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.
A-kasse | For whom | Price /month 2023 | Pros and Cons | Has an office in these cities | Members dev. in 2023/ Members as of 01/07/23 | Sign Up online/ Read more |
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A-kassen Frie | Anyone | 498 | Pros: cheap Union, TrustScore 4.8/5 | Odense + meeting places by appointment | -1.5% 37,842 |
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FTF A-kasse | Anyone | 472 | Pros: cheap, has few complaints, TrustScore 4.3/5 Cons: no Union | Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg, Herning, Kolding and Næstved | 2.5% 139,353 |
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Ase A-kasse | Anyone | 514 | Pros: TrustScore 4.5/5, cheap union, high quality in guidance. Free Union the first 6 months (seen 16/08). | Copenhagen + meeting places by appointment | 0.3% 135,098 |
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DFH A-kasse | Anyone | 485 | Pros: DK's cheapest A-kasse with Union, best price trend, and most new members. Free Union the first 6 months (seen 16/08). | Esbjerg, Kolding, Herning, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense, Ringsted, Copenhagen and Hillerød. | 3.3% 176,953 |
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Min A-kasse | Anyone | 490 | Pros: cheap, TrustScore 4.5/5 Cons: no Union | Aalborg, Aarhus, Fredericia, Næstved, Copenhagen and Odense | 0.0% 81,987 |
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3F A-kasse | Some profes- sions | 524 | Pros: Strong Union (if you buy Union together with A-kasse) Cons: is expensive | 3F has branches throughout the country | 0.0% 208,101 |
about 3F A-kasse |
MA A-kasse | Anyone | 502 | Cons: has more complaints than average, no union | Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg and Odense | 3.6% 69,977 |
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HK A-kasse | Some profes- sions | 517 | Pros: TrustScore 4.3/5 Cons: has more complaints than average, is expensive | HK has branches throughout the country | -0.2% 166,826 |
about HK A-kasse |
ajks | Journa- lists | 468 | Pros: good price trend, cheap Cons: no Union | Copenhagen and Aarhus | 0.5% 23,244 |
about AJKS |
DSA | Some profes- sions | 457 | Pros: DK's cheapest A-kasse, has few complaints Cons: no Union, gets criticism for case handling and guidance | Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Fredericia | 2.0% 91,506 |
about DSA A-kasse |
BUPL-A | One professionOne profes- sion | 470 | Pros: cheap, has few complaints Cons: gets criticism for case handling | BUPL has branches throughout the country | 1.8% 55,462 |
about BUPL A-kasse |
Lærer | One professionOne profes- sion | 475 | 5 cities, including Copenhagen, Aalborg, Aarhus | 1.2% 68,672 |
about Lærer A-kasse |
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SL A-kasse | One professionOne profes- sion | 473 | 10 cities, including Copenhagen, Aarhus, Esbjerg, Odense | 0.6% 33,071 |
about SL A-kasse |
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Teknikernes A-kasse | Some profes- sions | 520 | Cons: is expensive | 9 cities, including Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense | -0.8% 20,387 |
about TL A-kasse |
FOA A-kasse | Some profes- sions | 519 | Cons: is expensive | FOA has branches throughout the country | -0.4% 129,810 |
about FOA A-kasse |
METAL-A | Some profes- sions | 522 | Cons: is expensive, has more complaints than average | METAL has branches throughout the country | -0.5% 61,925 |
about Metal A-kasse |
Din Faglige A-kasse | Some profes- sions | 525 | Pros: has few complaints Cons: is expensive | 12 cities, including Copenhagen, Aalborg, Aarhus | -0.5% 32,528 |
about FAK |
NNF A-kasse | Some profes- sions | 532 | Cons: poor price trend, is expensive, has many complaints | 13 cities, including Copenhagen, Ringsted, Rønne | -2.9% 15,351 |
about NNF A-kasse |
Lederne A-kasse | ManagersMana- gers | 482 | Copenhagen + meeting places by appointment in 6 cities | 0.8% 123,791 |
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Akademiker | AcademicsAcade- mics | 467 | 7 cities, including Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense | 3.7% 252,978 |
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Krifa A-kasse | Anyone | 507 | Cons: has lost members in the last 5 years, is expensive | 14 cities, including Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense | -2.0% 148,516 |
about Krifa |
CA A-kasse | Business academicsBusi- ness acade- mics | 505 | Aalborg, Aarhus, Kolding, Odense, Gentofte | 2.3% 57,484 |
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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.