NEWS FROM THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY
Farmers know their land and know where it makes sense to restore nature. If they are fairly compensated, it can benefit both agriculture and nature, according to farmers on Bornholm.
The municipality's forward-looking efforts to attract investments should include a fast track for investors and startups, and politicians should also think long-term, believes Daniel Barslund, director at Ocean Prawns, who is himself investing heavily on the island.
Bornholm as a brand has been an important contributing factor to the explosive growth gin distillery Wild Distillery has experienced since coming to market in 2019. That is according to owner and gin producer Henrik Nerst, who in 2025 relocated his business and wild visions to larger premises and surroundings in Lobbæk.
The furniture factory in Nexø is a real success story. Once, the business incubator was threatened with closure. Now, every square metre is utilised. Yet new initiatives are still popping up in the creative growth house.
New platform makes it easier for Bornholm businesses to choose locally when employees are to be treated to corporate Christmas gifts.
BOFA and Coop Danmark are trying to limit packaging in an EU-backed project called RELOOPED, where Kvickly Rønne is expected to become the island's first test store.
The Bornholm construction company PLE has secured two giant orders. And in general, construction companies from Bornholm are also winning many of the major contracts at a time when there is a hive of building activity on the island.
The annual Bornholm crafts festival Craft Weeks has become a success that both attracts more visitors and highlights the island's status as an international centre for high-quality craft.
