Denmark’s two largest business organizations are calling for clearer official guidance after the Danish Defence Intelligence Service warned that Russia will intensify its hybrid war against NATO and the West.
Both Dansk Industri and Dansk Erhverv say they are working to translate the new threat assessment into concrete action for companies. According to DR, the organizations still lack specific guidelines on what the raised threat level means in practice.
The assessment was presented at a press conference on September 24, 2026. FE chief Thomas Ahrenkiel said exposed companies and infrastructure owners must take the necessary security measures. Defence Minister Jeppe Bruus and Defence Chief Michael Hyldgaard also took part.
In its published assessment, the Danish Defence Intelligence Service said Russia is expected to escalate its hybrid war in the coming months. The service pointed to more frequent attacks with potentially greater consequences.
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As reported by DR, the service named destructive cyberattacks against critical societal functions as one possible form of attack. It also pointed to sabotage carrying a high risk of injury.
The service assessed that there is a low but increasing risk of limited Russian military attacks against a NATO country. A full invasion remains unlikely, but can no longer be ruled out. TV 2 describes the assessment as the most serious security situation since the end of the Cold War, with intensified hybrid activity as the immediate concern.
Business groups want intelligence shared
Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, deputy director of Dansk Erhverv, said some companies are already well prepared with emergency plans and exercises. When the threat level rises, he said, the guidelines need to become more concrete.
Per Ellemann-Jensen, threat assessments are always diffuse, so authorities should share intelligence with affected companies as far as possible. He noted that many Dansk Erhverv members are firms that Danes encounter in their daily lives.
Call for a preparedness strategy
Lars Sandahl Sørensen, chief executive of Dansk Industri, said companies across many sectors are asking how best to handle the threat picture. According to him, the answer lies in translating the assessment into concrete actions.
Sandahl Sørensen called for the establishment of a defence-industrial and emergency-preparedness strategy in Denmark. He said society has not been good at organizing structures so that each actor knows what the others are doing.
He added that the public sector must work closely with private companies within those strategies to build as much robustness as possible. Ellemann-Jensen said Dansk Erhverv has a good dialogue with ministries and with Styrelsen for Samfundssikkerhed, but that agencies and authorities could communicate better with each other.
DR reports that the concern is shared among members of both organizations, which together represent large parts of Danish industry, retail and services. Neither organization has said when it expects more detailed guidelines from the authorities.
