# Landfolk > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Landfolk > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Landfolk.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landfolk > Source revision: 1355340152 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Landfolk** is a Danish [online marketplace](/source/Online_marketplace) for curated [vacation rentals](/source/Vacation_rental)[1] It is headquartered in [Aarhus](/source/Aarhus) and operates across [Denmark](/source/Denmark), [Norway](/source/Norway), [Sweden](/source/Sweden), [Germany](/source/Germany), [Italy](/source/Italy), and [France](/source/France).[2][3][4] ## History Landfolk was founded on February 1, 2021, in [Aarhus](/source/Aarhus), [Denmark](/source/Denmark), by seven former colleagues from [Airbnb](/source/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](/source/Seed_money) from Heartland.[8] The funding was used for international expansion, and Landfolk launched in [Norway](/source/Norway) and [Germany](/source/Germany) later that year.[5] In mid-2024, Landfolk announced a [Series A](/source/Venture_round) 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](/source/Visual_search) feature called Daisy, which allows users to search using [natural language](/source/Natural_language).[10] In late 2024, Landfolk acquired Danitalia, a vacation rental agency in [Italy](/source/Italy).[11] As of 2025, Landfolk operates in seven countries: Denmark, Norway, [Sweden](/source/Sweden), Germany, Italy, Spain and [France](/source/France).[2][12] ## Awards In May 2024, Landfolk received the "Best New E-commerce" award from the [Danish Chamber of Commerce](/source/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 1. Gelpke, Anne (February 17, 2024). ["Designstark unterwegs: Ein Ferienhaus auf Nordjütland"](https://www.decohome.de/ferienhaus-nordjuetland/) 1. 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"](https://politiken.dk/rejser/art10270307/%C2%BBDer-ikke-skal-v%C3%A6re-Ikea-m%C3%B8bler-for-30.000-kroner-str%C3%B8et-ud-med-lind-h%C3%A5nd%C2%AB-Sommerhusplatform-g%C3%A5r-ind-i-Italien). *[Politiken](/source/Politiken)* 1. Sørensen, Marlene (May 9, 2023). ["(S+) Dänemark-Urlaub: Die besten Tipps für die Insel Lolland Falster"](https://www.spiegel.de/reise/europa/daenemark-urlaub-die-besten-tipps-fuer-die-insel-lolland-falster-a-08bd3940-a606-4172-8e66-3702eb3206b1). *Der Spiegel* 1. Marshall, Sarah (August 6, 2022). ["Skip the sweltering Med and head to these cool, crowd-free Scandinavian islands instead"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/scandinavia/skip-sweltering-southern-europe-head-cool-crowd-free-islands/). *The Telegraph*. – via [The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph) 1. Krogh, Flemming (February 19, 2023). ["Århusianske iværksættere har succes med udlejning af særlige sommerhuse: Nu udvider de markedet i Europa"](https://stiften.dk/aarhus/aarhusianske-ivaerksaettere-har-succes-med-udlejning-af-saerlige-sommerhuse-nu-udvider-de-markedet-i-europa). *[Århus Stiftstidende](/source/%C3%85rhus_Stiftstidende)* 1. Vergara, Manuel Almeida (August 5, 2023). ["Datsche de luxe: Wo Sie schicke Ferienhäuschen in der Uckermark buchen können"](https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/panorama/design-brandenburg-carmzow-landfolk-datsche-de-luxe-wo-sie-schicke-ferienhaeuschen-in-der-uckermark-buchen-koennen-li.375533). *[Berliner Zeitung](/source/Berliner_Zeitung)* 1. Holst, Flora Juul (March 15, 2023). ["Tidligere Airbnb-folk henter nye millioner til sommerhusportal"](http://borsen.dk/nyheder/virksomheder/tidligere-airbnb-folk-rejser-mio-til-sommerhusportal). *[Dagbladet Børsen](/source/Dagbladet_B%C3%B8rsen)* 1. Allen, Patricia (March 21, 2022). ["Danish summerhouse platform Landfolk picks up big funding boost to get city dwellers out of town"](https://www.eu-startups.com/2022/03/danish-summerhouse-platform-landfolk-gets-big-funding-boost-to-get-city-dwellers-out-of-town/) 1. Singh, Vishal (July 18, 2024). ["Denmark's Landfolk secures €10.3M"](https://siliconcanals.com/denmarks-landfolk-secures-e10-3m/) 1. Macaulay, Thomas (October 9, 2024). ["Holiday homes platform launches 'global first' visual search engine"](https://thenextweb.com/news/landfolk-launches-visual-search-engine-for-holiday-homes). *[TNW](/source/TNW_(website))* 1. Fox, Linda (January 24, 2025). ["Landfolk expands into Italy with acquisition of Danitalia"](https://www.phocuswire.com/landfolk-acquires-danitalia) 1. ["Landfolk selects Agillic to scale up personalisation in the international market for holiday homes"](https://www.finansavisen.no/pressemeldinger/2024/06/04/188daf92-fbe0-5269-8884-743084c24870/landfolk-selects-agillic-to-scale-up-personalisation-in-the-international-market-for-holiday-homes). *Finansavisen* 1. ["Aarhusiansk ferieplatform vinder prestigefyldt e-handelspris"](https://aarhuskommuneerhverv.dk/nyheder/2025/maj/aarhusiansk-ferieplatform-vinder-prestigefyldt-e-handelspris). *Aarhus Kommune Erhverv* --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Landfolk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landfolk) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landfolk?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.