Information about A-kasse and Dagpenge

In Denmark there are 23 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 23 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), "MA A-kasse" (university students and graduates), 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.
In the table below you find these interdisciplinary A-kasser by filtering the column "For whom". If the A-kasse accepts "anyone" as member it is an interdisciplinary A-kasse.

You can also sort the price column to quickly find the cheapest A-kasse. However please be aware that the cheapest A-kasser are only for those working within specific professions or having specific educations.

Click (anywhere) in a row, and you can see more details about the respective A-kasse.

ID	A-kasse	For whom	Price per month 2020	Who can become a member?	Typical member groups	Offers cheap Union (legal help)	Has an office in	This amount of the membership fee goes to administration	This amount of the membership fee goes to insurance	Members development in 2018	Members as of Apr 1, 2019	Links	Online Sign Up
1	FTF A-kasse	Anyone	457	Everyone regardless of job or education. Free A-kasse for students.	Bank advisors, insurance employees, trade school teachers, social workers, dental officers, police officers, graduates from professional colleges and business academies.	No	København, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg + 3 (see on map)	98	359	+2,2%	126,763	FTFa's different offers, member benefits, prices etc. Visit FTF A-kasse's own website	Sign Up here
2	A-kassen Frie	Anyone	486	Everyone regardless of job or education.	Office workers and self-employed	Yes, for DKK 69 per month. A-kasse+Union costs DKK 555 per month.	Odense + meeting places by appointment	127	359	+0,3%	41,087	A-kassen Frie's different offers, member benefits, prices etc. Visit FRIE's own website	Sign Up here
3	DFH A-kasse	Anyone	479	Everyone regardless of job or education.	No typical member groups. "Det Faglige Hus" does not have affiliates or affiliated unions like some of the other interdisciplinary A-kasser, such as FTFa and Min A-kasse. Therefore, members of "Det Faglige Hus" come from many different industries.	Yes, for DKK 69 per month. A-kasse+Union costs DKK 548 per month. 3 first months FREE	Esbjerg, Aarhus, Brøndby + 6 (see all cities)	120	359	+6,8%	126,013	Det Faglige Hus - A-kasse's different offers, member benefits, prices etc. Visit DFH's own website	Sign Up here
4	Min A-kasse	Anyone	476	Everyone regardless of job or education. Free A-kasse for students.	People working with IT, sales and marketing staff, cleaning staff, property managers, agricultural workers, dairy workers, hairdressers, watchmakers and opticians, people working in prison or as guardians, train drivers, station officials, employees in Customs&Taxes, employees in the air force, employees in the Navy, church and cemetery workers.	No	København, Aarhus, Aalborg, Fredericia + 3 (see on map)	117	359	-0,5%	83,279	Min A-kasse's different offers, member benefits, prices etc. Visit Min A-kasse's own website	Sign Up here
5	MA A-kasse	Anyone	493	Everyone regardless of job or education. Free A-kasse for students. However, the MA A-kasse mainly targets university students and university graduates.	The MA A-kasse members are for the most part humanities or science graduates. MA A-kasse is specialized in: humanities, science, social sciences, IT, communication, health, psychology and pedagogy. MA's members are on the private as well as the public labor market and in NGOs. They are typically employed in HR, communication, teaching, research, administration, programming, project management, IT, consulting - or work as self-employed.	No	København, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense (see on map)	134	359	+1,5%	62,957	MA A-kasse's different offers, member benefits, prices etc. Visit MA A-kasse's own website	Sign Up here
6	CA A-kasse	Busi- ness profes- sion	496	CA A-kasse targets highly educated people within the "business area".	Academics and highly educated individuals in the business sector, working within "business" - management, finance and accounting, marketing, communication, HR, IT or consulting.	No, but they offer "CA Advokathjælp" for DKK 50/month (can be compared to the legal help you get with cheap Union membership).	Aalborg, Aarhus, Kolding, Odense, Gentofte	137	359	+3,7%	50,207	CA a-kasse's different offers, member benefits, prices etc. Visit CA A-kasse's own website	Sign Up here
7	DSA	Some profes- sions	442	Wage earners and self-employed persons in the field of health care. You must have completed one of the six required educations (see below)	Bioanalysts, Ergotherapists, Physiotherapists, Midwives, Radiographers and Nurses	No	København, Aarhus, Aalborg, Fredericia	83	359	+2,7%	88,496	DSA's different offers, member benefits, prices etc. Visit DSA A-kasse's own website	Sign Up here
8	BUPL-A	One professionOne profes- sion	449	Wage earners and self-employed with a pedagogical education.	Pedagogue workers in creche, kindergarten, SFOs, clubs or schools	No	BUPL has branches throughout the country (see all cities)	90	359	+2,4%	55,464	BUPL-A's different offers, member benefits, prices etc. Visit BUPL A-kasse's own website	Sign Up here
9	DLF-A	One professionOne profes- sion	466	Everyone who is or may become member of one of the professional organizations: DLF - Danmarks Lærerforening, FSL - Frie Skolers Lærerforening, Uddannelsesforbundet (DTL (LVA), DPL og LVU).	Primary school teachers, adult and youth educators, teachers at the free elementary schools, teachers at AMU centers and production colleges	No	København, Aalborg, Aarhus + 2 (see all cities)	107	359	+0,8%	67,989	Lærernes A-kasse's different offers, member benefits, prices etc. Visit Lærernes A-kasse's own website	Sign Up here
10	SL A-kasse	One professionOne profes- sion	463	You must work in the social pedagogue area, ie. with vulnerable children, children and adults with physical or mental disability, mentally ill persons.	Social pedagogy workers	No	København, Aarhus, Esbjerg, Odense + 6 (see all cities)	104	359	+1,1%	33,559	Socialpædagogernes A-kasse's different offers, member benefits, prices etc. Visit SL A-kasse's own website	Sign Up here
11	TL A-kasse	Some profes- sions	501	Wage earners or self-employed persons who have a practical education or higher education and work in engineering, design or construction.	Examples may be coordinator, project manager or individuals responsible for details in production or documentation.	No	København, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense + 5 (see all cities)	138	359	+1,5%	22,207	Teknikernes A-kasse's different offers, member benefits, prices etc. Visit Teknikernes A-kasse's own website	Sign Up here
12	FOA A-kasse	Some profes- sions	510	FOA accepts members who provide public service, eg. by taking care of children or nursing patients in hospitals and nursing homes.	Social and Health Assistants, Social and Health Aiders, Day Care Professionals, Pedagogue-Aiders and Pedagogue-Assistants, Nursing Assistants.	No	FOA has branches throughout the country (see all cities)	151	359	-0,5%	138,636	FOAs A-kasse's different offers, member benefits, prices etc. Visit FOA A-kasse's own website	Sign Up here
13	BFA A-kasse	Some profes- sions	511	BFA's professional area covers areas of construction such as pipes, ventilation, canning, roofing and facade coverage, plumbing, painting.	Plumbers, chimney sweepers, roofers, building painters, industrial painters.	No	See contact info	152	359	+0,4%	14,730	BFA's different offers, member benefits, prices etc. Visit BFA's own website	Sign Up here
14	AKA	Aca- demics	444	Only academics	Engineers, lawyers, economists, doctors, dentists, architects and veterinarians.	No	København, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense + 3 (see all cities)	85	359	+4,0%	208,297	Akademikernes different offers, member benefits, prices etc. We cannot recommend Akademikernes A-kasse. Read why..	Not recom- mended
15	3F A-kasse	Some profes- sions	513	3F's members are organized into six main areas that you must work within in order to be admitted to this A-kasse: industry, transport, public sector employees (especially service areas), construction, agriculture, private service/hotel & restaurant.	The largest member group is in the traditional part of industry: iron and metal, process industry, energy sector, plastic industry, clothing and textile, the wood and furniture industry, fish factories, electronics and packaging. The other groups in 3F include member groups such as cleaning assistants, service assistants, cooks, waiters, receptionists, dishwashers, maids, farmers, agricultural assistants, landscapers, gardeners, zookeepers, machine operators, dairy workers, forest workers, earth and concrete workers, masons, structures, asphalt workers, roofers, rockers, pavers, scaffolders, industrypainters, insulators, joiners, carpenters, glaziers, fitters, craftsmen, cemetery workers, caregivers, pedagogical assistants, drivers, warehouses, rescuers, dockers, fishermen, sailors.	No	3F has branches throughout the country	154	359	-0,3%	220,159	3F's different offers, member benefits, prices etc. Visit 3F's own website	Sign Up here
16	METAL-A	Some profes- sions	513	Dansk Metal covers the following industries: Auto, gold and silver-jewelers, IT and telecommunications, Maritime, Construction, Industrial	Automotive mechanics, Automotive engineers, Bike mechanics, Truck mechanics, Flight mechanics, Goldjewelers, Engravers, Silverjewelers, IT Supporters, Computer Technicians, Web integrators, Call center employees, Ship mechanics, Machinists, Ship assistants, Navigators, Ship's cook, Plumbing, Energy Technicians (Tubed), Boilermakers, Welders, Blacksmiths, Industrial Engineers, Automation Technicians, Electrical Engineers, Cnc technicians, Cooling technicians, Fin mechanics.	No	METAL has branches throughout the country	154	359	-0,6%	64,219	Metal A-kasse's different offers, member benefits, prices etc. Visit Dansk Metal's own website	Sign Up here
17	DEF A-kasse	One professionOne profes- sion	514	DEF covers a wide range of disciplines within electricity	Electricians	No	København, Aalborg, Aarhus + 9 (see all cities)	155	359	+0,9%	18,629	El-Fagets A-kasse's different offers, member benefits, prices etc. Visit DEF's own website	Sign Up here
18	NNF A-kasse	Some profes- sions	508	The food-related Union NNF organizes employees in the following industries: bakers, butchers, dairy, sugar and chocolate industries as well as the tobacco industry.	Bakers, butchers, dairy employees	No	København, Ringsted, Rønne + 10 (see all cities)	149	359	-0,9%	15,689	NNFs A-kasse's different offers, member benefits, prices etc. Visit NNF A-kasse's own website	Sign Up here
19	HK A-kasse	Some profes- sions	499	Wage earners and self-employed persons within certain disciplines (see the typical job types below).	Office and IT Staff, Laboratory and Environmental Staff, Correspondents, Attorney Secretary, Real Estate Agents, Customer Relations Center, Sellers, Printing Workers, Multimedia Designers, Media Graphics, Market Economists, Medical Secretary, Warehouse Assistants, Graphic Designers, Shop Assistants, Bookkeepers, Advertising Consultants, Employees within Traffic and Railway, Employees within Post and Communication.	No	HK has branches throughout the country (see all cities)	140	359	+1,0%	175,370	HK Danmark A-kasse's different offers, member benefits, prices etc. Visit HK A-kasse's own website	Sign Up here
20	A-kassen LH	ManagersMana- gers	469	A-kassen LH tells that they target managers, trusted employees, self-employed and salaried persons who negotiate their own pay and contract.	Managers, trusted employees, self-employed and salaried persons who negotiate their own pay and contract.	Yes, Union with legal help costs DKK 195 per month.	København + meetingsplaces in 6 cities (see on map)	110	359	+1,4%	114,391	Lederne's different offers, member benefits, prices etc. Visit LEDERNE's own website	Sign Up here
21	A-JKS	Journa- lists	459	AJKS targets people working within journalism, communication and language.	Journalists, Communicators, Translators, Photographers	No	København og Aarhus	100	359	+2,7%	22,181	A-JKS's different offers, member benefits, prices etc. Visit A-JKS's own website	Sign Up here
22	KRIFA	Anyone	492	Everyone regardless of job or education.	No typical member groups. Krifa does not have affiliates or affiliated unions like some of the other interdisciplinary A-kasser have, such as FTFa and Min A-kasse. Therefore, KRIFA members may come from many different industries.	Yes, Union with legal help costs from DKK 69 per month. A-kasse+Union costs from DKK 561 per month	København, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense + 10 (see all cities)	133	359	-1,1%	161,675	Krifa's different offers, member benefits, prices etc.	Call Krifa
23	ASE A-kasse	Anyone	503	Everyone regardless of job or education. ASE has previously been an A-kasse for self-employed, but today ASE is also for wage earners.	Self-employed	Yes, it costs DKK 69 per month for wage-earners, and DKK 77 per month for self-employed. A-kasse+Union costs DKK 572/580 per month	København + meeting places by appointment	144	359	-2,7%	142,043	ASE's different offers, member benefits, prices etc.	Call ASE

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