Copenhagen is one of Europe's most attractive locations for headquarters. - Read why.
Amongst the world’s top-100 companies there is a clear perception of the Scandinavian markets as one, coherent region. 80% of the largest companies in the world, who are present in the region, operate the Scandinavian market as one market.
Scandinavia forms an attractive market of 24 million people – homogeneous, affluent and productive, characterised by few cultural and linguistic barriers as well as an efficient infrastructure and reasonable travel distances. Scandinavia meets the basic requirement for a successful consolidation of country-based activities into a regional centre.
Copenhagen – the strategic choice
Copenhagen is the largest city region in Scandinavia with the largest recruitment base of a highly skilled work force in the Danish-Swedish Øresund region.
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As the hub in Scandinavia, Copenhagen offers the best accessibility into Scandinavia and the best infrastructure connecting Copenhagen with the Continent, the rest of Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea region.
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The flexible labour market model is the cornerstone of the most business friendly environment in Scandinavia, allowing easy up-and-down scaling of activities in the region.
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The city offers an inspiring environment for international companies and for both Scandinavian and global recruits. Today, more than 2,200 foreign companies are located in Copenhagen. After London and Paris, Copenhagen was the most attractive location for headquarters in 2004, where 11 new international regional headquarters were established.
The list is comprised of companies such as Pfizer, Digital Equipment, IBM, Gillette, Exxon Mobil, AT&T, Commerzbank, UPS, Colgate-Palmolive, Sony, Mattel, DaimlerChrysler, Avis, Walt Disney, L’OREAL and Kimberley-Clark.