Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop in Denmark – where to open

Active in Denmark

3,012

5.0 per 10,000 residents

3-year change

+2.8%

12 months: -1.4%

Opened / closed (12 mo.)

293 / 337

Median gross profit

DKK 457k

57% profitable

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for kiosk, wine & beverage shop in Hele Danmark.

Survival

Still open after 1 year91%

Still open after 3 years72%

Still open after 5 years59%

Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 6.4 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)70 · 21% of all closures

Companies with negative equity20%

Losses two years in a row25%

Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.

Financial health

Made a loss41%

Median equity ratio37%

Gross profit per employeeDKK 509k

Staff costs per employeeDKK 498k

Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 1,270 companies.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)18%

Share of the 3 largest operators3% · 2,428 owners

	53 places
	24 places
	22 places
	11 places
	10 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.49

Average age of active businesses11.1 yrs

Younger than 2 years17%

Older than 10 years39%

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one550,232 · 9%

More than 10 km62,493

Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)5.7 km · Aaby Sogn (Jammerbugt)

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 kiosk, wine & beverage 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
9440 Aabybro	11,463	7.0 km
8680 Ry	11,290	4.0 km
9560 Hadsund	10,316	3.9 km
7700 Thisted	25,228	3.8 km
5450 Otterup	10,797	3.7 km
6630 Rødding	10,004	2.9 km
6430 Nordborg	11,321	2.8 km
9300 Sæby	12,171	2.7 km
6950 Ringkøbing	13,985	2.4 km
7900 Nykøbing M	13,028	2.4 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	75
Sorø Kommune	69
Hillerød Kommune	68
Solrød Kommune	68
Frederikssund Kommune	66
Jammerbugt Kommune	66
Odense Kommune	64
Herlev Kommune	64
Furesø Kommune	63
Vesthimmerlands Kommune	63

Growing fastest

3-year change in active businesses.

Glostrup Kommune	18	+64%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune	9	+50%
Nordfyns Kommune	7	+40%
Mariagerfjord Kommune	14	+40%
Morsø Kommune	8	+33%
Lemvig Kommune	8	+33%
Varde Kommune	13	+30%
Sorø Kommune	9	+29%
Furesø Kommune	24	+26%
Halsnæs Kommune	10	+25%

Declining

Municipalities where this type is shrinking.

Odsherred Kommune	6	-45%
Vallensbæk Kommune	4	-43%
Struer Kommune	4	-33%
Gribskov Kommune	10	-29%
Stevns Kommune	8	-27%
Gladsaxe Kommune	22	-27%
Thisted Kommune	14	-26%
Lejre Kommune	6	-25%
Køge Kommune	34	-23%
Brønderslev Kommune	7	-22%

All trends for this type →

Most per resident

Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).

Fredericia Kommune	13.9
Gentofte Kommune	12.9
Albertslund Kommune	10.5
Hørsholm Kommune	10.3
Aabenraa Kommune	10.1
Hvidovre Kommune	9.8
Tårnby Kommune	8.8
Høje-Taastrup Kommune	8.7
Greve Kommune	7.2
Brøndby Kommune	7.1

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	1,270	DKK 461k	DKK -1,694 – DKK 2.9m	57%
2024	1,322	DKK 497k	DKK -1,355 – DKK 2.8m	60%
2023	1,290	DKK 527k	DKK 0 – DKK 3.2m	59%
2022	1,244	DKK 536k	DKK 2,634 – DKK 3.1m	64%
2021	1,168	DKK 621k	DKK 9,989 – DKK 2.8m	69%
2020	1,103	DKK 567k	DKK 8,949 – DKK 2.8m	67%
2019	1,036	DKK 716k	DKK 15k – DKK 3.5m	66%
2018	937	DKK 800k	DKK 16k – DKK 3.5m	65%
2017	664	DKK 924k	DKK 38k – DKK 3.8m	66%

By region

Region	Active	Per 10k	3-yr change
Region Hovedstaden	1,141	5.9	+3%
Region Midtjylland	632	4.6	-1%
Region Nordjylland	235	4.0	+7%
Region Sjælland	341	4.0	+1%
Region Syddanmark	635	5.1	+6%

What's included

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

`4725…`	Detailhandel med drikkevarer
`4726…`	Tobaksforretninger
`5225…`	Vinforretninger
`5226…`	Tobaksforretninger

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