Explore the companies, industries, research institutions and infrastructure shaping Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam and Brainport Eindhoven. Each guide explains the local economy, its connections to the wider region and the practical constraints on business growth.
Finance, payments, international technology companies and research, with a guide to business districts, startups and growth constraints.
Amsterdam municipality, with wider metropolitan connections identified separately
Reviewed 31 August 2026
Banking, rail, ecommerce and life sciences, from the station district and Papendorp to Utrecht Science Park.
Utrecht city, distinct from Utrecht province and science park satellite locations
Reviewed 31 August 2026
The port, logistics and industrial investment alongside finance, digital businesses and medical research.
Rotterdam city and identified port-industrial connections, with wider Rijnmond figures kept separate
Reviewed 31 August 2026
Semiconductor equipment, precision manufacturing and research, with a business guide to companies, skills, housing and infrastructure.
21-municipality region, distinct from Eindhoven city and North Brabant province
Reviewed 31 August 2026
How to use the regional guides
Start with the geography. A municipality, an economic-development region and a province can describe different populations and company locations. Each guide states its boundary before discussing business scale. A company's global workforce is not treated as local employment.
Companies and regional economies
Our Dutch semiconductor company directory maps businesses by function across the country. The regional series explains the places in which those activities connect, including workforce, research and infrastructure constraints.
Sources and methodology
Guides use company disclosures, public bodies and regional institutions. Promotional regional estimates are attributed separately from official statistics. Investment commitments are distinguished from completed projects. Only completed guides appear in this directory; it does not contain placeholder location pages.
