Professional services
Law firm
Advokat
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for law firm in Hele Danmark.
Survival
Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 9.0 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 - 956 companies.
Competition
| 6 places | |
| 6 places | |
| 5 places | |
| 5 places | |
| 5 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 law firm
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7323 Give | 11,783 | 11.8 km |
| 6430 Nordborg | 11,321 | 11.7 km |
| 9560 Hadsund | 10,316 | 6.7 km |
| 7080 Børkop | 13,849 | 5.7 km |
| 3550 Slangerup | 10,113 | 5.2 km |
| 6715 Esbjerg N | 11,710 | 3.8 km |
| 9310 Vodskov | 10,795 | 3.8 km |
| 7200 Grindsted | 14,100 | 3.4 km |
| 8960 Randers SØ | 15,854 | 3.1 km |
| 8930 Randers NØ | 18,811 | 2.9 km |
Active in Denmark over time
Openings and closures per year
Best opportunities
Municipalities with room in the market.
| Billund Kommune | 76 |
| Hedensted Kommune | 75 |
| Høje-Taastrup Kommune | 74 |
| Ballerup Kommune | 69 |
| Vejle Kommune | 68 |
| Jammerbugt Kommune | 67 |
| Lejre Kommune | 67 |
| Sorø Kommune | 66 |
| Egedal Kommune | 65 |
| Ikast-Brande Kommune | 64 |
Growing fastest
3-year change in active businesses.
| Lejre Kommune | 9 | +80% |
| Hedensted Kommune | 8 | +60% |
| Ballerup Kommune | 11 | +57% |
| Viborg Kommune | 30 | +43% |
| Sorø Kommune | 8 | +33% |
| Kolding Kommune | 32 | +33% |
| Aabenraa Kommune | 17 | +31% |
| Herlev Kommune | 13 | +30% |
| Tårnby Kommune | 9 | +29% |
| Brønderslev Kommune | 9 | +29% |
Declining
Municipalities where this type is shrinking.
| Odsherred Kommune | 3 | -40% |
| Lolland Kommune | 5 | -38% |
| Kalundborg Kommune | 8 | -27% |
| Assens Kommune | 8 | -27% |
| Dragør Kommune | 4 | -20% |
| Langeland Kommune | 4 | -20% |
| Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune | 8 | -20% |
| Vesthimmerlands Kommune | 9 | -18% |
| Brøndby Kommune | 6 | -14% |
| Silkeborg Kommune | 28 | -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 | 956 | DKK 1.1m | DKK 25k – DKK 4.0m | 72% |
| 2024 | 932 | DKK 1.0m | DKK 26k – DKK 4.3m | 74% |
| 2023 | 891 | DKK 1.1m | DKK 18k – DKK 4.3m | 71% |
| 2022 | 868 | DKK 1.1m | DKK 19k – DKK 4.5m | 66% |
| 2021 | 857 | DKK 1.3m | DKK 24k – DKK 4.5m | 73% |
| 2020 | 850 | DKK 969k | DKK 17k – DKK 4.3m | 72% |
| 2019 | 829 | DKK 983k | DKK 41k – DKK 4.5m | 67% |
| 2018 | 783 | DKK 1.2m | DKK 57k – DKK 4.5m | 69% |
| 2017 | 558 | DKK 1.1m | DKK 44k – DKK 4.8m | 76% |
By region
| Region | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Region Hovedstaden | 1,722 | 8.8 | +7% |
| Region Midtjylland | 585 | 4.2 | +9% |
| Region Nordjylland | 172 | 2.9 | +6% |
| Region Sjælland | 270 | 3.1 | +6% |
| Region Syddanmark | 342 | 2.7 | +7% |
What's included
Businesses whose main Danish branche code (DB07/DB25) starts with:
6910… | Juridiske aktiviteter |
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