Lolland Municipality is ranked 64th out of 91 on the list of Denmark’s most business-friendly municipalities. Infrastructure and transport, education, and access to labor are the key areas that negatively impact Lolland’s rating.
– It’s good that DI focuses on business friendliness. We are very receptive and continue to meet with DI. We are doing our best and working hard, says Lolland’s mayor, Holger Schou Rasmussen (Social Democrats).
There doesn’t seem to be a strong correlation between the measured business friendliness and economic activity. Lolland Municipality is experiencing significant growth, with several major projects in the pipeline.
– You can also see that Kalundborg and Copenhagen Municipalities are at the bottom of the list. But it’s not as if nothing is happening there. And things are going well here too, but there are always some who think it’s going too slow” the mayor says.
Overall business friendly
In the “overall business friendliness” category, Lolland is placed in the top third, ranking 29th.
“It’s important to remember that even though we see a slight decline in the overall ranking, there are several positive aspects in the survey where Lolland Municipality is doing well. Particularly positive is that the municipality ranks 29th in overall satisfaction with business friendliness,” says Jakob Søndergaard Nielsen, Chairman of DI Lolland-Falster.
Infrastructure and education lagging
The municipality’s biggest challenge lies in the ‘Infrastructure’ category, where Lolland has fallen to 84th place from last year’s 81st. Similarly, in the ‘Education’ category, there’s a decline to 78th place from last year’s 67th.
– Infrastructure and education are two key areas for businesses where efforts need to be intensified. In these areas, we have good dialogues with the municipality and other relevant stakeholders to find solutions that can help improve these conditions, says Jakob Søndergaard Nielsen.
– There are many demands for infrastructure, and public transport here has almost collapsed because no one uses it, says Holger Schou Rasmussen.
FACTS ABOUT LOCAL BUSINESS FRIENDLINESS 2024
- DI’s survey, *Local Business Friendliness 2024*, is Denmark’s largest survey on municipal business friendliness. This is the 15th consecutive year DI has conducted the survey on local business conditions.
- A total of 7,479 companies within DI’s sectors, including manufacturing, construction, transport, food, wholesale, consulting, and services, responded to the survey.
- The survey consists of two types of indicators: a questionnaire for companies and statistics. The two types of indicators are weighted 50/50 across categories.
- The results are divided into ten categories, highlighting various key areas of local business conditions. This allows for an assessment of how municipalities perform in different areas, not just overall.
- 91 of the country’s 98 municipalities are included in the survey.
- The seven municipalities of Samsø, Langeland, Ærø, Læsø, Dragør, Vallensbæk, and Fanø are not included, as it was not possible to gather enough responses in these areas.
