Norrvatten
Norrvatten is a Swedish municipal federation founded in 1926 that produces and distributes drinking water from Lake Mälaren at Görvälnverket to 14 member municipalities in northern Greater Stockholm, serving approximately 750,000 residents, hospitals, and Arlanda Airport.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1926
- HeadquartersSolna, Sweden
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Norrvatten does
Norrvatten (legal name Kommunalförbundet Norrvatten) is a Swedish municipal federation (kommunalförbund) founded in 1926 and owned by 14 member municipalities in northern Greater Stockholm. It produces and distributes high-quality drinking water from Lake Mälaren at its main treatment plant, Görvälnverket, in Järfälla, with reserve groundwater capacity from the Norra Stockholmsåsen esker (Märstaverket). The organization serves approximately 750,000 residents, large hospitals, and Arlanda Airport, distributing roughly 50 million cubic meters of water per year through a 340 km pipeline network with six pumping stations and eight reservoirs in a circular-feed configuration. Treatment technology stack includes flotation, ultrafiltration membrane filtration, and PFAS removal processes (flotation, ion exchange, foam fractionation); quality control is handled by a SWEDAC-accredited laboratory operational since 1994.
The federation's revenue model is wholesale municipal water supply at a council-set price of 6.30 SEK per cubic meter (2024 revenue of 317 million SEK), with individual municipalities setting final consumer prices. The customer base is structurally concentrated — 14 owner municipalities — but churn is effectively zero given the infrastructure and ownership model. Norrvatten is currently executing Norrvattens framtida vattenproduktion (NFVP), a 9.15 billion SEK program to build a new water treatment plant adjacent to Görvälnverket, with groundbreaking in May 2026 and commissioning planned for 2035, alongside active R&D programs in PFAS remediation, digital microbial testing, and national chemical risk practices through the Water Wise Societies transition labs.
Norrvatten firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Norrvatten
- Legal name
- Kommunalförbundet Norrvatten
- Website
- https://norrvatten.se
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1926
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Norrvatten is a Swedish municipal federation founded in 1926 that produces and distributes drinking water from Lake Mälaren at Görvälnverket to 14 member municipalities in northern Greater Stockholm, serving approximately 750,000 residents, hospitals, and Arlanda Airport.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Norrvatten industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Drinking Water Supply
- NAICS
- Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)
- SIC
- Water Supply (4941)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Treated Water Storage & Pressure Management (Reservoirs, Tanks, Booster Stations) (EUANAAAD)
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Where Norrvatten is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Solna
- HQ country
- Sweden
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Norrvatten business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others
Revenue model
- Water Supply to Member Municipalities: Norrvatten produces and distributes drinking water to 14 member municipalities. The price is set at 6.30 SEK per cubic meter by the federation's council. Each municipality then determines the final price per cubic meter charged to customers.
- Water Production Revenue: Revenue of 317 million SEK in 2024. Produces approximately 50 million cubic meters of water per year.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Municipal water supply at 6.30 SEK per cubic meter |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels4 records
Norrvatten product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Norrvatten produces and distributes high-quality drinking water from Lake Mälaren at the Görvälnverket water treatment plant in Järfälla. It delivers approximately 50 million cubic metres of drinking water annually through a 340 km pipeline network to 14 member municipalities in northern Greater Stockholm, serving roughly 750,000 residents, major hospitals, and Arlanda Airport. The offering is supported by reserve groundwater sources (including Mårstaverket), a SWEDAC-accredited laboratory, and advanced treatment processes such as flotation, ultrafiltration, and PFAS removal.
Product overview
Norrvatten is a municipal water utility producing and distributing high-quality drinking water to 14 member municipalities in northern Greater Stockholm. The core product is drinking water production from Lake Mälaren at Görvälnverket, supported by reserve groundwater sources including Märstaverket. The company operates approximately 340 km of pipelines with pumping stations and reservoirs. Key services include water quality monitoring and PFAS treatment. Major infrastructure projects include the new water treatment plant (NFVP) with 9.15 billion SEK budget. Research initiatives focus on chemical risk assessment (Ny kempraxis 2.0) and rapid microbial testing (Från platta till pixel). Collaboration initiatives include Norra Stockholmsåsens grundvattenråd and Östra Mälarens vattenskyddsråd for water protection.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Drinking Water Production and Supply (Dricksvattenproduktion) Production and distribution of high-quality drinking water from Lake Mälaren to 14 member municipalities in northern Greater Stockholm, serving approximately 750,000 residents, hospitals, and Arlanda Airport.
- Mårstaverket Groundwater Reserve Facility
Quantifiable outcome
- Produces approximately 50 million cubic metres of drinking water per year
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Norrvatten
Customer profileNamed customers16 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Norrvatten technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability6 records
Feature5 records
Norrvatten partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
23 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- KWR (Netherlands)coreKWR is one of Europe's leading institutes in drinking water research. Norrvatten collaborates with KWR on membrane technology research. KWR was awarded the Excellence Award in Membrane-based Water Treatment for the project 'Natural viruses to monitor the integrity of membrane installations'. Norrvatten is participating in a follow-up project 'Process Monitoring of Drinking Water Treatment Plants Using Natural Viruses'.
- Water Wise SocietiescoreWater Wise Societies is Sweden's largest investment in sustainable water, part of Impact Innovation funded by Energimyndigheten, Formas, and Vinnova. Norrvatten is a central actor in two transition labs: 'Ny kempraxis 2.0' (coordinator) and 'Från platta till pixel'. Projects run from November 2025 to November 2028.
- Chalmers tekniska högskolacoreDaniel Hellström, Head of Quality and Development at Norrvatten, holds a 20% position as adjunct professor in Water and Environmental Engineering at Chalmers. Collaboration includes research, supervision of PhD students, and development of drinking water cooperation.
- Svenskt VattencoreSwedish Water Association participates in Norrvatten-coordinated projects including 'Ny kempraxis 2.0' focused on developing national practices for risk assessment and chemical management in water.
- DRICKS Collaboration PlatformcoreDRICKS is a collaboration platform for drinking water research at Chalmers, Lund University, Linköping University, SLU, and Uppsala University. Norrvatten participates in this platform for research cooperation.
- Sweden Water Research ABcoreCoordinates the 'Från platta till pixel' transition lab which focuses on moving from slow, analog culture-based methods to fast, digital techniques like flow cytometry and qPCR for microbial water quality assessment.
- IVL Svenska MiljöinstitutetcoreParticipates in 'Ny kempraxis 2.0' and coordinates the project 'Samverkan och åtgärdsplan för hållbar hantering av PFAS-föroreningar i Sveriges vattenresurser' (Sustainable management of PFAS contaminations).
- Göteborgs universitetcoreParticipates in Norrvatten-coordinated 'Ny kempraxis 2.0' transition lab for developing national practices in chemical risk assessment in water.
- Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet (SLU)coreParticipates in 'Ny kempraxis 2.0' and SIDWater research project on sustainable drinking water treatment solutions.
- Uppsala universitetcoreParticipates in 'Ny kempraxis 2.0'. Also coordinates project 'Ny praxis för bedömning och hantering av risker med oönskade kemiska ämnen i vatten'.
- Stockholm Vatten och AvfallcoreCollaborates with Norrvatten in 'Ny kempraxis 2.0' and the Östra Mälarens vattenskyddsråd (Eastern Lake Mälaren Water Protection Council).
- Östra Mälarens vattenskyddsrådcoreWater protection council established to strengthen cooperation between municipalities and drinking water producers to protect Lake Mälaren's water quality. Members include Ekerö, Salem, Botkyrka, Huddinge, Järfälla, Upplands-Bro, Norrvatten, and Stockholm Vatten och Avfall.
- Norra Stockholmsåsens grundvattenrådcoreCooperation between Sigtuna, Sollentuna, Solna municipalities and Norrvatten to protect groundwater in Norra Stockholmsåsen. Established 2017, coordinated by Norrvatten. Works on groundwater quality and quantity monitoring, pollution prevention, and public awareness.
- Mälarens vattenvårdsförbundminorParticipates in 'Ny kempraxis 2.0' project focused on national practices for chemical risk assessment in water.
- Lunds universitetminorParticipates in 'Från platta till pixel' transition lab for digital water quality assessment methods.
- RISE Research Institutes of SwedenminorParticipates in 'Från platta till pixel' transition lab and coordinates project 'Resurseffektiv vattenanvändning för en hållbar framtid'.
- Statens veterinärmedicinska anstaltminorParticipates in 'Från platta till pixel' transition lab.
- Tetra PakminorParticipates in 'Från platta till pixel' transition lab for digital water quality methods.
- The Absolut CompanyminorParticipates in 'Från platta till pixel' transition lab.
- VA SydminorParticipates in 'Från platta till pixel' transition lab.
- WIN WaterminorParticipates in 'Från platta till pixel' transition lab.
- KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyminorA KTH student conducts work as part of their bachelor's thesis on ion exchange for PFAS removal from water treatment sludge.
- Svenskt Vatten Utveckling (SVU)coreNorrvatten leads a research project 'Effektivt uppströmsarbete för skydd av dricksvattentäkter' (Effective upstream work for protection of drinking water sources) funded by SVU. The 2.5-year project includes five VA organizations as case studies.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Norrvatten competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Stockholm Vatten och Avfall: Stockholm's municipal water and waste utility, directly comparable as a Swedish municipal-owned water producer/distributor. Explicit partner of Norrvatten in Östra Mälaren water protection work, supplying the central and southern parts of the same metropolitan region from the same Lake Mälaren source.
- Göteborgs Stad Kretslopp och Vatten: Sweden's other major municipal water utility, run by the City of Gothenburg. Comparable in mission (large-scale drinking water production and distribution to a major Swedish metropolitan area) and governance (municipally owned utility), and one of the largest in the country.
- VA Syd: Municipal water and wastewater utility serving Malmö and surrounding municipalities in Skåne. A direct Swedish municipal-utility peer already collaborating with Norrvatten on the "Från platta till pixel" transformation lab.
- Syvabs: Regional wastewater and water cooperation (Himmerfjärdsverket) owned by several Stockholm-region municipalities. Comparable as a Swedish multi-municipality water cooperation and a Stockholm-area infrastructure peer to Norrvatten.
- NSVA (Nordvästra Skånes Vatten och Avlopp): Regional water and wastewater utility serving multiple municipalities in northwestern Skåne, Sweden. Comparable in being an inter-municipal Swedish water utility with production, distribution, and quality responsibilities similar to Norrvatten's scope.
Regional players
- Helsinki Region Environmental Services HSY: Municipal federation providing water and waste services to the Helsinki metropolitan area in Finland. Highly comparable as a Nordic municipal federation producing and distributing drinking water for a major capital region — same governance model and similar scale.
- HOFOR (Hovedstadsområdets Forsyningsselskab): Multi-utility owned by Copenhagen-area municipalities providing drinking water, wastewater, district heating, and gas. Comparable as a municipally owned Nordic water utility federation serving a major capital region with similar infrastructure profile.
Others
- Svenskt Vatten: Swedish Water Association — industry body and R&D funder for Swedish municipal water utilities. Direct collaboration partner of Norrvatten and the central reference body for industry standards, making it a highly relevant ecosystem participant rather than a competitor.
- KWR Water Research Institute: Leading European drinking-water research institute (Netherlands). Already a research partner of Norrvatten on membrane monitoring and natural-virus integrity methods — a relevant enabling/knowledge peer in the same drinking-water R&D ecosystem.
Broad incumbents
- Suez Water / Veolia Water Technologies: Global water-utility and water-technology incumbents with extensive municipal water operations and treatment technology portfolios. Comparable as broad incumbents in drinking-water production, treatment technology (including PFAS and membrane systems), and utility operations that compete for technical-services and infrastructure contracts.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Norrvatten social profiles
Digital presenceNorrvatten compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
Norrvatten financial estimates
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Norrvatten leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles11 records
Norrvatten funding detail
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Norrvatten M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Norrvatten
What does Norrvatten do?
Norrvatten produces and distributes high-quality drinking water from Lake Mälaren at the Görvälnverket water treatment plant in Järfälla. It delivers approximately 50 million cubic metres of drinking water annually through a 340 km pipeline network to 14 member municipalities in northern Greater Stockholm, serving roughly 750,000 residents, major hospitals, and Arlanda Airport. The offering is supported by reserve groundwater sources (including Mårstaverket), a SWEDAC-accredited laboratory, and advanced treatment processes such as flotation, ultrafiltration, and PFAS removal.
Is Norrvatten a public or private company?
Norrvatten is a private company. It is classified as state government owned and is currently operating.
When was Norrvatten founded?
Norrvatten was founded in 1926. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Norrvatten based?
Norrvatten is headquartered in Solna, Sweden, in the Europe region.
How does Norrvatten make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Water Supply to Member Municipalities are the primary driver. The others are water Production Revenue.
Who are Norrvatten's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Stockholm Vatten och Avfall, Göteborgs Stad Kretslopp och Vatten, VA Syd, Syvabs and NSVA (Nordvästra Skånes Vatten och Avlopp). Regional players are Helsinki Region Environmental Services HSY and HOFOR (Hovedstadsområdets Forsyningsselskab). Others are Svenskt Vatten and KWR Water Research Institute. Suez Water / Veolia Water Technologies is listed as a broad incumbent.
Does Norrvatten have an API?
No public API is recorded for Norrvatten.
What industry is Norrvatten in?
Norrvatten's product category is Drinking Water Supply. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUANAAAD, Treated Water Storage & Pressure Management (Reservoirs, Tanks, Booster Stations). Its NAICS code is 221310 and its SIC code is 4941.