Information about A-kasse and Dagpenge

In Denmark there are 22 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 22 A-kasser some only take members from certain occupations/within certain professions.
Some others are in principle open for anyone, but target specific groups of employees, examples are "CA A-kasse" (individuals with business-related higher education) and AJKS (journalists).

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", or you can read 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 2024

A-kasse	For whom	Price /month 2024	Pros and Cons	Has an office in these cities	Members dev. in 2023/ Members as of 01/01/24	Sign Up online/ Read more
FTF A-kasse	Anyone	488	Pros: cheap, has few complaints, same A-kasse throughout working life Cons: no Union	Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg, Herning, Kolding and Næstved	0.7% 136,890	(ad link) Sign Up online about FTFa
Akademiker	AcademicsAcade- mics	484	Pros: Is cheap	7 cities, including Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense	3.3% 251,988	(ad link) Sign Up online about AKA A-kasse
Ase A-kasse	Anyone	527	Pros: TrustScore 4.2/5, cheap union, high quality in guidance. Free Union the first 6 months (seen 19/10).	Copenhagen + meeting places by appointment	1.0% 135,976	(ad link) Sign Up online about ASE
DFH A-kasse	Anyone	497	Pros: DK's cheapest A-kasse with Union, best price trend, and most new members. Free Union the first 6 months (seen 19/10).	Esbjerg, Kolding, Herning, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense, Ringsted, Copenhagen and Hillerød.	6.9% 183,186	(ad link) Sign Up online about DFH
Min A-kasse	Anyone	506	Pros: cheap, TrustScore 4.6/5 Cons: no Union	Aalborg, Aarhus, Middelfart, København, Rødovre, Næstved and Valby	-2.6% 79,883	(ad link) Sign Up online about Min A-kasse
CA A-kasse	Business academicsBusi- ness acade- mics	528	Pros: Trustscore 4,8/5, has few complaints, CA Legal assistance can be purchased for extra DKK 55/month.	Aalborg, Aarhus, Kolding, Odense, Gentofte	0.6% 56,509	(ad link) Sign Up online about CA A-kasse
3F A-kasse	Some profes- sions	537	Pros: 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	-1.7% 204,579	Find out more about 3F A-kasse
HK A-kasse	Some profes- sions	530	Pros: TrustScore 4.4/5 Cons: high price, get more criticism for case handling and guidance than average	HK has branches throughout the country	-2.2% 163,573	Find out more about HK A-kasse
ajks	Journa- lists	481	Pros: good price trend, cheap, high quality in case management and guidance Cons: no Union	Copenhagen and Aarhus	-1.6% 22,759	Find out more about AJKS
DSA	Some profes- sions	470	Pros: DK's cheapest A-kasse, has few complaints Cons: no Union, gets criticism for case handling and guidance	Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Fredericia	-0.3% 89,433	Find out more about DSA A-kasse
BUPL-A	One professionOne profes- sion	483	Pros: cheap, has few complaints	BUPL has branches throughout the country	0.1% 54,533	Find out more about BUPL A-kasse
Lærer	One professionOne profes- sion	488	Pros: Few complaints, No criticism for case handling	5 cities, including Copenhagen, Aalborg, Aarhus	-0.5% 67,557	Find out more about Lærer A-kasse
SL A-kasse	One professionOne profes- sion	490	Pros: Few complaints Cons: Most criticism for case handling of all A-kasser	10 cities, including Copenhagen, Aarhus, Esbjerg, Odense	-2.4% 32,083	Find out more about SL A-kasse
Teknikernes A-kasse	Some profes- sions	536	Cons: is expensive, has more complaints than average	9 cities, including Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense	-3.7% 19,786	Find out more about TL A-kasse
FOA A-kasse	Some profes- sions	519	Cons: is expensive, get more criticism for guidance than average	FOA has branches throughout the country	-1.4% 128,537	Find out more about FOA A-kasse
METAL-A	Some profes- sions	535	Cons: is expensive, has more complaints than average	METAL has branches throughout the country	-1.3% 61,467	Find out more about Metal A-kasse
Din Faglige A-kasse	Some profes- sions	553	Cons: is expensive, gets criticism for case handling	12 cities, including Copenhagen, Aalborg, Aarhus	-1.5% 32,175	Find out more about FAK
NNF A-kasse	Some profes- sions	553	Cons: poor price trend, is expensive, has more complaints than average	13 cities, including Copenhagen, Ringsted, Rønne	-5.2% 14,989	Find out more about NNF A-kasse
Lederne A-kasse	ManagersMana- gers	499	Pros: has few complaints	Copenhagen + meeting places by appointment in 6 cities	1.0% 123,985	(ad link) Sign Up online about Lederne
Krifa A-kasse	Anyone	523	Cons: has lost members in the last 5 years, is expensive	14 cities, including Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense	-4.1% 145,444	Find out more about Krifa
MA A-kasse	Anyone	529	Cons: has many complaints, no union	Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg and Odense	0.9% 68,170	Find out more about MA A-kasse
A-kassen Frie	Anyone	514	Pros: TrustScore 4.5/5 Cons: Has the most complaints of all A-kasser, only office in Odense and Taastrup	Odense + meeting places by appointment	0.5% 38,593	Find out more about Frie

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.