Holiday when you work in Denmark
Learn how holiday entitlement works in Denmark, how you earn and receive holiday pay, and what to do if you stop working in Denmark.
The right to 5 weeks of holiday in Denmark
If you work in Denmark, you are covered by Ferieloven, which gives all employees the right to 5 weeks of holiday each year.
However, the right to take holiday does not automatically mean that you are entitled to paid holiday. The Danish Holiday Act is a minimum standard, which means your employment contract or collective agreement may give you more favourable holiday terms, but not less favourable ones.
Care days and additional holiday
Some employers or collective agreements give employees the right to care days and additional paid holiday. These days are in addition to the holiday provided under Ferieloven.
Check with your employer to find out what applies at your workplace.
Claim your holiday allowance
You can claim your holiday allowance, feriepenge, by logging in to borger.dk with MitID. You can also see how many days of holiday you have available.
If you do not have MitID, you can claim your holiday allowance by completing a form on borger.dk.
In some cases, your employer administers your holiday allowance instead of the Danish public holiday pay scheme, FerieKonto.
Claim your holiday allowance at borger.dk
Receive your holiday allowance through NemKonto
Your holiday allowance is paid into your NemKonto, which is the bank account Danish public authorities use to make payments such as tax refunds, child benefits and pensions.
You can register a NemKonto through your Danish bank or find out how to do so on nemkonto.dk.
Holiday allowance when you stop working in Denmark
If you stop working in Denmark, you are entitled to claim any unused feriepenge you have earned.
In most cases, you need to contact FerieKonto, as they may not have your contact details if you are no longer registered in Denmark.
Important: You must claim your holiday allowance no later than 6 months after you stop working in Denmark and, if relevant, deregister from the Danish Civil Registration System, CPR. Otherwise, you may lose your entitlement.
Contact FerieKonto on borger.dk
Frozen holiday funds
When the Danish Holiday Act, Ferieloven, changed in 2020, holiday allowance earned during a transitional period was frozen and transferred to Lønmodtagernes Feriemidler.
You can claim your frozen holiday funds when you permanently leave the Danish labour market, for example when you retire.
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