Where are my feriepenge?
In short
The big misunderstanding: [[feriepenge|feriepenge]] do not arrive on their own. Your employer sets aside 12,5 % of your pay each month on , but the money sits there until you ask for it against specific holiday days.
There is a second system. If you are on a monthly salary, you are most likely on ferie med løn: while you are on holiday you get your normal salary plus a ferietillæg 1 % supplement. Then there is nothing to look for on FerieKonto.
look at your lønseddel: a feriepenge 12,5 % line means the first system, no line means the second
Does this apply to me?
Yes, if you have worked in Denmark as an employee. The runs from 1 September to 31 August, and what you earn in it can be taken until 31 December of the same year that ferieår ended.
Steps
Work out which system you are on
Everything else follows from this. The answer is in your .
How to read a lønseddel →Count how many days you have
Every month you work earns you 2,08 days — about 25 days a year. Denmark runs on samtidighedsferie: days earned this month can be taken from the next month on, without waiting a year.
By law the main holiday (hovedferie, 3 weeks) is taken between 1 May and 30 September.
Agree the holiday first
The money is tied to specific days: with no agreed holiday there is nothing to ask for. Agree the dates with your employer, and only then go after the money.
your employer has to give you at least 3 months of notice for the main holiday and 1 month for the rest
Ask for the money on borger.dk
Log in to borger.dk with and find the self-service “Se og bestil feriepenge”. It shows how much has been set aside for you and who set it aside.
You give the first day of your holiday — and the payment is calculated against it.
The green frame marks what to click.
Do not be surprised by the pauses
Three typical delays that make people think the money has vanished:
If something is missing or you are leaving
Amount does not add up? Write not to FerieKonto, but to the employer the money was earned with — they are the ones who report it.
Leaving Denmark for good? Then you can get your feriepenge without taking holiday — within 6 months of leaving the Danish labour market. If you have reported your move on borger.dk, the payment usually goes out automatically.
what goes to the Arbejdsmarkedets Feriefond is unused days within the first 4 weeks — and even from there you can claim them back for 5 years
What you will need
- MitID on your phone
- Lønsedler for the year
- Holiday dates agreed with your employer
- Name and CVR of the employer the money was earned with
Danish words you will see
- Feriepenge
- Holiday pay: 12,5 % of your salary, set aside for your holiday.
- FerieKonto
- The state account where your feriepenge sit until you ask for them.
- Ferieår
- The holiday year: 1 September to 31 August. Days earned in it can be used until 31 December.
- Lønseddel
- The payslip from your employer.
Common mistakes
- Waiting for the money to arrive by itself in the summer. With FerieKonto you have to order them. The only thing that arrives by itself after 31 December is the fifth week — and small residual amounts.
- Asking too early. Earlier than a month before the first day of your holiday there is no payment.
- Missing 31 December. Unused days within the first 4 weeks go to the holiday fund. The fifth week, on the contrary, is paid out — but only if you know it exists.
- Leaving the country and forgetting about the 6 months. After that deadline the money is no longer paid out without a real holiday.
- Mixing up ferietillæg 1 % with feriegodtgørelse 12,5 %. These are different things in different systems. You never have both at once.
Need to talk to a human?
A dispute about feriepenge is almost always a dispute with your employer. If you are a member of a fagforening or an A-kasse, the lawyer there is free and this is exactly what they do.
Where to turn and what to say →Where this information comes from
- Checked against sources: 21.09.2026
- Sources: borger.dk — Lønmodtager og ferie, borger.dk — Ferie du ikke har holdt, borger.dk — Udland og ferie, aff.dk — Vejledning for lønmodtagere
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