Frederikshavn Municipality () is the northernmost Danish municipality, located in Region Nordjylland.
As a result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), it is a merger between the previous municipalities of Frederikshavn, Skagen and Sæby. The new municipality has an area of 642 km² and a total population of 57,523 (2026).
The first mayor of the new municipality was Erik Sørensen (Social Democrats) until 31. December 2013. Mayor from 2026 Jon Andersen, from the agrarian liberal Venstre.
Towns The following is a list of settlements within the municipality by population.
Frederikshavn 23,000 Sæby 8,700 Skagen 8,200 Strandby 2,400 Ålbæk 1,500 Østervrå 1,300 Elling 1,200 Kilden 900 Gærum 650 Dybvad 640 Ravnshøj 640 Jerup 620 Voerså 570 Hørby 440 Kvissel 430 Halbjerg 340 Thorshøj 280 Syvsten 270
Mayor For a list of mayors in Skagen and Sæby before the 2007 merger, see below.
Frederikshavn # Name Took office Left office Political Party1 F. E. E. Erichsen18701882By royal decree2 Niels Tvede18821899By royal decree3 C. A. Ramsing19001913By royal decree4 P. E. Holsøe19131919By royal decree5 Christen Elius Andersen19191920Conservatives6 Johan Gustav Hassing19201933Conservatives7 Frithjof Houmøller19331936Conservatives8 Harald Victor Alster19361937Conservatives9 Lars Christian Fisker19371950Social Democrats10 Westy Beckett19501954Conservatives11 Lars Christian Fisker19541960Social Democrats12 Harald Jensen19601965Social Democrats13 Christian Pedersen19651970Social Democrats14 Villy Christensen19701985Social Democrats15 Ove Christensen19861993Social Democrats16 Jens Christian Larsen19941997Venstre17 Erik Sørensen19982006Social DemocratsMerger17 Erik Sørensen20072009Social Democrats18 Lars Møller20102013Venstre19 Birgit Hansen20142024Social Democrats20 Karsten Thomsen2024IncumbentSocial DemocratsSource:
Former Skagen municipality # Name Took office Left office Political Party1Iver Christensen191919242Jakob Peder Jacobsen19241925 Indre Mission3Søren Møller19241942 4Thomas Andreasen Geisnæs19421946 5Holger Hansen19461950 6A. M. Nielsen19501958 7Carl Berg19581968 8Poul Møller19681972 9Carl Winther19721974 10H. Nibe Hansen19721974 11Erik Thomsen19861989 12H. Nibe Hansen19901971 13Inger Støtt19921993Venstre14Kurt Kirkedal Jensen19942001Social Democrats18 Hans Rex Christensen20022006VenstreSource:
Former Sæby municipality # Name Took office Left office Political Party1P. Dicksen191919212N. P. Nielsen192119293P. Lund192919334Louis Nielsen19331934Social Democrats5N. P. Nielsen193419436Christian Kjærsgaard194319437Aage Neergaard19431946Venstre8Christian Kjærsgaard19461950Venstre9Erling Mehlsen19501958Conservatives10Aage Neergaard19581960Venstre11Laurids Christensen19601966Social Democrats12Erling Mehlsen19661970Conservatives13Ingemann Christensen19701974Venstre14Frede Fredborg Christensen19741989Venstre15Hans Krarup Olesen1990199316Leif Bak19941997Social Democrats17Folmer Hansen19982006VenstreSource:
Politics
Municipal council Frederikshavn's municipal council consists of 29 members, elected every four years.
Below is the current council composition.
Below are the municipal councils elected between the enactment of the Municipal Reform of 2007 and the 2025 Danish local elections.
Election Party Totalseats Turnout Electedmayor20051512111103166.8%Erik Sørensen (A)2009112531064.2%Lars Møller (V)20131411410172.3%Birgit Stenbak Hansen (A)201718112612971.5%2021182111668.1%Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021.
Twin towns – sister cities
Frederikshavn is twinned with: Borlänge, Sweden Bremerhaven, Germany Larvik, Norway Qeqqata, Greenland Qingdao, China Tranås, Sweden
See also Grenen North Jutlandic Island
References
External links
Region Nordjylland site