Offentligt Ansattes Organisationer (OAO)

What Offentligt Ansattes Organisationer (OAO) does

Offentligt Ansattes Organisationer (OAO) is a Danish non-profit trade union federation founded on 21 June 2007 through the merger of Det Kommunale Kartel (DKK) and Statsansattes Kartel (StK). OAO represents approximately 165,018 public sector employees across 30 affiliated member organizations — primarily FH-affiliated unions such as HK Kommunal, HK Stat, 3F, Socialpædagogerne, and Dansk Metal — employed in the state sector (42,353 members), 98 Danish municipalities (97,300 members), and 5 Danish regions (25,365 members). The federation is governed by a Steering Committee (Forretningsudvalg) and operates from a single headquarters in København S with 46 staff, led by President Lene Roed and Sekretariatschef Henrik Würtzenfeld.

OAO's core function is collective bargaining coordination. It operates as one of three central organizations in CFU for state-sector negotiations (covering 98% of state employees) and as a voting group within Forhandlingsfællesskabet for municipal and regional negotiations (covering 468,700 employees). Beyond bargaining, OAO administers jointly-managed security funds (Tryghedspuljer, providing up to 20,000 DKK per laid-off employee), three sector-specific competence development funds (state, municipal, regional), and provides advisory services on labor agreements, pensions (notably via Sampension for state members), and working conditions.

OAO's product surface is a portfolio of relatively lightweight digital tools rather than a unified platform: Lønstatistik (salary statistics built on KRL data integration), Grundbeløbsomregner (base amount converter), MED-Danmarkskortet (interactive co-determination map), WikiLøn (wage terminology wiki), Faglighåndbog (collective agreement handbook), and a quarterly International Newsletter. The website uses Matomo open-source analytics. Revenue derives entirely from membership dues calculated per member across the 30 affiliated organizations, with no public pricing or financial disclosure. OAO also maintains international affiliations with EPSU (8 million European public employees) and PSI (30 million public sector workers in 163 countries), with seats on EPSU's Executive Committee and three standing committees.

Name

Offentligt Ansattes Organisationer (OAO)

Legal name

Offentligt Ansattes Organisationer

Website

https://oao.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Offentligt Ansattes Organisationer (OAO) is a Danish trade union federation representing approximately 165,000 public sector employees across 30 affiliated member organizations in the state, municipal, and regional sectors, providing collective bargaining coordination, advisory services, and competence and security funds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

København S (Copenhagen)

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: OAO is a trade union federation funded through membership dues paid by its 30 affiliated member organizations. The dues are calculated per member based on the number of members each organization has enrolled, as specified in the organization's statutes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

OAO is a Danish trade union federation representing approximately 165,000 public sector employees across 30 affiliated member organizations. It provides collective bargaining representation in state, municipal, and regional sectors, advisory services on wages and working conditions, competence development funds, security funds for laid-off employees, and digital tools including salary statistics and wage conversion calculators.

Product overview

OAO (Offentligt Ansattes Organisationer) is a Danish trade union organization representing approximately 165,000 public sector employees across 30 member organizations. Rather than offering a unified software platform, OAO provides a portfolio of digital tools and services to support collective bargaining, wage negotiations, and employee representation. The core offerings include: Lønstatistik (wage statistics tools), Grundbeløbsomregner (base amount calculator), Tryghedspuljer (security fund programs), MED-Danmarkskortet (co-determination map), WikiLøn (wage terminology wiki), Faglighåndbog (collective agreement handbook), Kompetencefonde (skills development funds), and an International Newsletter. These tools serve member organizations and public sector employees in state, regional, and municipal sectors to support wage negotiations, competence development, and labor relations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OAO Lønstatistik

Quantifiable outcome

• Represents 165,018 public sector employees across 30 member organizations
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Tryghedspuljer (Security Funds) PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Tryghedspuljer are jointly administered funds for laid-off municipal and regional employees. Partners include Sundhedskartellet, FOA, BUPL, Dansk Musiker Forbund, Lederne Søfart, and LC. The funds were renewed for 2026-2029 period.
• EPSU (European Federation of Public Service Unions)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOAO is affiliated to EPSU and represented on EPSU's Executive Committee as well as on three standing committees (Local and Regional Government, National and European Administration, and Public Utilities). EPSU represents 8 million public employees across Europe.
• PSI (Public Services International)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSI is the global main organization for public sector employees representing 30 million workers in 163 countries. OAO participates through PSI-Danmark, coordinating Danish perspectives on international issues.
• CFU (Centralorganisationernes Fællesudvalg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFU is the cooperation organization for negotiating collective agreements with the Ministry of Tax. Parties are Akademikerne, SKAF, and OAO. CFU covers 98% of all state employees.
• ForhandlingsfællesskabetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOAO organizations form a voting group within Forhandlingsfællesskabet, which represents 468,700 employees in 98 municipalities and 5 regions for collective bargaining with KL and Danske Regioner.
• KL (Kommunernes Landsforening)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKL is the municipal employers' association. OAO, through Forhandlingsfællesskabet, negotiates collective agreements with KL for municipal employees.
• Danske RegionercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanske Regioner is the regional employers' association. OAO, through Forhandlingsfællesskabet, negotiates collective agreements for regional employees, primarily in healthcare.
• FH (Fagbevægelsens Hovedorganisation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFH was formed in 2018 by merger of LO and FTF, with 64 member organizations and over 1.3 million members. Most OAO member organizations are also members of FH.
• MEDsamarbejdetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOAO participates in MEDsamarbejdet which supports employee representatives in municipal and regional MED committees through competence development, advice, and networking.
• SamarbejdssekretariatetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOAO cooperates with Samarbejdssekretariatet on cooperation committees (SU) and cooperation committees in state institutions.
• SampensioncoreTechnology or IntegrationThe majority of OAO members in the state sector have their pension savings with Sampension KP Livsforsikring A/S. OAO's state negotiating committee manages the relation to Sampension.
• KRL (Kommunernes og Regionernes Løndatakontor)coreTechnology or IntegrationOAO's salary statistics are built on data from KRL, which produces wage and personnel statistics for the municipal and regional sector. KRL data is the foundation for OAO's lønstatistik tool.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Forhandlingsfællesskabet: The coordination body of which OAO organizations form a voting group, representing 468,700 employees in 98 municipalities and 5 regions. Functions as the coalition in which OAO participates for municipal/regional bargaining with KL and Danske Regioner.

Others

• KL - Kommunernes Landsforening: Municipal employers' association that is the direct counterparty to OAO in municipal collective bargaining via Forhandlingsfællesskabet. Comparable as the institutional counterpart driving the bargaining agenda OAO negotiates.
• Danske Regioner: The regional employers' association counterpart to OAO in healthcare-dominant regional collective bargaining. Directly comparable to OAO as the negotiating counterpart defining the bargaining agenda on the regional side.
• CFU - Centralorganisationernes Fællesudvalg: The tripartite cooperation committee in which OAO sits alongside Akademikerne and SKAF to negotiate state sector agreements with the Ministry of Tax, covering 98% of state employees. Comparable as the institutional channel through which OAO operates its state-level bargaining function.

Broad incumbents

• Public Services International (PSI): The global federation for public sector workers representing 30 million members in 163 countries, where OAO participates via PSI-Danmark. Comparable as OAO's global confederation, providing international bargaining and policy influence comparable to EPSU at a wider geographic scale.
• Fagbevægelsens Hovedorganisation (FH): Denmark's main trade union confederation formed in 2018 via merger of LO and FTF, with 64 member organizations and over 1.3 million members. Most OAO member organizations are also members of FH, making FH the parent confederation OAO sits within and a natural peer for cross-confederation coordination and policy advocacy.
• EPSU - European Federation of Public Service Unions: European federation representing 8 million public employees, of which OAO is an affiliate with seats on the Executive Committee and three standing committees. Comparable as OAO's pan-European umbrella, with similar function of coordinating national affiliates on EU policy and collective representation.

Direct peers

• SKAF (Statens Ansattes Kartel) precursor / SKAF-style state cartel: The third central organization historically cooperating with OAO and Akademikerne inside CFU for state employee bargaining. Directly comparable as a state-sector cartel focused on collective bargaining with the Ministry of Tax, sharing OAO's core function.
• Akademikerne: Danish central organization for salaried employees/academics, alongside OAO a co-party in CFU for state sector collective bargaining. Directly comparable to OAO as a competing/coordinating central organization negotiating similar state employee agreements through the same institutional channel.

Regional players

• Sveriges Kommuner och Regioner (SKR) / Swedish municipal workers' federations: Nordic counterpart where Swedish municipal and regional employers operate a similar coordinated bargaining system against union federations such as Svenska Kommunalarbetareförbundet (Kommunal) and Saco-S. Comparable in function as the negotiating structure OAO faces on the Danish side, sharing Nordic cross-border labor market dynamics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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