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 - 2,359 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9560 Hadsund | 10,316 | 3.9 km |
| 6630 Rødding | 10,004 | 3.4 km |
| 5450 Otterup | 10,797 | 2.9 km |
| 7700 Thisted | 25,228 | 2.6 km |
| 7900 Nykøbing M | 13,028 | 2.2 km |
| 6900 Skjern | 13,125 | 1.6 km |
| 6200 Aabenraa | 28,379 | 1.6 km |
| 9240 Nibe | 12,523 | 1.5 km |
| 8960 Randers SØ | 15,854 | 1.4 km |
| 9600 Aars | 13,301 | 1.4 km |
Active in Denmark over time
Openings and closures per year
Best opportunities
Municipalities with room in the market.
| Vallensbæk Kommune | 72 |
| Solrød Kommune | 68 |
| Rebild Kommune | 67 |
| Ishøj Kommune | 66 |
| Ikast-Brande Kommune | 66 |
| Køge Kommune | 66 |
| Mariagerfjord Kommune | 66 |
| Rødovre Kommune | 65 |
| Frederikssund Kommune | 64 |
| Glostrup Kommune | 62 |
Growing fastest
3-year change in active businesses.
| Tønder Kommune | 54 | +46% |
| Ikast-Brande Kommune | 68 | +39% |
| Mariagerfjord Kommune | 48 | +30% |
| Ærø Kommune | 22 | +29% |
| Faxe Kommune | 61 | +22% |
| Vallensbæk Kommune | 23 | +21% |
| Ishøj Kommune | 29 | +21% |
| Guldborgsund Kommune | 70 | +19% |
| Haderslev Kommune | 72 | +18% |
| Vejen Kommune | 46 | +18% |
Declining
Municipalities where this type is shrinking.
| Frederikshavn Kommune | 51 | -23% |
| Allerød Kommune | 64 | -19% |
| Norddjurs Kommune | 51 | -18% |
| Fredensborg Kommune | 118 | -15% |
| Brøndby Kommune | 43 | -14% |
| Langeland Kommune | 19 | -14% |
| Ballerup Kommune | 70 | -14% |
| Jammerbugt Kommune | 48 | -13% |
| Hørsholm Kommune | 77 | -13% |
| Vesthimmerlands Kommune | 29 | -12% |
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 | 2,359 | DKK 218k | DKK 0 – DKK 896k | 52% |
| 2024 | 2,346 | DKK 237k | DKK 0 – DKK 951k | 54% |
| 2023 | 2,368 | DKK 231k | DKK 0 – DKK 916k | 53% |
| 2022 | 2,381 | DKK 239k | DKK 0 – DKK 975k | 52% |
| 2021 | 2,343 | DKK 242k | DKK 1,506 – DKK 916k | 59% |
| 2020 | 2,381 | DKK 164k | DKK 0 – DKK 731k | 55% |
| 2019 | 2,434 | DKK 145k | DKK 0 – DKK 719k | 51% |
| 2018 | 2,271 | DKK 141k | DKK 0 – DKK 733k | 51% |
| 2017 | 1,372 | DKK 173k | DKK 0 – DKK 810k | 52% |
By region
| Region | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Region Hovedstaden | 7,826 | 40.1 | +0% |
| Region Midtjylland | 2,905 | 21.0 | -1% |
| Region Nordjylland | 822 | 13.9 | 0% |
| Region Sjælland | 1,405 | 16.3 | -1% |
| Region Syddanmark | 2,027 | 16.3 | +1% |
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 |
Also found by searching: design, designer, grafisk, graphic, photographer, fotograf