Welcome to Hillerød Municipality

Part of Greater Copenhagen Welcome to Hillerød

Hillerød Municipality is an international centre for business, education and research, centrally located in the Northern part of Greater Copenhagen.

Many large Danish and international companies, especially within life sciences and green tech, have chosen Hillerød, owing to the municipality’s knowledge intensive workforce.

Hillerød is home to the New North Hospital, designed by the internationally renowned architects Herzog & de Meuron. It is one of the fastest growing areas in Greater Copenhagen with major investments in a new train station and a new neighbourhood, Favrholm, expanding the city of Hillerød by 25%.

We are ready to assist you in investing and establishing your business in Hillerød, offering the ideal setup and services for business growth.

Dorte Meldgaard Mayor of Hillerød Municipality

The short story Living in Hillerød • 49,108 inhabitants. Municipality • Located 30 minutes from Copenhagen City centre. • More than 7,000 registred businesses. Hillerød has a vibrant cultural life offering lots of experiences • Easy access to a highly qualified and well within music, art, theatre and film, as well as charming educated workforce. pedestrian streets and shopping malls with plenty of boutiques, cafes and restaurants.

You can also experience the unique historic castle, Doing business in , taking you back to royal life in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Castle also includes a beatiful Hillerød Municipality garden which is worth a visit all year round.

Business & Tourism Hillerød Municipality and the C4 In Hillerød, you are close to schools, business academies Business network assist start-ups and established and universities as well as to the UNESCO landscape in companies in setting up business in Hillerød. . This area is universally unique as a cultural landscape as it represents a combination of natural We can help you find the right business location, and man-made creations. establish business clusters and create a network.

Hillerød Municipality offers a highly qualified and well-educated work force and produces many young talents, especially within the fast growing areas of life sciences and cleantech.

We look forward to welcoming you and to helping your business grow.

Contact

Hillerød Municipality E-mail: [email protected] Mayor Dorte Meldgaard, Phone: + 45 72 32 00 03 Business is thriving in Hillerød

Hillerød is a hub for life sciences and cleantech and it has many large-scale construction and infrastructure projects, making it one of the fastest growing cities in the area.

New North Zealand Hospital

The New North Zealand Hospital is one of Hillerød’s major construction projects.

Designed by Herzog & de Meuron and with the patients in focus, the hospital will set new standards in acute care and healthcare design. On its opening in 2020, the hospital will be 124,000 square meters and employ around 4,000 healthcare professionals. Read more on investcph.com

Facts

Centrum af beholderen X: 12,31116016 Y: 55,90799464 • Acute hospital for 310,000 citizens • 662 single patient rooms • 500,000 outpatient treatments • 24 medical departments • 4,000 healthcare professionals • 124,000 sqm • 4 billion DKK (530 million €) project sum

Favrholm city district

The new city district Favrholm in Hillerød will be centered around a new train station and the New North Zealand Hospital, providing healthcare to 320,000 of Greater Copenhagen’s citizens.

Favrholm will be home to around 4,000 new inhabitants, and the new city district will potentially create up to 8,000 new employment opportunities. Read more on investcph.com Life sciences and healthtech

Hillerød is home to more than 25 major international companies specialising in life sciences, pharmaceuticals and healthtech solutions such as Novo Nordisk and Biogen Idec Manufacturing.

The establishment of the New North Zealand Hospital offers good business opportunities for life science companies in Hillerød, as Greater Copenhagen has a strong tradition for public-private partnerships in the healthcare sector.

Green technologies and sustainability

Hillerød Municipality is a frontrunner in green technology and has many innovative initiatives such as the Climate and Environment Park, Solrødgård.

Solrødgård aims to ensure future energy production and environmental management in Hillerød Municipality by combining energy production, water purification, recycling and climate adaption in one site, designed as a recreational landscape for the public.

When completed in 2020, Solrødgård is expected to welcome 350,000 visitors annually. Knowledge-based growth

Hillerød Municipality co-operates with universities and companies to develop Greater Copenhagen as a globally leading knowledge region, fostering world class talent and research and attracting highly-skilled labour.

So if your company’s growth is dependent on access to the brightest minds, we invite you to Hillerød.

Science and research in Greater Copenhagen

With 14,000 researchers; 190,000 students; 19 science parks and innovation incubators; and 17 universities and colleges of higher education, Greater Copenhagen offers Scandinavia’s most knowledge-intensive research and business environment. About Greater Copenhagen

Greater Copenhagen is a metropolitan region that spans Eastern Denmark and Skåne in Southern Sweden.

The 79 municipalities in Greater Copenhagen are home to 3.8 million inhabitants and Scandinavia’s largest recruitment base of highly-skilled employees. The region offers world class research facilities and a creative business environment with access to the markets of two countries.

Greater Copenhagen aims to be the leading metropolis in Northern Europe in terms of attracting and retaining international investments, companies, tourism and talent.

Easy access to 100 million consumers Greater Copenhagen links continental Europe, Scandinavia and the Baltic countries, providing access to a market of 100 million consumers and Scandinavia’s highest density of population and businesses.

Strong Clean and green infrastructure Strong competencies in renewable energy, waste and water management, recycling and is the upcycling make Greater Copenhagen a front- largest international airport in runner for green investments and innovation. the Nordics and it has been By 2025, Copenhagen City aims to be the first voted Europe’s best airport carbon-neutral capital in the world. five times in the last ten years. Harbours, bridges and an integrated railway system facilitate easy supply of goods and services to the Nordic markets.

Taste the A great place good life to live World famous architecture, Greater Copenhagen has historic castles, elegant Scan- it all: Copenhagen City – a dinavian design, cutting-edge trendy, vibrant metropolis, fashion, breath-taking coasts miles of white beaches and and Michelin star winning numerous small family- Nordic cuisine. Greater Copen- friendly towns within short hagen is brimming with sights distances of, and easy and experiences for those who access to, the city. Greater appreciate the good life. Copenhagen offers high living standards, a unique work-life balance and opportunities for the entire family. 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.

Hillerød Kommune • Trollesmindealle 27 • 3400 Hillerød • Denmark www.hillerod.dk • [email protected]