Ljubljanaruns on a handful of strong industries. If you’re job-hunting or weighing a move, here’s where the opportunities (and the big-name employers) are.
Top industries & employers
Software & consumer tech
Outfit7, Bitstamp, Celtra, Zemanta, Databox, Sportradar
Outfit7 created Talking Tom in Slovenia and sold for over a billion dollars; Bitstamp, one of the longest-running cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, was also founded here.
Scientific & industrial engineering
Cosylab, Kolektor, Domel, Iskra, Dewesoft
Cosylab writes control systems for particle accelerators and proton therapy centres and supplies major physics facilities worldwide — an extremely specialised niche that a country this size has no business dominating.
Pharmaceuticals
Lek (Sandoz/Novartis), Krka, Bia Separations
Lek in Ljubljana is one of Novartis's significant generic manufacturing and development sites, and Krka in nearby Novo Mesto is one of central Europe's largest generics companies.
Banking & finance
NLB, NKBM, SKB, Intesa Sanpaolo Bank, Bank of Slovenia
The Bank of Slovenia and the Ljubljana Stock Exchange are here, and NLB has expanded into a regional group across the former Yugoslavia.
Logistics & trade
Port of Koper (Luka Koper), Intereuropa, Petrol
Koper is the northern Adriatic's shortest route to central Europe and competes directly with Trieste and Rijeka; its head office functions and much of the trade sector sit in Ljubljana.
Higher education & research
University of Ljubljana, Jožef Stefan Institute, National Institute of Chemistry
The Jožef Stefan Institute is the largest research institute in Slovenia and a serious presence in artificial intelligence, nuclear physics and materials — the country's main pipeline into deep tech.
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