Denmark's largest container port, a world-class university and a large number of international headquarters. Here you will find facts about Aarhus as a city of business.

 

 
Number of inhabitants in Aarhus

 340,000 - Denmark's second largest city
Number of inhabitants within one hour's drive

 1.2 million
Number of students

 50,000 - the highest concentration in
Denmark relative to inhabitants
Higher education institutions
More than 150 different study programs with
a tradition of close collaboration between
researchers, students and companies.
International education

 Aarhus Academy for Global Education and
Langkær Gymnasium - International education
from kindergarten to highschool
Airport

 Billund and Aarhus Airport within 1 hour drive
with popular international destinations
Harbor

 Aarhus Harbor is Denmark's largest container
port and top 100 globally. 'MolsLinien' has
several daily crossings to Zealand.
Motorways

 E45, Silkeborg / Herning highways and
Djursland motorway
Public transportation

 Big bus network, train, tramline.
Number of hotel rooms

 3,000
Larger conference
hotels

 Radisson Blu (and Radisson Red coming),
Scandic, Helnan and Comwell
Number of companies

 About 14,000 workplaces, of which about
3,500 with 50+ employees
Larger offices and development departments

 Dupont, Google, IBM, CSC, Bestseller, Arla,
Danfoss and Vestas
Large headquarters

 Vestas, Arla, Salling Group, Jysk, Aarsleff,
Terma, Hummel, Lindberg and HMF Group