Edited by Miguel Baptista

Danish Companies in Portugal

Danish companies with a presence in Portugal — 81 listed today, from JYSK’s store network and Carlsberg to Maersk and DFDS in shipping, Vestas and Eurowind Energy in renewables, and NKT’s cable factory in Esposende. Each entry links to its own NorthSouth HQ company profile. An entry needs at least one of the following: a Portuguese legal entity (NIF) linked to the Danish company, a named facility or office, a named country manager, or a documented investment in Portugal.

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Nordic Solar
Solar Energy

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.

HQ: Hellerup
Location: Serpa, Alentejo
Capacity: 48.5 MWp
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Ørsted
Offshore Wind

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.

HQ: Fredericia
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COWI
Engineering

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

HQ: Lyngby
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Topsoe
Green Hydrogen

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.

HQ: Lyngby
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NKT
Power Cables

Danish power cable manufacturer. Operates a factory in Esposende (northern Portugal) through the June 2024 acquisition of SolidAl for an enterprise value of €192M (now NKT Cables Portugal), producing medium-voltage cables and accessories for European grid operators and renewable energy projects.

HQ: Brøndby
Location: Esposende
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DFDS
Logistics & Shipping

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.

HQ: Copenhagen
Location: Maia
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Karnov Group
Legal Information

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.

HQ: Copenhagen
Location: Lisbon
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Vestas
Wind Turbines

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.

HQ: Aarhus
Location: Lisbon (sales & service)
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Better Collective
Sports Media

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.

HQ: Copenhagen
Location: Lisbon
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Breakawai
Technology

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.

HQ: Aarhus
Portugal base: Porto Innovation Tech Hub
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Too Good To Go
Food Tech

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.

HQ: Copenhagen
PT users: 2M+
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Maersk
Shipping & Logistics

Danish global shipping leader (A.P. Moller - Maersk) calling weekly at the Port of Sines and Port of Leixões as part of its Asia-Europe and transatlantic services. Operates Maersk Portugal Lda with a named Lisbon country office delivering ocean freight, inland logistics, and warehousing services to Portuguese exporters and importers.

HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark
PT presence: Maersk Portugal Lda (Lisbon) + Sines/Leixões calls
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Rohde Nielsen
Marine Dredging

Danish dredging contractor and subcontractor (Rohde Nielsen A/S) with a Portuguese branch in Porto since 2007. Executes marine dredging, coastal protection and land reclamation projects along the Portuguese coastline including port maintenance for Leixões and Sines.

HQ: Aamby, Denmark
PT presence: Rohde Nielsen — Sucursal em Portugal (Porto)
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Normal
Retail

Danish discount retail chain (Normal A/S) selling cosmetics, personal care, snacks, beverages and household products at low prices. Entered Portugal in 2022 through Normalas Portugal — Comércio de Produtos Cosméticos e de Higiene, Unipessoal Lda, with stores in the Lisbon metropolitan area and plans to expand across Portuguese cities.

HQ: Aalborg, Denmark
PT presence: Normalas Portugal (Lisbon metro, since 2022)
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K.Larsen
Agriculture & Food

Danish-founded Alentejo farm near Beja, started by Dorte and Karsten Larsen after they left Denmark in 1982. Farms 560 ha incl. 220 ha of olives; sells extra-virgin olive oil in Denmark (Salling, MENY) and baby beetroot to the UK.

HQ: Beja (Danish-founded)
PT presence: K. Larsen – Transformação e Comercialização de Produtos Agrícolas Lda (NIF 506503224)
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SETH / MTHøjgaard
Construction

Portuguese construction and public works company (SETH, S.A. Sociedade de Empreitadas e Trabalhos Hidráulicos) with Danish shareholder MTHøjgaard A/S. One of Portugal’s longest-standing Danish business links, operating from Queijas since 1933 and delivering civil engineering, hydraulic works and infrastructure projects across the country.

HQ: Queijas (DK shareholder MTHøjgaard)
PT presence: SETH SA (since 1933)
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Sirena Portugal
Seafood Trade

Portuguese subsidiary of Danish seafood group Sirena A/S (Naerum), trading internationally in fish products since 1992. Located in Carcavelos, handles sourcing, processing and export of Portuguese and international seafood products for European markets.

HQ: Naerum, Denmark
PT presence: Sirena Portugal (Carcavelos, since 1992)
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Copenhagen Offshore Partners
Offshore Wind Development

Danish offshore wind developer (CIP-affiliated). Opened a Porto office to develop the Nortada 2 GW floating wind project off Figueira da Foz, the largest single offshore wind ambition currently in Portugal, with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners committing to invest up to €8 billion in the country.

HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark
PT presence: Porto office — Nortada 2 GW floating wind
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Aage Hempel Group
Marine Electronics

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.

HQ: Los Barrios (Palmones), Cádiz — Danish-founded 1927
PT office: Campo Grande 28, 5ºA, 1700-093 Lisboa (since 2010)
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Hidden Hearing
Hearing Care — Audiology

Hearing-care retail brand of Danish-listed Demant A/S (Audika Group division). Operates the registered Portuguese entity Hidden Hearing (Portugal) — Comércio Auxiliares Auditivos, Unipessoal Lda in Lisbon, running a national network of audiology clinics serving Portuguese hearing-aid customers under Demant’s global retail platform.

HQ: Smørumnedre, Denmark (Demant)
PT entity: Hidden Hearing (Portugal) Unipessoal Lda
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Energi Innovation
Solar PV / EPC

Vejen solar EPC and O&M contractor (Energi Innovation ApS, CVR 30080874), in Portugal since 2017. It works from Lisbon through ENIPT Construction, Unipessoal Lda (NIF 515428949, Avenida da República 44, 1050-194 Lisboa), wholly owned by Energi Innovation Holding A/S, and in 2023 was building the 210 MW Parque Solar Escalabis in Santarém and Cartaxo.

HQ: Vejen, Denmark (Energi Innovation ApS, CVR 30080874)
PT entity: ENIPT Construction, Unipessoal Lda — NIF 515428949 — Lisbon
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Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)
Architecture & Design

Copenhagen-based architecture firm. Lead architect on the 178,000 sqm Fuse Valley development in Leça do Balio (Matosinhos), anchored by the new Farfetch headquarters and developed by Castro Group. 24 buildings in total under construction.

HQ: Copenhagen
PT project: Farfetch HQ & Fuse Valley
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Royal Greenland
Seafood

Greenlandic-Danish vertically integrated seafood group (cod, halibut, snow crab, cold-water shrimp). Operates a Portuguese sales and administration office at Rua Rodrigo Albuquerque e Melo, 27-5 Dt, 2795-173 Linda a Velha (Greater Lisbon), supporting one of Royal Greenland’s most important markets — Portuguese bacalhau processors and retailers.

HQ: Nuuk (Greenland) / Aalborg
Location: Linda a Velha (Lisbon metro)
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Trifork
Software Engineering

Danish-rooted, Swiss-listed software innovation group (1,200+ employees, 70+ business units across 16 countries) specialising in Digital Health, FinTech, Smart Building, Cloud Operations, Cyber Protection and Smart Enterprise. Trifork Portugal operates as a named subsidiary (listed in the EU-Startups directory) supporting the group’s southern European delivery capacity.

HQ: Schindellegi (CH) / Aarhus (DK)
PT presence: Trifork Portugal subsidiary
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Vero Moda
Fashion Retail

Danish fashion brand owned by Bestseller A/S (Brande, Denmark). Announced a Portuguese store rollout targeting 10 stand-alone Vero Moda stores across Portugal by 2027 (per Portugal Resident), each ~250 sqm with Scandinavian-inspired design and creating roughly 80 new jobs. Complements Bestseller’s broader Iberian retail presence under the Jack & Jones and Only banners.

HQ: Brande (Denmark)
PT plan: 10 Vero Moda stores by 2027
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Widex
Hearing Healthcare

Danish hearing aid manufacturer (founded 1956 in Lynge, near Copenhagen), since 2019 part of WS Audiology following its merger with Sivantos. Operates through Portuguese subsidiary Widex — Reabilitação Auditiva, Lda, supplying digital hearing aids, fitting solutions and after-sales support to Portuguese audiology clinics and the Widex Portugal Pro professional channel.

HQ: Lynge (Denmark)
PT entity: Widex — Reabilitação Auditiva, Lda
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Heartcore Capital
Venture Capital

Copenhagen-headquartered consumer-tech venture capital firm with offices in Berlin, Paris, Stockholm and a Lisbon presence. Portuguese portfolio includes Lovys, the Portuguese-founded digital insurance platform operating in France, Spain and Portugal. Heartcore was also an early backer of Kaia Health, the German digital MSK platform acquired by Porto-founded unicorn Sword Health in January 2026 for $285 million — a marquee corridor-bridging exit.

HQ: Copenhagen (Denmark)
PT footprint: Lovys portfolio company; Lisbon presence
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Reel A/S
B2B Electricity Trading

Danish B2B electricity provider and trader headquartered in Copenhagen. Named operational partner of Greenvolt Power (Portugal) for balancing and optimisation services at the Høegholm 157 MW solar-plus-storage hybrid park in eastern Denmark — combining 97.36 MW PV with a 55–60 MW BESS. Confirmed corridor partnership announced alongside Greenvolt’s €35M project finance with Ringkjøbing Landbobank.

HQ: Copenhagen (Denmark)
PT corridor link: Greenvolt Høegholm partnership (157 MW hybrid)
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Ringkjøbing Landbobank
Project Finance

Danish regional bank, listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and one of the largest Jutland-headquartered lenders. In October 2025, the bank signed a €35 million project finance agreement with Greenvolt Power (Portugal) to fund the construction and operation of the Høegholm hybrid solar-plus-storage project in Denmark — among the most significant named Danish-Portuguese renewable-energy financing deals on record.

HQ: Ringkøbing (Denmark)
PT corridor link: €35M Greenvolt Høegholm project finance (Oct 2025)
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Zerion Pharma
Pharma Tech & CDMO

Copenhagen-based biotech and pharmaceutical technology company, founded in 2019 as a spin-out from the University of Copenhagen. Owns the Dispersome® drug-delivery platform and runs a joint venture announced in October 2024 with Portuguese CDMO Hovione (Loures): Hovione holds exclusive global rights to develop and offer Dispersome® for respiratory and nutraceutical applications, with Arla Foods Ingredients (Denmark) supplying the key excipient. A confirmed PT–DK pharma corridor partnership.

HQ: Copenhagen (Denmark)
PT corridor link: Hovione Dispersome® JV (Oct 2024 onwards)
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Quadsat
Electronic Warfare & RF Sensing

Danish RF testing and electronic-warfare payload specialist, founded 2017 and headquartered at the UAS Denmark Test Center in Odense as part of the Odense Robotics cluster. Owns the SpectraLoc passive RF detection payload — a signature-free radar geolocation system — which was successfully flight-integrated in March 2026 onboard Portuguese unicorn Tekever’s AR3 EVO tactical drone in Constância, Portugal. Both companies have confirmed continued joint testing and refinement of the integrated solution, the most concrete DK–PT defence-tech partnership of 2026.

HQ: Odense (Denmark)
PT corridor link: SpectraLoc on Tekever AR3 EVO (Mar 2026 flight test, Constância)
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ComfySocks
Textiles

Danish private-label manufacturer of technical, sport and performance socks. Relocated production to Vila Nova de Famalicão in Portugal’s textile heartland, where its plant (Comfysocks Portugal Unipessoal, Lda.) turns out an estimated 3–4 million pairs a year, partly powered by on-site solar.

HQ: Herning, Denmark
PT presence: Vila Nova de Famalicão factory (Comfysocks Portugal, Lda.)
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Inscale
IT Services

Danish technology firm that builds and runs dedicated software-engineering teams for European clients. Operates a Lisbon hub on Avenida da Liberdade through INSCALE Portugal Unipessoal, Lda., open since 2018.

HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark
PT presence: Lisbon office (INSCALE Portugal, Lda.) since 2018
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Innovayt
Innovation Funding

Danish-owned innovation consultancy helping companies secure EU and national R&D funding. Innovayt Portugal, Lda. has operated from Braga since 2008 and has added a second office in Porto.

HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark
PT presence: Braga (2008) + Porto offices (Innovayt Portugal, Lda.)
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Universal Robots
Automation

Danish collaborative-robot (cobot) pioneer from Odense, part of Teradyne. It serves the Portuguese market through its Universal Robots Iberia organisation and an authorised Portuguese distributor, Stockfer Robótica, deploying UR cobots across Portuguese manufacturing.

Origin: Denmark
PT presence: UR Iberia & distributor Stockfer Robótica
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Codan Portugal
Medical Devices

Danish medical-device maker producing infusion and blood-pressure-monitoring systems. Its plant in Odivelas, near Lisbon, is one of CODAN’s main European production sites — in Portugal since 1966 with around 500 employees.

HQ Copenhagen area
PT operations Odivelas factory (~500)
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Wirtek
Software

Danish Nasdaq-listed IT consultancy (Aalborg) that entered Portugal in 2024 by acquiring Porto-based Pragmasoft, building a software development and testing centre of around 20 specialists focused on clean-energy and digitalisation work.

HQ Aalborg
PT operations Porto dev centre (ex-Pragmasoft)
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Copenhagen Coffee Lab
Food & Beverage

Danish specialty-coffee brand that opened its first Lisbon café in Príncipe Real in 2015 and now runs a network of cafés across the city (Alcântara, Alfama, Baixa, Cais do Sodré, Santa Clara, Campo de Ourique), plus its own roastery.

HQ Copenhagen / Lisbon
PT presence 7 Lisbon cafés (since 2015)
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Joe & The Juice
Food & Beverage

Danish juice, coffee and sandwich chain founded in Copenhagen in 2002 with 500+ locations worldwide. Now operating in Lisbon, with a publicly flagged rollout targeting around 40 stores across Portugal.

HQ Copenhagen
PT presence Lisbon (rollout underway)
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Oticon
Hearing Aids

Danish hearing-aid maker, part of the Demant group. Oticon Portugal, Unipessoal Lda (registered 2018) is based at Quinta da Fonte in Paço de Arcos (Oeiras), importing and distributing Oticon hearing solutions to Portuguese audiology clinics and the public health service.

HQ Smørum, Denmark (Demant)
PT entity Oticon Portugal Lda — Paço de Arcos
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Ucomposites
Composites Recycling

Danish pioneer in recycling composites and glass fibre (Bogø, founded 2010), European market leader in recycled chopped glass fibre. Through Ucomposites, Unipessoal Lda it has run a production plant in Trofa, near Porto, since January 2023 — a unit the company credits with a growing share of group revenue and profit.

Origin: Denmark
PT presence: Trofa plant (since 2023)
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IMPACT Commerce
Digital Consultancy

Danish digital and e-commerce consultancy headquartered in Copenhagen, operating in Portugal since 2017 with offices in Lisbon (Av. D. João II 43, Parque das Nações) and Évora. In March 2025 it announced plans to invest a further €10 million in the Portuguese operation, mainly in recruitment.

HQ: Copenhagen
Portuguese presence: Lisbon + Évora offices (since 2017)
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Colorful Standard
Textiles

Danish organic-cotton essentials brand. The entire collection is made in Portugal, anchored by the brand’s own factory in Barcelos — one of the most visible ‘Made in Portugal’ stories in Scandinavian fashion.

HQ: Copenhagen
Portuguese presence: Own factory, Barcelos
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Angulus
Footwear

Danish shoe brand founded in 1904. Since 2020 its footwear is handmade at the company’s own factory in northern Portugal (~85 employees), with design retained in Copenhagen.

HQ: Copenhagen
Portuguese presence: Own factory, northern Portugal
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Organic Basics
Textiles

Copenhagen sustainable-basics brand. Portugal is its largest production country (~53% of final-stage manufacturing), via named partner factories Skins (Camarate) and Impetus (Apúlia).

HQ: Copenhagen
Portuguese presence: Partner factories in Camarate & Apúlia
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GANNI
Fashion

Copenhagen fashion brand with a deep Portuguese supply base — named strategic suppliers include Braga knitwear maker Ramil (~65% of its capacity) and embroiderer Bordados Oliveira.

HQ: Copenhagen
Portuguese presence: Strategic suppliers in Braga & the north
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Garment Project
Fashion & footwear

Copenhagen footwear and clothing brand founded in 2013 whose shoes are, by its own production statement, handmade in Portugal in leather and suede; registered at Pilestræde 40C, Copenhagen K, with own webshop, stores and a wholesale channel and collaborations with Storm, Pasteelo and MODO.

HQ: Copenhagen (Pilestræde 40C)
Portuguese presence: Handmade footwear production in Portugal
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Carlsberg Group
Beverages

Danish brewing group holding a majority economic interest in Super Bock Group: 44% directly plus 28.5% of Viacer, the holding that controls the Leça do Balio-based brewer — about 60% combined ownership of Portugal’s largest beer exporter.

HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark
Portuguese interest: Super Bock Group, SGPS (Leça do Balio, Matosinhos)
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Danish Endurance
Textiles

Copenhagen sports and outdoor apparel brand. Its running and merino hiking socks are produced by Portuguese factories — production the brand documents on its own product pages.

HQ: Copenhagen
Portuguese presence: Sock production with Portuguese factories
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Tekla Fabrics
Home Textiles

Copenhagen homeware label founded in 2017. Its terry towels are crafted in Portugal and its bathrobe line is made by skilled workers in Braga and Guimarães.

HQ: Copenhagen
Portuguese presence: Production in Braga & Guimarães
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Norse Projects
Textiles

Copenhagen menswear label. Most of its range — knitwear, T-shirts and the organic-cotton Standard line — is produced in Portugal, detailed in the brand’s own ‘Behind the Fabric: Portugal’ series.

HQ: Copenhagen
Portuguese presence: Knitwear & jersey production partners
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Scan Global Logistics
Logistics

Copenhagen-headquartered global freight forwarder. Entered Portugal by acquiring Porto forwarder Freight & Logistics Solutions (FLS) and runs named offices in Matosinhos (Porto) and Lisbon covering air, sea, road and project cargo.

HQ: Copenhagen
Portuguese presence: Offices in Matosinhos & Lisbon (via FLS acquisition)
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Eurowind Energy
Renewable Energy

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.

HQ: Hobro
PT entity: Eurowind Energy Lda, Porto
Portfolio: 50+ MWp operating · 1.5 GW+ pipeline
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Blue Water Shipping
Logistics

Esbjerg-based Danish transport group (founded 1972), in Portugal for over a decade via Blue Water Shipping Unipessoal Lda — an IATA-certified Lisbon office (Av. D. João II 50) and an office at Leixões port, spanning sea and air freight, cruise logistics and project cargo.

HQ: Esbjerg, Denmark
Portuguese presence: Lisbon (IATA) & Leixões offices
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FOSS
Analytical Instruments (Food & Agri)

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.

HQ: Hillerød, Denmark (FOSS Analytical A/S, CVR 73399815, Nils Foss Allé 1)
PT entity: FOSS Iberia S.A., Sucursal em Portugal — NIF 980445957 — Belas, Sintra
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Radiometer
Medical Devices (Blood Gas Analysis)

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.

HQ: Copenhagen/Brønshøj, Denmark (Radiometer Medical ApS, CVR 27509185); parent Danaher (US)
PT entity: Radiometer Ibérica S.L. — NIF 980201667 — Edifício Suécia III, Carnaxide, Oeiras
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Vivino
Wine App & Marketplace

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.

HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark (Vivino ApS, CVR 32081193, Njalsgade 21G)
PT entity: Vivino Portugal, Unipessoal Lda — NIF 514023341 — Campo Grande, Lisboa (since 2016)
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FLSmidth
Mining & Cement Technology

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 Toni Laaksonen; 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).

HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark (FLSmidth & Co. A/S; Nasdaq Copenhagen: FLS)
PT entity: FLSmidth A/S, Sucursal em Portugal — NIF 980757983 — Quinta da Beloura, Sintra
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Scandinavian Tobacco Group
Cigars & Pipe Tobacco

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).

HQ: Gentofte / Søborg, Copenhagen (Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S, CVR 31080185)
PT entity: Scandinavian Tobacco Group SA – Sucursal em Portugal — NIF 980415128 — Carnaxide (Parque Suécia)
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Bavarian Nordic
Vaccines & Pharma

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).

HQ: Hellerup, Denmark (Bavarian Nordic A/S, CVR 16271187; Nasdaq Copenhagen)
PT entity: Bavarian Nordic Portugal, Lda — NIF 514766760 — Rua Abranches Ferrão 10, 8º E, 1600-001 Lisboa
Portuguese customer: SESARAM (Madeira regional health service) — PNV vaccines framework, Dec 2024 (TED 740934-2024)
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DHI
Water Modelling Software & Engineering

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.

HQ: Hørsholm, Denmark (DHI A/S, CVR 36466871)
Portuguese customer: Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente — coastal modelling software licence, €115,000 (TED 795018-2025, Dec 2025)
PT entity: DHI Water & Environment – Sucursal em Portugal — NIF 980205905
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Visblue
Redox Flow Batteries

Aarhus maker of vanadium redox flow batteries for stationary energy storage (Visblue A/S, CVR 36427957, founded 2014; 15 employees in the Danish register). Its Portuguese subsidiary, Visblue Portugal, Unipessoal Lda (NIF 514430877), was incorporated in June 2017 at Rua Alfredo Allen 455 in Porto to develop and produce redox flow batteries; Racius records dissolution and liquidation filings for it in February 2026.

HQ: Aarhus V, Denmark (Visblue A/S, CVR 36427957)
PT entity: Visblue Portugal, Unipessoal Lda — NIF 514430877 — Porto
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Caretag
Surgical Instrument Tracking

Copenhagen software company that tracks surgical instruments with RFID tags (CARETAG ApS, CVR 34737959, registered 2012; computer programming). In July 2025 it set up Caretag Portugal, Unipessoal Lda (NIF 518885542, Estrada da Luz 90, 1600-160 Lisboa), registered for software and medical-device development; the Danish parent also holds a Portuguese tax number (NIF 980870380).

HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark (CARETAG ApS, CVR 34737959)
PT entity: Caretag Portugal, Unipessoal Lda — NIF 518885542 — Lisbon
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Sunclass Airlines
Charter Airline

Danish charter airline based at Copenhagen Airport (Sunclass Airlines ApS, CVR 40844422, Dragør; 402 employees in the Danish register; charter passenger air transport). It has a registered Portuguese branch in Lisbon, Sunclass Airlines ApS – Sucursal em Portugal (NIF 980666210, formerly Airshoppen ApS – Sucursal em Portugal), registered for aircraft ground support, which filed accounts for 2024.

HQ: Dragør, Denmark (Sunclass Airlines ApS, CVR 40844422)
PT entity: Sunclass Airlines ApS – Sucursal em Portugal — NIF 980666210 — Lisbon
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Next Fabrication
Wind & Solar Components

Aarhus-area electrical-equipment manufacturer (Next Fabrication ApS, CVR 44049309, Risskov, registered 2023). Its Portuguese branch, Next Fabrication ApS – Sucursal em Portugal (NIF 980836522, Cais do Alboi, 3810-045 Aveiro), is registered to develop and make parts and systems for wind-turbine generators and solar PV, and filed accounts for 2024.

HQ: Risskov, Denmark (Next Fabrication ApS, CVR 44049309)
PT entity: Next Fabrication ApS – Sucursal em Portugal — NIF 980836522 — Aveiro
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SDC (Netcompany Banking Services)
Core Banking IT

Danish core-banking IT provider serving Nordic banks (SDC – Skandinavisk Data Center A/S, Ballerup), which Netcompany Group agreed to buy for DKK 1.0 billion on 10 February 2025 and merged into its new subsidiary Netcompany Banking Services A/S (CVR 45388689, Strandgade 3, Copenhagen; 539 employees in the Danish register) on completion in mid-2025. SDC keeps a registered Portuguese permanent representation, SDC A/S – Sucursal em Portugal (NIF 980782007, Rua Sousa Martins 1, 1º Esq., 1069-316 Lisboa), registered under CAE 63110 for data processing and the development, operation and maintenance of automated data-processing systems.

HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark (Netcompany Banking Services A/S, CVR 45388689)
PT entity: SDC A/S – Sucursal em Portugal — NIF 980782007 — Lisboa
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Awaze (Novasol)
Holiday Rentals

Danish holiday-home rental company behind the Novasol brand (Awaze A/S, CVR 17484575, Virumgårdsvej 27, 2830 Virum; registered 1 November 1993; 1,181 employees in the Danish register; part of the UK-based Awaze holiday-rental group). Its Algarve office is registered as Awaze A/S – Sucursal em Portugal (NIF 980779472, Rua do Comércio, Edifício Palma, Loja A, 8135-127 Almancil, Loulé), formerly Novasol – Sucursal em Portugal, under CAE 55201 (furnished holiday accommodation) for tourism operation and related consultancy.

HQ: Virum, Denmark (Awaze A/S, CVR 17484575; Novasol brand)
PT entity: Awaze A/S – Sucursal em Portugal — NIF 980779472 — Almancil (Loulé)
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RiskPoint
Specialty Insurance (MGA)

Copenhagen specialty-insurance underwriting agency (RiskPoint Group A/S, CVR 34594325, Hammerensgade 4, 1267 København K; registered 14 June 2012) that underwrites renewable-energy, marine, property, liability and financial-lines risks on behalf of insurers across the Nordics and Europe. It has a registered Portuguese permanent representation, RiskPoint A/S – Sucursal em Portugal (NIF 980876575, Avenida do Brasil 43, 3º Dto, Sala 3, 1700-062 Lisboa), registered under CAE 65120 (non-life insurance) for insurance-agency activity.

HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark (RiskPoint Group A/S, CVR 34594325)
PT entity: RiskPoint A/S – Sucursal em Portugal — NIF 980876575 — Lisboa
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Danish Wind Power Academy
Wind-Turbine Training (Middelfart)

Middelfart provider of technical training for wind-turbine technicians and operations staff — maintenance, troubleshooting and competency programmes for wind-farm owners, operators and service companies (Danish Wind Power Academy ApS, Stensgaardvej 8, 5500 Middelfart, Denmark; founded 2004; subsidiaries in the United States and Italy). Its Portuguese permanent representation, Danish Wind Power Academy ApS – Sucursal (NIF 980729351, Avenida Conselheiro Fernando de Sousa 19, 11º Dtº, 1070-072 Lisboa), is registered for education and training, recruitment and organisational-development services, with accounts filed for 2021 to 2024.

HQ: Middelfart, Denmark (Danish Wind Power Academy ApS)
PT entity: Danish Wind Power Academy ApS – Sucursal — NIF 980729351 — Lisboa
Activity in PT: Wind-turbine technical training and recruitment services (accounts 2021–2024)
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Shaping New Tomorrow (SNT)
Menswear Sourcing (Viana do Castelo)

Aalborg menswear brand built on stretch “performance” suit trousers, which started with a Kickstarter campaign and a first small store in Aalborg in May 2016 and now runs stores in Aalborg, Aarhus, Esbjerg, Odense and Copenhagen, five in Germany (Hamburg, Stuttgart, Cologne, Berlin, Frankfurt) and two in Sweden (Stockholm, Gothenburg) (SNT ApS, CVR 36732261, Østre Havnegade 12, 9000 Aalborg; founded 5 May 2015; parent Shaping New Tomorrow Holding ApS; around 150 employees per Danish registry data). The company’s own history says its founders travelled to Portugal in February 2015 and found the manufacturer that made the first product. Its Portuguese permanent representation, SNT ApS – Sucursal em Portugal (NIF 980705932, Rua da Bandeira 418, 1º Esq., 4900-561 Viana do Castelo), is registered for wholesale, retail and online sales and the design, development and manufacture of clothing (CAE 46410 textiles wholesale, 47711).

HQ: Aalborg, Denmark (SNT ApS, CVR 36732261)
PT entity: SNT ApS – Sucursal em Portugal — NIF 980705932 — Viana do Castelo
Activity in PT: Garment design, development and sourcing office in the Minho textile cluster
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Per Aarsleff
Construction & Civil Works (Porto)

Danish construction and civil-engineering contractor working in infrastructure, pipe technology, ground engineering and building (Per Aarsleff A/S, CVR 37542784, Hasselager Allé 5, 8260 Viby J, Denmark; 2,957 employees in the Danish company per the CVR register; parent Per Aarsleff Holding A/S, listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen). Its Portuguese permanent representation, Per Aarsleff A/S – Sucursal em Portugal (NIF 980418747, Avenida da Boavista 2881, 2.º, Salas 14 e 15, 4100-136 Porto), is registered under CAE 42210 for construction and public-works contracting and, as ancillary activities, industry, trade and investment.

HQ: Viby J (Aarhus), Denmark (Per Aarsleff A/S, CVR 37542784)
PT entity: Per Aarsleff A/S – Sucursal em Portugal — NIF 980418747 — Avenida da Boavista, Porto
Activity in PT: Construction and public-works contracting (CAE 42210)
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Lyngsoe Systems
Supply-Chain Tech / RFID (Porto)

Danish supplier of real-time monitoring, tracking and RFID solutions for logistics, healthcare and supply chains (Lyngsoe Systems A/S, CVR 17702785, Lyngsø Alle 3, 9600 Aars; registered 1994, 129 employees per the CVR register; roots dating back to 1952). In July 2026 Lyngsoe announced a strategic investment, stake undisclosed, in the Porto software company CodeOne – Sistemas de Identificação e Processamento de Dados, Lda (NIF 506617157, Avenida Marechal Gomes da Costa 980, 4150-757 Porto; share capital €180,000; CAE 62090) to strengthen its presence in southern Europe. CodeOne, led by CEO Carlos Figueiredo, keeps its brand and management team and serves logistics and operations clients in Portugal and Spain.

HQ: Aars, Denmark (Lyngsoe Systems A/S, CVR 17702785)
PT entity: CodeOne – Sistemas de Identificação e Processamento de Dados, Lda — NIF 506617157 — Porto
Activity in PT: Logistics workflow software and RFID solutions (CAE 62090)
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Tryp.com
Travel Tech (Lisbon)

AI travel-planning platform founded in Odense in 2021 by six engineering students, four of them Portuguese (Tryp.com ApS, CVR 42533165, registered 8 July 2021 in Odense; parent Tryp.com Holding ApS, CVR 42527610), now headquartered in Copenhagen. Its Portuguese travel agency, Tryp.com, Lda (NIF 518319776, incorporated 28 August 2024, CAE 79120, RNAVT licence no. 12907), operates from Rua da Prata 80 in Lisbon and is the contracting entity for bookings, including the Wizz Holidays packages its technology powers. In October 2026 it announced a €1.9 million round led by Point Capital Partners with Iberis Capital.

HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark (Tryp.com ApS, CVR 42533165; registered in Odense)
PT entity: Tryp.com, Lda — NIF 518319776 — RNAVT 12907 — Lisbon (registered seat Torres Vedras)
Activity in PT: Licensed travel agency and tour operator (CAE 79120)
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Emagine
IT Consulting (Lisbon)

Danish business and IT consultancy (emagine Consulting A/S, which also holds Portuguese tax registration 980814294). In December 2024 it bought the Portuguese IT-services firms Boost IT and Hexis Technology Hub, a deal Jornal de Negócios reported as bringing 600 workers. Its Portuguese company, Emagine, Unipessoal Lda (NIF 514756217, Rua do Polo Sul 2, 2.º, 1990-273 Lisboa; CAE 62020, IT consultancy; incorporated 31 January 2018 as Década Cristalina, Lda), shows merger filings in March and June 2025.

HQ: Denmark (emagine Consulting A/S; PT tax registration 980814294)
PT entity: Emagine, Unipessoal Lda — NIF 514756217 — Lisboa
Activity in PT: IT consultancy (CAE 62020); Boost IT and Hexis Technology Hub acquired December 2024
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Schroll Medical
Medicinal Plants (Olhão)

Danish producer of white-label medicinal cannabis (Schroll Medical ApS, Kirstinebjergvej 33, 5792 Årslev), which says it produces to the EU GMP standard at sites in Denmark and Portugal. Its Algarve company, Schroll Flavours – Produção e Comercialização de Produtos Agrícolas, Unipessoal Lda (NIF 509957650, Quinta Ana Velha, Sítio do Poço Longo, 8700-226 Olhão; incorporated 2011, capital €300,000; CAE 01280, aromatic and medicinal plants), describes itself as a GACP-certified manufacturer and part of Schroll Medical, with production in Lagoa. In September 2020 Sul Informação reported that a Schroll-Flowers group company was growing 36 hectares of hydrangeas in Olhão.

HQ: Årslev, Denmark (Schroll Medical ApS, Kirstinebjergvej 33)
PT entity: Schroll Flavours – Produção e Comercialização de Produtos Agrícolas, Unipessoal Lda — NIF 509957650 — Olhão
Activity in PT: GACP-certified cultivation of medicinal plants and herbs (CAE 01280); production site in Lagoa
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Ascendis Pharma
Biopharmaceuticals (Lisbon)

Danish biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Hellerup, near Copenhagen (Ascendis Pharma A/S, Nasdaq: ASND), which develops medicines on its TransCon technology platform and sells its endocrinology rare-disease products directly in selected European markets, including an Iberia cluster covering Portugal and Spain. The Portuguese company is Ascendis Pharma Portugal, Unipessoal Lda (NIF 519052889; Rua Mar da China 3, 4.º andar, 1990-203 Lisboa; CAE 46460, wholesale of pharmaceutical products), incorporated in October 2025 as ASND Portugal, Unipessoal Lda, with capital increases registered in March 2026. Ascendis Pharma A/S lists it as a wholly owned subsidiary in its 2025 annual report on Form 20-F; the Danish Ascendis Pharma Europe A/S also holds a Portuguese tax number (NIF 980872936).

HQ: Hellerup (Copenhagen), Denmark — Ascendis Pharma A/S, Nasdaq-listed
PT entity: Ascendis Pharma Portugal, Unipessoal Lda — NIF 519052889 — Lisbon
Activity in PT: Commercialisation and distribution of medicines and medical devices (CAE 46460); part of the group’s “Europe Direct” Iberia cluster
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Basico
Interim Management (Lisbon)

Danish interim-management and business-support consultancy (Basico A/S, CVR 35852190, Philip Heymans Alle 3, 2900 Hellerup), founded in 2003 and working across finance, HR, IT and legal functions. Basico announced the official start of its activity in Portugal in October 2026, with the Portuguese operation led by Country Managing Partner João Luís (Jornal Económico), and its Portuguese website lists a Lisbon office at Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo 21, 1.º andar, 1050-116 Lisboa. No Portuguese company under the Basico name appeared in a nif.pt search on 7 October 2026.

HQ: Hellerup, Denmark (Basico A/S, CVR 35852190)
PT entity: Lisbon office, Av. Fontes Pereira de Melo 21 — no Portuguese company found on nif.pt (7 Oct 2026)
Activity in PT: Interim management, CFO and finance-IT services; Associates network for senior independent consultants
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JYSK
Home Furnishings Retail

Danish home-furnishings retailer founded by Lars Larsen in Aarhus in 1979. It opened its first Portuguese store in 2016 and had 39 by September 2026, when the company reported Portuguese sales of €84.8 million for its 2025/26 financial year, up 40%. A Lisbon digital and tech hub opened in 2025, and store no. 40, its first in the Azores, is due to open in late November 2026.

HQ: Brabrand (Aarhus), Denmark
PT network: 39 stores (September 2026); country director for Portugal and Spain: Carlos Haba
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Genan
Tyre Recycling (Ovar)

Danish end-of-life tyre recycler (Genan Holding A/S, Viborg), founded with its first Viborg plant in 1990. Bought Portugal’s largest tyre recycling plant, BIOSAFE – Indústria de Reciclagens, from Nors in 2019 and renamed it Genan, S.A. (NIF 503846279) in 2020; the Ovar plant at Pardala was upgraded from 25,000 to 40,000 tonnes a year and serves as a product-development hub.

HQ: Viborg, Denmark (Genan Holding A/S)
PT entity: Genan, S.A. — NIF 503846279, EN 109 km 31, Pardala, 3880-728 Ovar
Activity in PT: Tyre recycling into rubber granulate, powder, steel and textile fibre
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Practio
Pharmacy Vaccination Services (Lisbon)

Copenhagen health-tech company (Practio ApS, 13 staff) building technology that turns pharmacies into local healthcare hubs. In Portugal it operates through Practio ApS – Sucursal em Portugal, NIF 980607884, at Av. Infante D. Henrique 26, Lisbon, registered under CAE 86220 to carry out vaccination activities through partners and medical consultancy.

HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark
PT entity: Practio ApS – Sucursal em Portugal — NIF 980607884 — Av. Infante D. Henrique 26, Lisbon
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Bodum
Kitchenware Manufacturing (Tondela)

Kitchenware brand founded in Copenhagen in 1944 (now headquartered in Triengen, Switzerland), known for its French press coffee makers. It manufactures in Portugal through Bodum Portuguesa Produção, S.A., NIF 500113173, at the Tondela industrial zone (CAE 25991, metal kitchenware), with a sister plastics company, Bodum Plástico, S.A., in Gafanha da Encarnação.

HQ: Triengen, Switzerland (founded Copenhagen)
PT entity: Bodum Portuguesa Produção, S.A. — NIF 500113173 — Zona Industrial de Tondela
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The Denmark–Portugal corridor

Denmark is Portugal’s second-largest Nordic trading partner in goods, after Sweden. In 2025 Portugal imported €646 million of goods from Denmark and exported €585 million to it, according to Eurostat (Comext, dataset DS-045409). This directory lists 81 Danish companies with a presence in Portugal.

The Danish entries span shipping and logistics (Maersk, DFDS, Blue Water Shipping), renewable energy (Vestas, Eurowind Energy, Nordic Solar), consumer brands (JYSK, Carlsberg, Too Good To Go) and health (Widex, Bavarian Nordic, Ascendis Pharma). Each card links to a profile with the Portuguese entity, site or investment behind the listing.

For official support, the Trade Council at the Embassy of Denmark in Lisbon advises Danish companies looking to export to or expand in Portugal (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark). If your Danish company operates in Portugal and is not yet listed, send the details to miguel@fractio.se. For all four Nordic countries, see the full Nordic directory.

Useful Resources

Swedish-Portuguese Chamber

Founded in 1982 as an association of Swedish companies in Portugal; a chamber of commerce since 1987 (history).

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Danish Embassy Trade Council

Supporting Danish market entry.

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Business Sweden

Market intelligence and investment support.

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Innovation Norway

Supporting Norwegian expansion.

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Business Finland

Finnish internationalization support.

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AICEP Portugal Global

Portugal's trade and investment agency.

portugalglobal.pt →

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