Florist, garden & pet shop in Denmark – where to open

Active in Denmark

2,589

4.3 per 10,000 residents

3-year change

+1.9%

12 months: +0.1%

Opened / closed (12 mo.)

356 / 353

Median gross profit

DKK 429k

55% profitable

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for florist, garden & pet shop in Hele Danmark.

Survival

Still open after 1 year85%

Still open after 3 years64%

Still open after 5 years47%

Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 6.8 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

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)111 · 31% of all closures

Companies with negative equity32%

Losses two years in a row27%

Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.

Financial health

Made a loss43%

Median equity ratio30%

Gross profit per employeeDKK 335k

Staff costs per employeeDKK 339k

Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 523 companies.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)9%

Share of the 3 largest operators5% · 2,315 owners

	88 places
	35 places
	18 places
	8 places
	4 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.59

Average age of active businesses10.1 yrs

Younger than 2 years20%

Older than 10 years38%

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one253,807 · 4%

More than 10 km29,587

Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)15.0 km · Ebeltoft-Dråby-Handrup Sogn (Syddjurs)

Measured from each parish centre.

When businesses open and close

OpenedClosed

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 florist, garden & pet shop

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
8400 Ebeltoft	10,647	14.4 km
9560 Hadsund	10,316	6.5 km
7700 Thisted	25,228	4.1 km
6430 Nordborg	11,321	4.0 km
6630 Rødding	10,004	3.3 km
9300 Sæby	12,171	2.9 km
8960 Randers SØ	15,854	2.9 km
5450 Otterup	10,797	2.8 km
6800 Varde	22,356	2.6 km
6950 Ringkøbing	13,985	2.6 km

Active in Denmark over time

Openings and closures per year

OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Best opportunities

Municipalities with room in the market.

Ishøj Kommune	82
Vallensbæk Kommune	75
Skanderborg Kommune	74
Brøndby Kommune	71
Rødovre Kommune	66
Silkeborg Kommune	65
Københavns Kommune	65
Allerød Kommune	65
Hørsholm Kommune	65
Lejre Kommune	63

Growing fastest

3-year change in active businesses.

Allerød Kommune	11	+120%
Assens Kommune	26	+63%
Morsø Kommune	7	+40%
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune	18	+29%
Vallensbæk Kommune	9	+29%
Lemvig Kommune	10	+25%
Jammerbugt Kommune	20	+25%
Randers Kommune	47	+24%
Haderslev Kommune	21	+24%
Vordingborg Kommune	24	+20%

Declining

Municipalities where this type is shrinking.

Fredensborg Kommune	9	-31%
Odsherred Kommune	11	-27%
Ringsted Kommune	17	-26%
Glostrup Kommune	7	-22%
Gentofte Kommune	33	-21%
Bornholm Kommune	20	-20%
Odder Kommune	12	-20%
Brønderslev Kommune	16	-20%
Holbæk Kommune	20	-20%
Hillerød Kommune	21	-19%

All trends for this type →

Most per resident

Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).

Middelfart Kommune	8.6
Nordfyns Kommune	7.9
Faxe Kommune	7.1
Svendborg Kommune	6.8
Hedensted Kommune	6.8
Lejre Kommune	6.6
Norddjurs Kommune	6.6
Assens Kommune	6.5
Sorø Kommune	6.4
Køge Kommune	6.4

Financials of companies filing accounts

Median gross profitMedian result

Based on annual reports from Erhvervsstyrelsen. Sole proprietorships don't publish accounts.

By year

Year	Filers	Median gross profit	Middle 50%	Profitable
2025	523	DKK 429k	DKK 2,160 – DKK 1.6m	55%
2024	519	DKK 468k	DKK 3,011 – DKK 1.6m	53%
2023	517	DKK 493k	DKK 1,882 – DKK 1.5m	54%
2022	492	DKK 527k	DKK 0 – DKK 1.5m	49%
2021	465	DKK 631k	DKK 17k – DKK 1.6m	60%
2020	436	DKK 636k	DKK 48k – DKK 1.6m	58%
2019	436	DKK 664k	DKK 158k – DKK 1.5m	49%
2018	401	DKK 740k	DKK 164k – DKK 1.6m	51%
2017	248	DKK 806k	DKK 114k – DKK 1.6m	53%

By region

Region	Active	Per 10k	3-yr change
Region Hovedstaden	744	3.8	+2%
Region Midtjylland	569	4.1	+3%
Region Nordjylland	246	4.1	+1%
Region Sjælland	429	5.0	-2%
Region Syddanmark	596	4.8	+5%

What's included

Businesses whose main Danish branche code (DB07/DB25) starts with:

4776… Detailhandel med blomster og planter

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