Frederikshavn Municipality (Danish: Frederikshavn Kommune) 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.
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Towns
The following is a list of settlements within the municipality by population.
Mayor
For a list of mayors in Skagen and Sæby before the 2007 merger, see below.
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.
Twin towns – sister cities
Frederikshavn is twinned with:
Borlänge, Sweden
Bremerhaven, Germany
Larvik, Norway
Qeqqata, Greenland
Qingdao, China
Tranås, Sweden