the trade council

The Economic Diplomacy and Trade Department

The Economic Diplomacy and Trade Department in Warsaw is an integrated part of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

We focus on strengthening trade and investment relations by assisting Danish companies create partnerships and opportunities in Poland.

Our activities include conducting market studies, organizing events, and facilitating and engaging in dialogues at the business-to-business, business-to-government, and government-to-government.

Poland – a solid “rock” between east and west

Poland’s economy has been the best performing economy in Europe since Poland become an official member of the EU in 2004.

The impressive economic journey has been strongly supported by Denmark and our engagement and investments in Poland. Today more than 750 Danish companies have established themselves in Poland and created more than 100.000 direct jobs. More than 8,7 billion EUR were invested by Danish companies in Poland in 2024 alone.

Today Denmark’s export to Poland has also skyrocketed. Denmark’s exports to Poland amounted to approximately 7.4 billion EUR in 2023. With the economic growth and strengthening trade relations Poland has become Denmark 10^th largest export market and 3^rd largest market globally when it comes to creation of direct local jobs.

And opportunities continue to be significant for Danish-Polish trade relations. This is true both in terms of export, subcontracting and outsourcing, as well as for seeing Poland as a base for trade with the rest of Central and Eastern Europe and not least for supporting and rebuilding Ukraine.

Qualified assistance

Despite noteworthy growth rates and significant market opportunities, the Polish market is also characterized by strong competition, cultural differences and sometimes language barriers. This means that success in Poland can depend on developing local contacts, building local knowledge and finding the right partners.

The Economic Diplomacy and Trade Team is ready to help. We have around 20 highly motivated professionals with strong local market knowledge combined with significant political insight.

Our mission in life is simple: In any way possible we want to help Danish companies in Poland succeed and increase trade relations between our countries.

Our main focus areas are energy, defence, water and life science. Sincerely,

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