Danish healthcare system

EU citizens and citizens from Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland are encouraged to bring the blue EU health insurance card with them from their home country. The EU health insurance card provides coverage within the EU for up to a year during holiday and work.

Read more about health cover for Stays under 90 days.

Denmark has a comprehensive public healthcare system, including general practitioners, specialist practitioners, hospitals, doctors on call and more.

Public healthcare in Denmark is tax-financed and the vast majority of healthcare services are free of charge for the users, including hospital services and visits to general practitioners.

Please note that guest researchers on short-term stays are not covered by the public healthcare.

Guest researchers and guest PhD students on short term stays (i.e. less than three months) are not covered by Danish healthcare (only emergency treatment). They need to arrange for private healthcare insurance before they come to Denmark.

Read more under Stays under 90 days.