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Let us introduce...

A life built on the Scandinavian spirit – sustainability, creativity, equality, trust and togetherness. In a

place where we think new and create smart, and cooperate and connect people across sectors,

industries, cultures and countries.

Consider yourself invited.

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10 Good reasons to locate your business in Greater Copenhagen

1. Number one in Europe for ease of doing business – World Bank 2012-2017

2. Credit Rating: AAA – S&P, Moody’s and Fitch 2017

3. Number two in the world on worker motivation – IMD 2017

4. The least corrupt country in the world – IMD 2016, Transparency International 2017

5. World’s best country for business – Forbes 2015

6. Number one in the EU on ICT development – ICT Development Index 2017

7. Best labour regulation in the world – IMD 2017

8. Copenhagen is the world’s most liveable city for European expats – ECA International 2017

9. Number one in the world for R&D personnel per capita – IMD 2017

10. Number one in the world in sustainable development

– IMD 2017

Welcome to Greater Copenhagen

– a way of life

Greater Copenhagen is much more than a dot on the map. It is a state of mind and a way of life. It is the Scandinavian spirit – sustainability, creativity, equality, trust

and togetherness.

It is where Denmark meets Sweden and Scandinavia meets the world. It is where we cooperate and connect people across sectors, industries,

cultures and countries.

Greater Copenhagen is in the soul. It is freedom and happiness. We think new and create smart. Smarter cities, smarter thinking, smarter technologies.

It is opportunity and excellence.

Let us introduce you to a different way of life. A life where green is not just a colour, but a mind-set. Where you can ride your bicycle to work, swim in the harbour, eat

local organic produce and use the power of nature to keep you warm on a cold winter’s day.

Greater Copenhagen.

Consider yourself invited.

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Clean & greenStrong skills in renewable energy, waste and water management, recycling and upcycling make Greater Copenhagen a frontrunner for green investment and innovation.

By 2025, Copenhagen City aims to be the first carbon-neutral capital in the world.

A great place to live Greater Copenhagen has it all: Copenhagen City – a trendy, vibrant metropolis – miles of white beaches, breathtaking coastal cliffs and numerous small family-friendly towns within short distances of and with easy access to the city. Greater Copenhagen offers high living standards, a unique work-life balance and opportunities for the entire family.

World’s happiest peopleDenmark has been ranked number one in the

World Happiness Report several times.

Talent hub

The Greater Copenhagen region has Scandinavia’s largest recruitment base of highly-skilled employees and Scandinavia’s biggest pool of private and publicly employed researchers.

The gateway to Scandinavia

Competitive business costsDanish social security rates and employer costs are the lowest in Europe. Copenhagen is 10-20% cheaper than Stockholm in terms of salary, social security costs and office rent when comparing the total costs of a business operation such as a Scandinavian headquarters or a shared services centre.

No corruptionDenmark consistently receives top rankings in Transparency International’s study of corruption worldwide.

This is due to an open and well-functioning public sector and no culture of bribery.

Greater Copenhagen spans Eastern Denmark and Southern Sweden, bridging Scandinavia and mainland Europe.

Greater Copenhagen is home to 4 million inhabitants and Scandinavia’s largest recruitment base of highly-skilled employees.

It has world-class research facilities and a creative business environment with easy access to the Northern European markets.

Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark. The Greater Copenhagen area spans Eastern Denmark and Southern Sweden. It has a population of 4 million people.

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Easy to settle inInternational House Copenhagen specialises in receiving internationals moving to Greater Copenhagen.

They provide international citizens with the best possible start to life in Greater Copenhagen, helping with everything from paperwork and practicalities to establishing a new network and getting your family settled in.

Welcome to Greater Copenhagen

Greater Copenhagen is green, clean and safe and offers high living standards and opportunities for the entire family.

Welfare for allFree schools, free healthcare, easy access to childcare facilities and a safe environment with a low crime rate are among the benefits of living and working in Greater Copenhagen.

Taste the good lifeInnovative architecture, historical manor houses, cutting-edge fashion and Danish design classics as well as traditional cooking and Michelin star winning Nordic cuisine. Greater Copenhagen is brimming with sights and experiences for those who appreciate the good life.

An active expat community

Greater Copenhagen is home to many nationalities, including citizens from China, USA, Canada, Japan, Russia, Australia and India. The expat community is very active, organising language programmes, competence building and social events for expats as well as accompanying spouses.

Family-friendlyFamily life and career ambitions are easily combined in Greater Copenhagen.

Employees enjoy a high degree of flexibility at work and have a minimum of five weeks’ paid holiday.

World’s best work-life balance

– WEF, 2017

The world’s most liveable city

- Monocle 2008. 2013, 2014

Full of fairy talesGreater Copenhagen offers several spectacular sights such as the Queen’s Palace, the Kronborg Castle also known as “Hamlet’s Castle”, the Tivoli Gardens and Hans Christian Andersen’s famous Little Mermaid sitting on the Copenhagen waterfront.

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Europe’s most flexible labour market

Greater Copenhagen offers one of the world’s most flexible labour market regulations.

Hiring and firing legislation and minimum wage regulations provides supreme conditions for smooth up and down-scaling.

Easy interaction with public authorities

Denmark is consistently ranked top in Transparency International’s study of perceived corruption in public sectors worldwide.

The public sector is also known for its low level of bureaucracy and for its commitment to limiting the administrative burdens on businesses.

Knowledge-intensive

With 14,000 researchers; 19 science parks and innovation incubators; and 17 universities and other colleges of higher education, Greater Copenhagen offers Scandinavia’s most knowledge-intensive research and business environment.

“Danes are more productive. Our profit per hour is three times higher in Denmark, where we have a better

educated and more motivated workforce.

– Pete George, former Nordic President of CSC

World’s best city to live in

– Metropolis Magazine, 2016

Europe’s easiest place for doing business

2012 – 2018– The World Bank

No. 1 in the world in

sustainable development

– IMD, 2017

Low corporate tax

The corporate tax in Greater Copenhagen is 22% which is close to the average OECD and European level.

World’s 3rd most attractive

staffing market– Staffing Industry Analysts, 2017

The most digital country in the EU

– Digital Economy & Society Index, 2017

Number one in the world for worker

motivation– IMD, 2016

Greater Copenhagen is great for business

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Tech The European Union consistently ranks Denmark as the continent’s digital leader, and as the global leader in data openness & transparency , its tech ecosystem has a unique advantage in developing AI, big data analytics and blockchain solutions, as well as a competitive fintech hub .

Copenhagen’s strategy to become the world’s first carbon-neutral capital city by 2025 has driven innovation in a wide variety of smart city technologies. It is home to the world’s largest test field, showroom and innovation hub within intelligent lighting, it has the widest 4G coverage, and is spearheading the Nordic rollout of 5G.

Greater Copenhagen fosters and attracts leading companies, talent and ground-breaking R&D in growth industries such as life sciences,

cleantech, tech, food additives and creative industries. Discover a wealth of business opportunities.

Green industries With its aim of becoming independent of fossil fuels by 2050, Denmark is spearheading the transition to a green economy.

Greater Copenhagen is home to global green industry leaders specialising in smart city solutions, wind power, water technologies, waste management, district heating/cooling, green buildings, hydrogen and fuel cells, biomass and biofuels, such as Ørsted, NovoZymes, DHI, Rambøll and Haldor Topsøe and the leading cleantech cluster, CLEAN.

Creative industriesGreater Copenhagen is home to strong fashion brands, thrilling TV, film and gaming productions, great design and sustainable architecture, deeply rooted in Scandinavian simplicity, quality, functionality and social responsibility.

Strong Danish brands from creative Greater Copenhagen include BIG Architects, designers such as Arne Jacobsen and the world-famous restaurant NOMA.

Life sciencesMedicon Valley in Greater Copenhagen is one of Europe’s leading life science clusters, specialising in metabolism, diabetes, neuroscience, oncology, inflammation and infectious diseases as well as medical disposables, diagnostics and monitoring equipment and hearing aid technologies. Complementing to this we are also specialized in food additives such as enzymes, probiotics, natural sweeteners and colouring. Medicon Valley is home to world-leading life science companies such as Novo Nordisk, AstraZeneca, Lundbeck, Leo Pharma, Ferring, Coloplast, Ambu Radiometer, B-K Medical, Oticon, GN ReSound, Chr. Hansen and Novozymes.

Join the bestSupply chain

Greater Copenhagen is the gateway to the Nordics. From here, you can access 25 million Scandinavians and the Northern European market of 100 million consumers within 24 hours.

Leading supply chain companies include Maersk, DFDS, DVS Transport, UPS, Kuehne + Nagel, DHL, Cobham Satcom, Torm, Blue Water Shipping and Scandlines. Moreover, Greater Copenhagen is a mature e-commerce market with high cyber security and logistic management skills, ranked first in the world, according to IMD.

Food and additives Greater Copenhagen is home to Europe’s third-largest food cluster offering access to world-class food producers, research-intensive universities and strong business partners. Denmark has very strict food safety and veterinary control systems, and 8% of Danish farmland is under organic production.

Companies specialise in food additives such as enzymes, probiotics, natural sweeteners and food colouring as well as in processing technologies and equipment for the food and the pharma industries. Local industry leaders include Carlsberg, Chr. Hansen, DuPont and Arla Foods.

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Oslo

GreaterCopenhagen

Hamburg

Stockholm

Helsinki

Tallinn

Riga

Vilnius

16-24 hour delivery by land and sea

Ferry (from 2028 a fixed link will provide direct access to Europe)

Bridge

170+ international routes

Get easy access to 100 million consumers

Strong infrastructure Greater Copenhagen has a strong infrastructure including Copenhagen Airport, harbours, bridges and an integrated railway system facilitating the easy supply of goods and services to the Nordic markets

17universities and colleges

of higher education

Employers pay one of the

lowest social contribution

rates in the world

Less than 1% per employee per year

Population in Scandinavia:

25m14,000

researchers

No. 2 Denmark is no. 2 in the world within logistics management

– IMD, 2016

Second best language skills

in the world– IMD, 2017

AAAcredit ratings

– S&P, Moody’s and Fitch

19science parks and

innovative incubators

190,000students

48,400 €per capita GDP

- 2016

Largest airport in Scandinavia With more than 170 global flight connections and direct flights to 26 cargo destinations, Copenhagen Airport is the largest international airport in the Nordics

Reach 100 million consumers within 24 hours

From Greater Copenhagen you can access 25 million Scandinavians and the Northern European market of 100 million consumers within 24 hours. The Fehmarnbelt fixed link between Denmark and Germany due to be completed in 2028, will reduce travel time to mainland Europe even further.

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In aiming to become completely independent of fossil fuels by 2050, Denmark has committed to being the frontrunner in green transformation.

Since 1980, Denmark has almost doubled its wealth while keeping gross energy consumption constant, thus successfully cutting the Gordian knot of growth being linked to increased energy consumption.

Today, Denmark invests comprehensively in renewable energy, up- and recycling, green transportation and smart city solutions to fulfil its ambitious climate target of becoming fossil free by 2050.

Our customers want to develop and test new ideas together with us, and they are increasingly demanding our local presence. Denmark is the ideal innovation lab for this, offering access to

IT talent with business acumen, and consumers who are very IT savvy and up for adopting new

digital solutions.

– Henrik Bodskov, CEO of IBM Denmark

IBM is expanding its global activities with a new client innovation centre in Copenhagen. Within two years, 250 IT professionals will be employed at the new centre, working with ground-breaking technologies within big data and cognitive computing.

Denmark’s strong position as an innovation lab with access to highly skilled IT talents with solid business acumen has been the main reason for IBM’s choice of Denmark as the location for its new client innovation centre. The centre is expected to bring IBM closer to its Danish clients, making it easier for them to collaborate on creating new innovative digital solutions.

Reasons for choosing Greater Copenhagen:

• Access to highly skilled IT talents with business acumen

• IT savvy consumers ready to adopt new digital solutions.

• Greater Copenhagen is an ideal innovation lab for new tech solutions within big data and cognitive computing.

IBM chooses Copenhagenfor innovation centre

Our greentransformation

By 2020, 50% of traditional electricity

consumption will be met by windpower, and

greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by 35%

compared to 1990 levels.

By 2030, coal and oil burners will be phased

out from Danish power plants.

By 2035, the electricity and

heat supply will be covered entirely by renewable

energy.

By 2050, Denmark will be fossil free. All energy supply – electricity, heat,

industry and transport – will be covered by renewable energy.

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BUSINESS CASE:

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If your business relies on professional skills which are not readily available in Denmark, Copenhagen Capacity can help you attract the employees you need from abroad.

We specialise in international recruitment campaigns to attract talent to Greater Copenhagen as well as in screening candidates from our talent database to ensure the perfect match for your company.

We can also help you brand your company and hand-pick talent through matchmaking initiatives and our large network of international specialists based in Denmark.

We collaborate with all 8 universities in Denmark. Being home to one of the happiest people on the planet and ranked the most livable city for European expats, it is not hard to convince talents to take a close look at the career opportunities in Greater Copenhagen.

We look forward to introducing you.

Read more at www.copcap.com/talent

Attraction of experienced international specialists to Greater Copenhagen

Matchmaking with international students in

Denmark

Access to database of international candidates

Employer branding and onboarding material

NOVO NORDISK

MICROSOFT

MAERSK

OTICON

LUNDBECK

CARLSBERG

NESTLÉ

COLOPLAST

FMC

NOVOZYMES

CISCO

ØRSTED

HITACHI

HALDOR TOPSØE

MERCK/MSD

ROCHE

RAMBØLL

ASTRA ZENECA

GN RESOUND

LEO PHARMA

IBM

Copenhagen Capacity assists foreign companies and investors looking to set up business in Greater Copenhagen as well as in getting well-connected from day one – free of charge.

If you are considering expanding your business to Scandinavia, Copenhagen Capacity will assist you in mapping your industry and market opportunities in Greater Copenhagen.

We assist international companies in establishing Nordic headquarters, sales offices, shared services centres, research and development centres and logistics centres in Greater Copenhagen.

Before During After

Information gathering and analysis

Business establishment

Expansion and business development

We can help you all the way

Some of the leading international companies that we are working with:

Get connected from day one

Attract the talentyou need to succeed

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Copenhagen CapacityAs the leading expert on developing and implementing business opportunities in Greater Copenhagen, and with the most well-connected network in the region, Copenhagen Capacity will help you get the best possible start for success in Greater Copenhagen.

Our services are free of charge for all foreign-owned companies, who want to establish or invest in Greater Copenhagen, and provided in full confidentiality.

See more at www.copcap.com

Planning a business delegation visit?Greater Copenhagen’s One-Point Entry Service will help you organise a tailored visiting programme to relevant sites, companies, organisations and research institutions in Greater Copenhagen– free of charge.

See more at www.onepointentry.dk

Looking for property development opportunities?Greater Copenhagen Investments is the official guide to investment opportunities in public construction, infrastructure and urban development projects in Greater Copenhagen.

Find out more at www.investcph.com

Looking for your next career move?The Greater Copenhagen Career Portal is a service that lists jobs at companies in the Greater Copenhagen region especially suited for international candidates. It is a matchmaking service, facilitating contact between companies and international candidates interested in pursuing a career in Greater Copenhagen.

Access the job portal at www.greatercph.com/careers

Explore more of Copenhagen Capacity

Business developmentWe can assist you in building a strong,

compelling business case that will prove the value of your investment in Copenhagen.

Market overview We will help you benchmark Greater Copenhagen

against other locations in Scandinavia.

Land and property searchWe can help you find the right offices,

production facilities or building site for your operations.

Industry insightWe can help you identify business opportunities

in Greater Copenhagen’s key industries.

Business start-upLet us assist you in all the practical aspects of getting your business ready for take-off.

Partner search and matchmakingTap into our extensive network to build powerful

technology partnerships, strategic company alliances and strong investment portfolios.

Talent attractionWe help you attract the talent you need to succeed

with your business in Greater Copenhagen.

Invest in Greater Copenhagen

www.copcap.com /company/copenhagen-capacity @CopenhagenIPA

Innovation scoutingWe can help you hook up with innovative

entrepreneurs and discover disruptive technologies to boost your business.

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