Health insurance and healthcare
As a resident of Denmark, public healthcare is provided free of charge to you. However, you will need to pay for medicine and dental treatment. The Danish healthcare system is universal and operates across a national, regional and local level.
Health insurance
When you register in Denmark, Borgerservice (Citizen Service) will order a Danish health insurance card (the yellow card) for you. At the same time a general practitioner (GP) will be assigned to you based on which GP is closest to your place of residence.
The yellow health insurance card is only valid in Denmark. You will need a separate (blue) European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) when traveling within the EU/EEA. As a citizen of a country in the EU, the EEA or Switzerland you can order an EHIC for free online at borger.dk with your NemID.
Blue European health insurance card
Citizens of countries in the EU, the EEA or Switzerland must inform Udbetaling Danmark about their health insurance situation when reciding in Denmark.
Udbetaling Danmark needs to know if you will be covered by your former health insurance country when you use the Danish healthcare system during your stay in Denmark.
Please submit this information immediately upon completing your registration with the Danish civil registration system.
For further information please visit www.borger.dk/ sygesikringsland (forms available in several languages).
Healthcare
The Danish healthcare system is universal and operates across a national, regional and local level.
Get in touch with a doctor
Most doctors are open for a few emergency consultations every day, but normally you call them and make an appointment within a few days. The phone number of your doctor can be found on your yellow card.
If your illness is not acute, you will have to first contact your GP. You can also contact your GP for mental health issues.
If you need to consult a doctor on weekdays between 4 PM and 8 AM (kl. 16.00 – 08.00), during weekends or public holidays, you must call the doctor on duty (Lægevagten) on phone: +45 70110707. Lægevagten is situated at the hospital (Sygehus Lillebælt, Kolding).
Alarm 112 – for life-threatening illness and serious accidents
If a serious accident has occurred or if you need emergency help for a life-threatening illness you can call (+45) 112.
Dental Care
Dental care for adults in Denmark is not free. However, rules differ for children and young adults. Depending on the type of insurance you may be eligible for reimbursement.
Carefully read the information here to understand Danish dental care system.
If you have an acute dental injury, you can contact an emergency dentist .