Key Competitive Attractions
The Hanseatic City of Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany, home to over 1.8 million people. The Hamburg Metropolitan Region (including parts of Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein) has over 4.3 million inhabitants.
Hamburg is a major transportation hub in Northern Germany, connected to four motorways, and home to the most important railway junction on the road to Scandinavia. Hamburg International Airport serves a vast number of destinations, mainly in Europe, and is Germany's fifth busiest commercial airport. In addition, the port of Hamburg is the third-largest port in Europe, and the eighth largest in the world.
Hamburg is home to over 140,000 enterprises, mostly in the services sector, as well as aviation, port & logistics, life sciences and media, and IT.
Assistance and Support For New Business Investors
HWF Hamburg Business Development Corporation offer a comprehensive service package for companies interested in the Hamburg metropolitan region, including location consulting, investor and development support, and a commercial real estate service, all free of charge.
