Modeling in · Denmark
Working as a model inCopenhagen.
Updated Oct 3, 2026
Small, well-run and very commercial: Copenhagen Fashion Week twice a year, Scandinavian brands shooting e-commerce all year, short readable statements, and direct work that is common. What changes when you work as a model in Copenhagen — seasons, agencies, money — and what Odette keeps in order from your phone.
Copenhagen is Scandinavia’s fashion market: Copenhagen Fashion Week in early February and early August, and e-commerce and lookbooks for Scandinavian brands all year. Agencies take about 20%, fees are in Danish kroner and invoices are usually paid at 30 days, often sooner. EU and EEA citizens need no visa, and many models also work direct.
Modeling in CopenhagenThe visaWork and residence permits — New to Denmark — nyidanmark.dk
The year in Copenhagen.
The seasons that matter on this market, and the casting weeks that precede them — placed on your calendar in advance.
The year 2026
12 months · what matters on this market
Jan
Castings
Feb
Copenhagen Fashion Week
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Castings
Aug
Copenhagen Fashion Week
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
SeasonsCastings
The Copenhagen market.
What gets shot here, how the agencies work, at what rhythm the work arrives.
Scandinavian ready-to-wear and its e-commerce: Ganni, Stine Goya, Samsøe Samsøe, Rains and the retailers around them. Lookbooks, campaigns with a strong sustainability brief, and steady press around Copenhagen Fashion Week.
A handful of licensed agencies, several of them mother agencies for Scandinavian faces placed in Paris, Milan and New York. Statements are short and readable, the commission about 20%, and many models also invoice clients directly.
Two peaks — the weeks before the shows, the second half of January and of July — with castings and fittings, then e-commerce all year. Early summer is quiet and the time for digitals; December closes early.
Money in Copenhagen.
Kroner, a commission around 20%, invoices paid on time and direct work beside the agency: five lines to know before the first Danish job.
DKK 4,000–8,000 for e-commerce; campaigns DKK 15,000–60,000 before rights — indicative, September 2026
Negotiated separately; Scandinavian brands are precise about media and duration, so read the usage line
30 days is standard and usually kept; Danish accounts departments pay on the due date
Taxed in Denmark if you are resident; on a short job as a non-resident, check the double-tax treaty with your accountant first
Very common: a CVR number (the Danish business ID) if you settle here, your home status otherwise
Commission, terms and dates as of September 2026 — a market moves, and a contract always wins over a page.
Three things she does here without being asked.
- 01Show castings land two to three weeks before the shows: the second half of January and of July stays visible on your calendar, and your availability link is ready to send.
- 02A direct invoice in kroner is drafted with its 30-day due date, and its euro value kept at the booking-day rate for your declaration at home.
- 03Every agency statement is read line by line, even a short Danish one, and a rebilled expense with no clause behind it becomes a written question.
Agencies in Copenhagen.
Agencies with an office in Copenhagen, each opened on its own site in September 2026. Check its licence and its contract before you sign.
Le ManagementFounded in 2010; offices in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Stockholm and Hamburg, with kids and talent divisions.
Its site ↗An independent agency founded in 1993 by the former model Bennie (Bente Lundquist).
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Unique ModelsOpen since 1989, with mainboard, direct and development boards; offices in Copenhagen and Aarhus.
Its site ↗
2pm Model ManagementFounded in 1999; fashion and entertainment, from bookings to celebrity endorsements.
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No agency on this list should charge you to sign. Odette does not place models; this list is informational and not a recommendation.
Frequently asked
Do I need to speak Danish?
No. Castings, call sheets and contracts are in English, and so are most statements. Your invoice can be in English with the amounts in kroner.
Is Copenhagen worth it outside fashion week?
Yes — the e-commerce volume runs all year and pays on time. Many models work Copenhagen from Berlin or Hamburg for a week a month.
Can I work direct in Copenhagen with an agency in Paris?
Usually, if your Paris exclusivity is limited to France. Check the clause and tell your booker; Copenhagen agencies are used to models with a mother agency elsewhere.
Keep the money straight in Copenhagen.
The two screens that answer the questions this page raises: what you are owed, and what the agency has actually paid.
Other cities, same rules
A career often plays out on two or three markets at once. Odette keeps each one’s currency, terms and contract.
