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-kasse	For whom	Price /month 2025	Pros and Cons	Has an office in these cities	Members dev. in 2024/ Members as of 01/01/25	Sign Up online/ Read more
Krifa A-kasse	Anyone	538	Pros: 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	(ad link) Sign Up online about Krifa
Akademiker	AcademicsAcade- mics	499	Pros: Is cheap	7 cities, including Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense	3.4% 260,508	(ad link) Sign Up online about AKA A-kasse
DFH A-kasse	Anyone	511	Pros: DK's cheapest A-kasse with Union, best price trend, and most new members. Free Union the first 6 months (seen 11/03).	Esbjerg, Kolding, Herning, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense, Ringsted, Copenhagen and Hillerød.	4.5% 191,403	(ad link) Sign Up online about DFH
Min A-kasse	Anyone	524	Pros: cheap, TrustScore 4.7/5 Cons: no Union	Aalborg, Aarhus, Middelfart, København, Rødovre, Næstved and Valby	-3.2% 77,349	(ad link) Sign Up online about Min A-kasse
CA A-kasse	Business academicsBusi- ness acade- mics	543	Pros: 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	(ad link) Sign Up online about CA A-kasse
3F A-kasse	Some profes- sions	552	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	-2.3% 199,778	Find out more about 3F A-kasse
HK A-kasse	Some profes- sions	528	Pros: 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	Find out more about HK A-kasse
ajks	Journa- lists	496	Pros: good price trend, cheap, high quality in case management and guidance Cons: no Union	Copenhagen and Aarhus	2.1% 23,235	Find out more about AJKS
DSA	Some profes- sions	485	Pros: 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	Find out more about DSA A-kasse
BUPL-A	One professionOne profes- sion	498	Pros: cheap, has few complaints	BUPL has branches throughout the country	-0.9% 54,059	Find out more about BUPL A-kasse
Lærer	One professionOne profes- sion	503	Pros: Few complaints, No criticism for case handling	5 cities, including Copenhagen, Aalborg, Aarhus	-0.5% 67,200	Find out more about Lærer A-kasse
SL A-kasse	One professionOne profes- sion	507	Pros: Few complaints Cons: Most criticism for case handling of all A-kasser	10 cities, including Copenhagen, Aarhus, Esbjerg, Odense	-1.9% 31,465	Find out more about SL A-kasse
Teknikernes A-kasse	Some profes- sions	553	Cons: is expensive, has more complaints than average	9 cities, including Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense	-3.3% 19,133	Find out more about TL A-kasse
FOA A-kasse	Some profes- sions	534	Cons: is expensive, get more criticism for guidance than average	FOA has branches throughout the country	-3.6% 123,948	Find out more about FOA A-kasse
METAL-A	Some profes- sions	554	Cons: is expensive, has more complaints than average	METAL has branches throughout the country	-2.2% 60,129	Find out more about Metal A-kasse
Din Faglige A-kasse	Some profes- sions	568	Cons: is expensive, gets criticism for case handling	12 cities, including Copenhagen, Aalborg, Aarhus	n/a 45,031. Merged with NNF as of 1.1.2025	Find out more about FAK
Lederne A-kasse	ManagersMana- gers	518	Pros: has few complaints	Copenhagen + meeting places by appointment in 6 cities	0.0% 123,965	(ad link) Sign Up online about Lederne
MA A-kasse	Anyone	544	Cons: has many complaints, no union	Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg and Odense	0.4% 68,459	Find out more about MA A-kasse
A-kassen Frie	Anyone	533	Pros: 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	Find out more about Frie
FTF A-kasse	Anyone	503	Cons: no Union	Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg, Herning, Kolding and Næstved	-1.2% 135,245	Find out more about FTFa
Ase A-kasse	Anyone	542		Copenhagen + meeting places by appointment	-1.6% 133,797	Find out 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.