middle 50% | Profitable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,361 | DKK 226k | DKK 0 – DKK 903k | 52% |
| 2024 | 2,347 | DKK 246k | DKK 0 – DKK 977k | 54% |
| 2023 | 2,368 | DKK 262k | DKK -326 – DKK 945k | 53% |
| 2022 | 2,381 | DKK 263k | DKK 0 – DKK 1.0m | 52% |
| 2021 | 2,343 | DKK 261k | DKK 1,508 – DKK 967k | 58% |
| 2020 | 2,381 | DKK 192k | DKK 0 – DKK 794k | 55% |
| 2019 | 2,434 | DKK 195k | DKK -3,358 – DKK 902k | 51% |
| 2018 | 2,271 | DKK 197k | DKK -3,199 – DKK 847k | 51% |
| 2017 | 1,373 | DKK 233k | DKK -3,582 – DKK 900k | 52% |
By region
| Region | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Region Hovedstaden | 7,879 | 40.4 | +1% |
| Region Midtjylland | 2,904 | 21.0 | -1% |
| Region Nordjylland | 821 | 13.8 | +0% |
| Region Sjælland | 1,411 | 16.4 | 0% |
| Region Syddanmark | 2,012 | 16.2 | +0% |
What's included
Businesses whose main Danish branche code (DB07/DB25) starts with:
7410… | Industriel design og produktdesign |
7411… | Industrielt design og modedesign |
7412… | Revisions- og bogføringsvirksomhed |
7413… | Meningsmåling og markedsanalyse |
7414… | Andet specialiseret designarbejde |
7420… | Fotografiske aktiviteter |
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