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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.
A-kasse / Members as of 01/01/25 | For whom | Price /month 2025 | Pros and Cons | Has an office in these cities | Offers | Sign Up online/ Read more |
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DFH A-kasse 191,403 | Anyone | 511 | Pros: DK's cheapest A-kasse with Union, best price trend, and most new members. Free Union the first 6 months (seen 06/06). | Esbjerg, Kolding, Herning, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense, Ringsted, Copenhagen and Hillerød. | A-kasse and Union | (ad link) Sign Up online about DFH |
A&Til A-kasse 135,245 | Anyone | 503 | Pros: cheapest interdisciplinary A-kasse, same A-kasse throughout your working life | Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg, Herning, Kolding and Næstved | A-kasse | (ad link) Sign Up online about A&Til |
Ase A-kasse 133,797 | Anyone | 542 | Pros: cheap union, high quality in guidance. Free Union the first 6 months (seen 06/06). | Copenhagen + meeting places by appointment | A-kasse and Union | (ad link) Sign Up online about ASE |
CA A-kasse 56,556 | 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 | A-kasse and legal help | (ad link) Sign Up online about CA A-kasse |
Lederne A-kasse 123,965 | ManagersMana- gers | 518 | Pros: has few complaints | Copenhagen + meeting places by appointment in 6 cities | A-kasse and Union | (ad link) Sign Up online about Lederne |
3F A-kasse 199,778 | 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 | A-kasse and Union | about 3F A-kasse |
HK A-kasse 161,210 | 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 | A-kasse and Union | about HK A-kasse |
ajks 23,235 | Journa- lists | 496 | Pros: good price trend, cheap, high quality in case management and guidance Cons: no Union | Copenhagen and Aarhus | A-kasse | about AJKS |
DSA 89,529 | 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 | A-kasse | about DSA A-kasse |
BUPL-A 54,059 | One professionOne profes- sion | 498 | Pros: cheap, has few complaints | BUPL has branches throughout the country | A-kasse and Union | about BUPL A-kasse |
Lærer 67,200 | One professionOne profes- sion | 503 | Pros: Few complaints, No criticism for case handling | 5 cities, including Copenhagen, Aalborg, Aarhus | A-kasse | about Lærer A-kasse |
SL A-kasse 31,465 | 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 | A-kasse and Union | about SL A-kasse |
Teknikernes A-kasse 19,133 | Some profes- sions | 553 | Cons: is expensive, has more complaints than average | 9 cities, including Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense | A-kasse and Union | about TL A-kasse |
FOA A-kasse 123,948 | Some profes- sions | 534 | Cons: is expensive, get more criticism for guidance than average | FOA has branches throughout the country | A-kasse and Union | about FOA A-kasse |
METAL-A 60,129 | Some profes- sions | 554 | Cons: is expensive, has more complaints than average | METAL has branches throughout the country | A-kasse and Union | about Metal A-kasse |
Din Faglige A-kasse 45,031 | Some profes- sions | 568 | Cons: is expensive, gets criticism for case handling | 12 cities, including Copenhagen, Aalborg, Aarhus | A-kasse | about FAK |
MA A-kasse 68,459 | Anyone | 544 | Cons: has many complaints, no union | Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg and Odense | A-kasse | about MA A-kasse |
A-kassen Frie 41,515 | Anyone | 533 | Pros: TrustScore 4.5/5 Cons: only office in Odense and Taastrup | Odense + meeting places by appointment | A-kasse and Union | about Frie |
Min A-kasse 77,349 | Anyone | 524 | Pros: Cheapest A-kasse for graduates Cons: has lost members in the past 4 years, no Union | Aalborg, Aarhus, Middelfart, København, Rødovre, Næstved and Valby | A-kasse | about Min A-kasse |
Akademiker 260,508 | AcademicsAcade- mics | 499 | Pros: Is cheap | 7 cities, including Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense | A-kasse | about AKA |
Krifa A-kasse 140,761 | Anyone | 538 | Cons: Has lost many members in recent years | 14 cities, including Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense | A-kasse and Union | about Krifa |
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.
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