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Information about A-kasse and Dagpenge

In Denmark there are 21 Unemployment Insurance Funds.
Danish unemployment insurance funds (in Danish: A-kasse) are private non-profit institutions that are supported by the state.

You need to be a member of an A-kasse to be eligible for Unemployment benefits ("Dagpenge"). However it is not enough to be a member, also other requirements apply.

Of the 21 A-kasser some only take members from certain occupations/within certain professions.

The rest are interdisciplinary and accept any employees or self-employed as members. This means that no matter your profession you can apply for membership with these A-kasser or if you are already a member of an A-kasse, you can always switch A-kasse to an interdisciplinary A-kasse.

In the table below you will find those interdisciplinary A-kasser where it says "anyone" in the column "for whom".
Some of the interdisciplinary A-kasser also offer cheap union membership - this includes "Det Faglige Hus" and Krifa.

Find out more in our article about the interdisciplinary A-kasser.

Are you in doubt about which A-kasse suits your job/education best, then you can have a look at our list over the typical members in the different A-kasser.

Tabel: A-kasser in Denmark 2025
A-kasseFor whomPrice
/month
2025
Pros and
Cons
Has an office
in these
cities
Members dev. in 2024/
Members as of 01/01/25
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Krifa
A-kasse
Anyone538Pros: TrustScore 4.6/5, Voted Denmark's best A-kasse 3 years in a row, union 150 DKK/month.14 cities, including Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense -3.2%
140,761
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about Krifa
Akademiker
AcademicsAcade-
mics
499Pros: Is cheap7 cities, including Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense 3.4%
260,508
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online

about AKA A-kasse
DFH A-kasse
Anyone511Pros: DK's cheapest A-kasse with Union, best price trend, and most new members. Free Union the first 6 months (seen 02/01).Esbjerg, Kolding, Herning, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense, Ringsted, Copenhagen and Hillerød. 4.5%
191,403
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about DFH
Min A-kasse
Anyone524Pros: cheap, TrustScore 4.7/5
Cons: no Union
Aalborg, Aarhus, Middelfart, København, Rødovre, Næstved and Valby -3.2%
77,349
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online

about Min A-kasse
CA A-kasse
Business
academics
Busi-
ness
acade-
mics
543Pros: Trustscore 4,9/5, has few complaints, CA Legal assistance can be purchased for extra DKK 60/month.Aalborg, Aarhus, Kolding, Odense, Gentofte 0.1%
56,556
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about CA A-kasse
3F A-kasse
Some
profes-
sions
552Pros: Strong Union (if you buy Union together with A-kasse), High quality in case processing and guidance
Cons: is expensive
3F has branches throughout the country -2.3%
199,778
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about 3F A-kasse
HK A-kasse
Some
profes-
sions
528Pros: TrustScore 4.4/5
Cons: high price, get more criticism for case handling and guidance than average
HK has branches throughout the country -1.4%
161,210
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about HK A-kasse
ajks
Journa-
lists
496Pros: good price trend, cheap, high quality in case management and guidance
Cons: no Union
Copenhagen and Aarhus 2.1%
23,235
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more

about AJKS
DSA
Some
profes-
sions
485Pros: DK's cheapest A-kasse, has few complaints
Cons: no Union, gets criticism for case handling and guidance
Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Fredericia 0.1%
89,529
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more

about DSA A-kasse
BUPL-A
One
profession
One
profes-
sion
498Pros: cheap, has few complaintsBUPL has branches throughout the country -0.9%
54,059
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more

about BUPL A-kasse
Lærer
One
profession
One
profes-
sion
503Pros: Few complaints, No criticism for case handling5 cities, including Copenhagen, Aalborg, Aarhus -0.5%
67,200
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about Lærer A-kasse
SL A-kasse
One
profession
One
profes-
sion
507Pros: Few complaints
Cons: Most criticism for case handling of all A-kasser
10 cities, including Copenhagen, Aarhus, Esbjerg, Odense -1.9%
31,465
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about SL A-kasse
Teknikernes
A-kasse
Some
profes-
sions
553Cons: is expensive, has more complaints than average9 cities, including Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense -3.3%
19,133
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about TL A-kasse
FOA A-kasse
Some
profes-
sions
534Cons: is expensive, get more criticism for guidance than averageFOA has branches throughout the country -3.6%
123,948
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about FOA A-kasse
METAL-A
Some
profes-
sions
554Cons: is expensive, has more complaints than averageMETAL has branches throughout the country -2.2%
60,129
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more

about Metal A-kasse
Din Faglige
A-kasse
Some
profes-
sions
568Cons: is expensive, gets criticism for case handling12 cities, including Copenhagen, Aalborg, Aarhus n/a
45,031.
Merged with NNF as of 1.1.2025
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about FAK
Lederne
A-kasse
ManagersMana-
gers
518Pros: has few complaintsCopenhagen + meeting places by appointment in 6 cities 0.0%
123,965
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about Lederne
MA A-kasse
Anyone544Cons: has many complaints, no unionCopenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg and Odense 0.4%
68,459
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about
MA A-kasse
A-kassen Frie
Anyone533Pros: TrustScore 4.3/5
Cons: Has the most complaints of all A-kasser, only office in Odense and Taastrup
Odense + meeting places by appointment 7.6%
41,515
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about Frie
FTF A-kasse
Anyone503
Cons: no Union
Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg, Herning, Kolding and Næstved -1.2%
135,245
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about FTFa
Ase A-kasse
Anyone542Copenhagen + meeting places by appointment -1.6%
133,797
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more

about ASE

Number of members are from Styrelsen for Arbejdsmarked og Rekruttering's annual estimates of the number of members. Students with free membership are not included.


Main topics about A-kasse

Transferring periods of work and insurance from another EEA CountryAs an EU citizen you can transfer acquired rights from Unemployment Insurance between EU contries. Be aware that there are some requirements and deadlines that are important to meet. And you have to use a PD U1 Form. Read more here..
Transferring unemployment benefitsUnder certain conditions you can go to another EU country to look for work and continue to receive your unemployment benefits from the country where you became unemployed. And you have to use a PD U2 Form. Read more here..
Unemployment benefits ("dagpenge")Remember you have to be member of an A-kasse for 1 year before you can claim Unemployment benefits ("dagpenge"). And you must meet the income-requirement. Read more here..
International graduatesGraduates in Denmark can get Unemployment benefits from the first day after graduation, if they have been member as student of an A-kasse for at least 1 year. Read more...
Residence CardIf you are a non-EU citizen you must have a residence Card which allows you to take any job with one day notice. This is because you must be available for the labor market for being eligible for unemployment benefits ("dagpenge").
Membership fee and taxYou will automatically get a deduction in your tax for your fee to the A-kasse and trade union. There is no ceiling on the amount you can get a deduction for when it comes to contributions to A-kasse, whereas you can get a maximum deduction of DKK 7,000 for a trade union.