Landfolk
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Type of site | Online marketplace |
|---|---|
| Available in | English, Danish, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Italian, French, Spanish, Dutch |
| Founded | February 1, 2021 in Aarhus, Denmark |
| Headquarters | Aarhus, Denmark |
| Area served | Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Italy, France |
| Owner | Landfolk A/S |
| Founder(s) | Christian Schwarz Lausten, Anders Boelskifte Mogensen, Chris Kjær Sørensen, Jonas Grau, Cathrine K. Reimann, Camilla Swartz Primdahl, Lars Kloster Silkjær |
| CEO | Christian Schwarz Lausten |
| URL | landfolk |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Current status | Active |
Landfolk is a Danish online marketplace for curated vacation rentals[1] It is headquartered in Aarhus and operates across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Italy, and France.[2][3][4]
History
Landfolk was founded on February 1, 2021, in Aarhus, Denmark, by seven former colleagues from Airbnb, including Cathrine K. Reimann, Camilla Swartz, Christian Schwarz Lausten and Anders Boelskifte Mogensen.[5][6][7] They had previously co-founded and sold the meeting-room platform Gaest.com to Airbnb in 2019.[8]
By early 2022 the platform featured over 300 properties in Denmark.[8]
In March 2022 Landfolk received a seed investment from Heartland.[8] The funding was used for international expansion, and Landfolk launched in Norway and Germany later that year.[5]
In mid-2024, Landfolk announced a Series A funding round of €10.3 million, led by Denmark’s Export and Investment Fund (EIFO) with participation from SEED Capital and Heartland.[9]
In October 2024, Landfolk introduced a visual search feature called Daisy, which allows users to search using natural language.[10]
In late 2024, Landfolk acquired Danitalia, a vacation rental agency in Italy.[11]
As of 2025, Landfolk operates in seven countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Spain and France.[2][12]
Awards
In May 2024, Landfolk received the "Best New E-commerce" award from the Danish Chamber of Commerce.[12]
In May 2025, Landfolk received the "Best B2C company with online revenue under DKK 100 million" award from the Danish Chamber of Commerce.[13]
References
- ↑ Gelpke, Anne (February 17, 2024). "Designstark unterwegs: Ein Ferienhaus auf Nordjütland".
- 1 2 Benck, Sune Højrup (2 February 2025). "»Der ikke skal være Ikea-møbler for 30.000 kroner strøet ud med lind hånd«: Sommerhusplatform går ind i Italien". Politiken.
- ↑ Sørensen, Marlene (May 9, 2023). "(S+) Dänemark-Urlaub: Die besten Tipps für die Insel Lolland Falster". Der Spiegel.
- ↑ Marshall, Sarah (August 6, 2022). "Skip the sweltering Med and head to these cool, crowd-free Scandinavian islands instead". The Telegraph – via The Daily Telegraph.
- 1 2 Krogh, Flemming (February 19, 2023). "Århusianske iværksættere har succes med udlejning af særlige sommerhuse: Nu udvider de markedet i Europa". Århus Stiftstidende.
- ↑ Vergara, Manuel Almeida (August 5, 2023). "Datsche de luxe: Wo Sie schicke Ferienhäuschen in der Uckermark buchen können". Berliner Zeitung.
- ↑ Holst, Flora Juul (March 15, 2023). "Tidligere Airbnb-folk henter nye millioner til sommerhusportal". Dagbladet Børsen.
- 1 2 3 Allen, Patricia (March 21, 2022). "Danish summerhouse platform Landfolk picks up big funding boost to get city dwellers out of town".
- ↑ Singh, Vishal (July 18, 2024). "Denmark's Landfolk secures €10.3M".
- ↑ Macaulay, Thomas (October 9, 2024). "Holiday homes platform launches 'global first' visual search engine". TNW.
- ↑ Fox, Linda (January 24, 2025). "Landfolk expands into Italy with acquisition of Danitalia".
- 1 2 "Landfolk selects Agillic to scale up personalisation in the international market for holiday homes". Finansavisen.
- ↑ "Aarhusiansk ferieplatform vinder prestigefyldt e-handelspris". Aarhus Kommune Erhverv.