Danish Companies in Portugal

Danish renewables developer (Hobro, 2006) with a Porto subsidiary, Eurowind Energy Lda, that hosts the group’s Solar Competence Center. Bought eleven 5 MW AC solar projects in the Aveiro district (up to 55 MW AC): Avanca (15 MW AC) and Esgueira (5 MW AC) closed and entered construction in July 2025, Vale da Missa 10 MW AC in Borba closed in August 2025 and the 5 MW AC Enxara do Bispo plant was energised. Portuguese fleet: 50+ MWp operating, ~50 MWp in construction, 1.5 GW+ pipeline.

Danish solar investment company. Operates the Ínsua solar park near Serpa in Alentejo — a 48.5 MWp facility and the company’s largest globally, generating enough electricity for 35,000 households.

World’s largest offshore wind developer. Evaluating Portugal’s 10 GW floating offshore wind programme as part of its European expansion, with Portuguese Atlantic waters offering some of Europe’s strongest wind resources.

Danish engineering, environmental, and economics consultancy. Provides infrastructure advisory and transport planning services across the Iberian Peninsula through its Southern European operations.

Danish catalysis and clean technology company. Supplies SOEC electrolyser technology for green hydrogen production, relevant to Portugal’s national hydrogen strategy and major projects at Sines including MadoquaPower2X.

Danish power cable manufacturer. Operates a factory in Esposende (northern Portugal) through the 2018 acquisition of SolidAl for around €192M, producing medium-voltage cables and accessories for European grid operators and renewable energy projects.

Danish shipping and logistics operator. Runs DFDS Logistics Portugal, with a dedicated office in Maia (Porto metropolitan area), providing road freight, contract logistics and ferry-linked European distribution services to Portuguese industrial exporters.

Danish-Swedish legal and tax information group. Operates Karnov Portugal, providing legal databases, analytical tools and professional education to Portuguese law firms, in-house counsel and tax advisors.

Danish wind turbine manufacturer. Supplies turbines to multiple onshore Portuguese wind projects, including the 45 MW Saeta Penamacor wind farm and the 31.5 MW Hyperion Nortada project, and operates a service organisation supporting installed capacity across Iberia.

Danish sports betting media group (owner of Action Network, HLTV.org and bettingexpert). Operates a Lisbon office hosting product, engineering and content teams that serve Better Collective’s European sports media brands.

Danish hearing aid manufacturer (part of WS Audiology). Operates in Portugal through Widex — Reabilitação Auditiva, Lda, running a network of hearing centres across the country including a new centre in Moscavide serving the Lisbon metropolitan area.

Danish tech and consultancy firm specialising in process intelligence, AI-driven analytics and enterprise process improvement. Opened an Innovation Tech Hub in Porto in 2025 to develop data science and digital transformation solutions.

Danish anti-food-waste marketplace app active in Portugal since 2019. Over 2 million Portuguese users and 4,000+ partner establishments including restaurants, supermarkets and bakeries selling surplus food at a discount.

Danish cable manufacturer (Copenhagen-listed) supplying high-voltage and medium-voltage cables for Portugal’s renewable energy grid buildout including offshore wind interconnectors. Active in critical Portuguese grid infrastructure projects.

Danish offshore wind developer and project management specialist. Leads development of the Nortada floating offshore wind project off Portugal’s Atlantic coast, one of the largest floating wind pipelines in Iberia.

Danish variety-discount retail chain. Entered Portugal in 2022 and has expanded across the country, selling everyday personal care, household and beauty products at below-mass-market pricing to a wide Portuguese consumer base.

Danish dredging and marine contracting group. Active in Portuguese port, coastal and land-reclamation dredging projects through a local branch structure in place since 2007, supporting Portuguese port authorities and infrastructure programmes.

Danish seafood trading group (frozen and value-added seafood). Operates a Portuguese office active since 1992, sourcing and distributing frozen and processed seafood for the Iberian retail and foodservice channels.

Marine-electronics service group founded in Denmark in 1927, part of Spain’s Grupo Arbulu since 2008 and now headquartered at Los Barrios (Palmones), Cádiz, with 31 offices in 11 countries. It opened its Lisbon office in 2010; the Portugal hub at Campo Grande 28, 5ºA, led by Regional Hub Manager Juan Magán, supplies, installs, surveys and repairs navigation and communication electronics for ships calling at Portuguese ports.

Danish renewable energy developer (Vejen, Southern Denmark) with a dedicated Lisbon office active since 2017. Acquired and finalised the ‘Benfica’ PV asset — among the first subsidy-free projects in Portugal — and reached ready-to-build stage in 2025 on the Avanca (15 MWac) and Esqueira (5 MWac) clusters. Hosts the group’s Solar Competence Center for international PV development.

Danish architecture firm (Copenhagen). Lead architect on the 178,000 sqm Fuse Valley development in Leça do Balio, Matosinhos — an “urban fashion village” anchored by the new Farfetch headquarters and developed by Castro Group. Project encompasses 24 buildings including 62,800 sqm of offices, a hotel and amenities; under construction.

Danish family-owned provider of analytical instruments and software for the food and agricultural industries (dairy, grain, meat, wine and feed testing), founded in Hillerød in 1956 by Nils Foss; the group reported DKK 2.73 billion of revenue and about 1,750 employees, with Peter Foss as chairman and Christian Rosenkrantz de Lasson as CEO since March 2026. In Portugal it operates through FOSS Iberia S.A., Sucursal em Portugal (NIF 980445957), a permanent representation registered at Rua Julieta Ferrão 12, Loja 102, 2605-201 Belas (Sintra), for the sale, distribution and service of its analysers.

Danish medical-technology company founded in Copenhagen in 1935 by Børge Aagaard Nielsen and Carl Schrøder, a maker of blood-gas analysers, samplers and related IT systems and a subsidiary of Danaher since 2004; Radiometer Medical ApS (CVR 27509185) is based at Åkandevej 21, Brønshøj, with about 1,300 employees in Denmark. Its Portuguese permanent representation, Radiometer Ibérica S.L. (NIF 980201667, formerly Radiometer Ibérica S.A.), is registered at Avenida do Forte 3, Edifício Suécia III, 2794-044 Carnaxide (Oeiras) for the import, sale, distribution and technical support of its instruments; radiometer.com routes Portuguese customers to radiometer.pt.

Danish online wine marketplace and app founded in Copenhagen in 2010 by Heini Zachariassen and Theis Søndergaard, downloaded more than 60 million times, with a database of over 15 million wines; Vivino ApS (CVR 32081193) is registered at Njalsgade 21G, Copenhagen S, with 98 employees in Denmark. Its Portuguese subsidiary, Vivino Portugal, Unipessoal Lda (NIF 514023341), was incorporated on 16 June 2016 and is registered at Campo Grande 137, 1º Dtº, Sala 1, 1700-089 Lisboa, for the online sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages through its website and app (CAE 46341, 62010, 62090), with €5,000 share capital.

Danish mining-technology group founded in Copenhagen on 2 January 1882 by Frederik Læssøe Smidth, listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (C25 index) and led by CEO Mikko Keto and chairman Tom Knutzen; it supplies equipment and services for copper, gold, nickel, zinc and lithium mining and for cement production, with almost 11,000 employees and offices in more than 60 countries. In Portugal it is registered as FLSmidth A/S, Sucursal em Portugal (NIF 980757983), a permanent representation at Beloura Office Park, Ed. 7, 1º Piso, Escritório 1.3, Quinta da Beloura, 2710-444 Sintra, with a mining-support-services activity code (CAE 9900).

Copenhagen-area maker of cigars and pipe tobacco (Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, CVR 31080185, Sandtoften 9, 2820 Gentofte; Nasdaq Copenhagen: STG), with roots in the 1961 Skandinavisk Tobakskompagni and its 2010 combination with Swedish Match’s cigar business; the group reports about 11,500 employees worldwide and DKK 9.2 billion of 2024 revenue. In Portugal it trades through Scandinavian Tobacco Group SA – Sucursal em Portugal (NIF 980415128), a branch with €2,000,000 of allocated capital registered at Parque Suécia, Edifício Suécia IV, Sala 0.3, 2794-038 Carnaxide, under CAE 47260 (tobacco products).

Danish vaccine company listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (Bavarian Nordic A/S, CVR 16271187, Philip Heymans Allé 3, 2900 Hellerup; founded 1992; 1,085 employees in the Danish register), best known for its smallpox and mpox vaccine and for the travel vaccines Rabipur and Encepur. It keeps a Portuguese subsidiary, Bavarian Nordic Portugal, Lda (NIF 514766760), at Rua Abranches Ferrão 10, 8º E, 1600-001 Lisboa, with accounts filed for 2018–2024, and is one of six suppliers awarded in the Madeira health service’s 2024 national-vaccination-programme procurement (SESARAM, procedure BEAD20240009, €1,175,588 in total; TED award notice 740934-2024 of 4 December 2024).

Hørsholm water-and-environment engineering and software group (DHI A/S, CVR 36466871, Agern Allé 5, 2970 Hørsholm; 345 employees in the Danish register), known for its MIKE hydraulic and hydrological modelling software. In December 2025 the Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (APA), Portugal’s environment agency, bought a DHI software licence for coastal hydrodynamic modelling for €115,000 (TED award notice 795018-2025 of 1 December 2025); DHI also has a registered Portuguese branch, DHI Water & Environment – Sucursal em Portugal (NIF 980205905), in Lisbon.