Eterni

What Eterni does

Eterni Norge A/S, founded 1 June 2011 by Ståle and Gina, is a Norwegian staffing and recruitment company operating as a core subsidiary of Edda Group — the fifth-largest recruitment company in Norway as of 2021. The company delivers workforce solutions across four vertical segments: production, warehouse and logistics; construction, industry and energy; service and facility management; and office, IT and finance (white-collar). Its core offerings include temporary staffing (bemanningsløsninger), permanent and project recruitment, search & selection, rotation solutions for shift-based operations (e.g., 7/7 or 14/14 schedules), and HR solutions delivered as one-off services or recurring subscriptions. Technology consists of a dual-portal system — Webtemp for blue-collar candidate flow and Ena for white-collar — alongside internal time-tracking and customer systems; there is no evidence of public APIs or partner integrations.

Eterni makes money primarily through professional-services fees on temporary labor leasing (where workers are employed by Eterni and billed to client firms) and on permanent recruitment/search mandates, with a recurring-revenue overlay from HR subscription services. The go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales through six Norwegian offices (Bergen HQ, Oslo, Trondheim, Stavanger, Tromsø, Kristiansand) with a community-led international recruitment motion run from offices in Poland, Lithuania, and Slovakia — sourcing candidates from seven European countries (Poland, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia, Spain, Portugal, Romania) and handling relocation logistics end-to-end (travel, housing, banking, onboarding). Marketing channels include the company's job portal, social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube), email/job alerts, word-of-mouth/referrals, and sports sponsorship of Vålerenga Fotball.

The company has responded to the 1 July 2022 amendment to the Norwegian Working Environment Act banning temporary worker hire in construction across Oslo, Viken and Vestfold by pivoting its mix toward permanent recruitment, search, and HR subscription services. Eterni signed strategic core partnerships with facility management providers Coor and Ability, holds more than 200 customers via the broader Edda Group, employs more than 1,000 people nationwide, and is obligated under Norway's 2022 Transparency Act to conduct annual supply-chain human-rights due diligence. It is a member of the UN Global Compact (since 2009) and operates a wholly-owned Swedish subsidiary (Eterni Sweden AS) alongside sister Edda subsidiaries PVS (pedagogical staffing) and Safejob Energy (electrical staffing for the energy sector).

Name

Eterni

Legal name

ETERNI NORGE A/S

Website

https://eterni.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Eterni Norge is a Norwegian staffing and recruitment company providing temporary labor, permanent placement, rotation, and HR subscription services across production, construction, service/facility, and office/IT/finance verticals, serving 200+ clients through six domestic offices and international recruitment hubs in Poland, Lithuania, and Slovakia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Recruitment Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Temporary Help Services (56132)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Agent of Record (AOR) for Staffing & Payrolling (BPACAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Onboarding, Offboarding & Employee Lifecycle Administration (BPACAHAL)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Permanent recruitment solutions
• International workforce sourcing
• Rotation staffing solutions
• HR services platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Temporary staffing / labor leasing: Eterni supplies temporary workers to businesses across Norway in multiple sectors. Workers are employed by Eterni and leased to client companies. The company manages payroll, contracts, scheduling, and follow-up. This covers production, logistics, construction, service, and other industries.
2. Recruitment and Search & Selection: Eterni recruits candidates for permanent positions on behalf of client companies. Their Search & Selection department handles the full recruitment process including job ad design, application review, interviews, reference checks, and document verification. Candidates are hired directly by the client company.
3. Rotation solutions: Eterni delivers experienced workers in fixed rotations (e.g., 7/7, 14/14, or 2/3 rotation schedules) for continuous operations, particularly in industries like construction, production, and service. This provides clients with stable staffing, lower absence risk, and predictable costs.
4. HR solutions and subscription services: Eterni offers HR solutions as individual services or on a subscription basis. Services include contract management, pre-boarding, onboarding/offboarding, resource planning, shift scheduling, and outplacement support. Subscription clients receive ongoing HR assistance on a monthly basis.
5. International recruitment facilitation: Eterni facilitates international labor sourcing for Norwegian employers, handling the entire process including recruitment in source countries (Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Spain, Portugal, Romania), travel arrangements, accommodation, bank account setup, and ongoing support for international workers.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Eterni is a Norwegian staffing and recruitment company that supplies workforce solutions to employers across Norway. Its core offerings include temporary staffing (bemanning), permanent recruitment (rekruttering), rotation staffing (rotasjon) for shift-based operations, HR services (HR-tjenester), and international recruitment. The company supports these services with two proprietary web portals: Webtemp for temporary workers and Ena for client companies, and maintains international sourcing offices in Poland, Lithuania, and Slovakia.

Product overview

Eterni is a staffing and recruitment company that operates as a subsidiary of Edda Group, offering a comprehensive portfolio of workforce solutions. The core offerings include temporary staffing (bemanningsløsninger) across multiple industry verticals (production, construction, service, office/IT/finance), rotation solutions for shift-based work, permanent and project recruitment services, and HR solutions both as individual services and subscription packages. The company also operates internal candidate management portals (Webtemp for blue-collar and Ena for white-collar) and provides international recruitment services through offices in Poland, Lithuania, and Slovakia. The portfolio is delivered through specialized business lines including Staffing & Recruitment, Search & Selection, and HR Solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Temporary Staffing (Bemanning)

Quantifiable outcome

• 50 medarbeidere rekruttert på to døgn (50 employees recruited in two days) for a large delivery
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AbilitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEterni signed an agreement to become the main staffing partner (hovedsamarbeidspartner) for Ability, one of Norway's leading providers of facility management, property services, cleaning, canteen operations, hotel services, and outdoor maintenance. Eterni will deliver qualified and competent workforce to Ability.
• CoorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEterni was selected as Coor's new staffing partner. Coor is one of the largest and fastest-growing facility management providers in Norway (established 2004), and the largest in the Nordic region for integrated FM services. Eterni was chosen following a selection process.
• Vålerenga Fotball (VIF)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEterni renewed its sponsorship agreement with Vålerenga, one of Norway's most recognized football clubs. The partnership provides brand visibility, access to networking events and partner gatherings organized by Vålerenga, and community engagement opportunities. Eterni's Group Business Line Director participates in the partnership.
• AmbachtminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEterni collaborated with the Dutch recruitment agency Ambacht to facilitate the recruitment of a Dutch baker (Yannic) for Mesterbakeren in Bergen. Ambacht sourced the candidate in the Netherlands while Eterni handled the placement in Norway.
• Pedagogisk VikarSentral (PVS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPVS is a sister company within Edda Group, specializing in pedagogical staffing. Eterni works closely with PVS, and some Eterni employees (like Julie Vennesland) started at PVS before moving to Eterni.
• Safejob EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSafejob Energy is a sister company within Edda Group, specializing in delivering qualified electricians to the energy sector, both onshore and offshore. Eterni collaborates with Safejob to provide comprehensive workforce solutions in the construction, infrastructure, and energy industries.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Poolia: Swedish-headquartered staffing and recruitment firm with presence across the Nordics, focused on professional/white-collar temp and permanent placements. Highly comparable business model, customer segment, and Nordic footprint to Eterni's Ena portal business line.
• StudentConsulting (Student Node): Norwegian staffing firm focused on young talent and entry-to-mid-level white-collar placements, with growing professional verticals. Direct competitor in office and IT staffing with a comparable self-service portal model.
• Academic Work: Nordic-focused staffing firm specializing in early-career professionals and white-collar temp/perm placements. Operates in Norway with a similar model to Eterni's Office/IT/Finance vertical and shares the same target customer base of mid-market employers.
• TNG (The Next Generation): Swedish staffing and recruitment firm focused on white-collar and professional placements, with growing Norwegian operations. Direct peer in office/IT/finance staffing and search/selection, competing for similar mid-market and enterprise clients.

Regional players

• OnePartnerGroup: Norwegian staffing and recruitment group with multi-vertical coverage (industrial, construction, professional). A direct Norwegian competitor to Eterni with comparable scale and a similar mix of temp staffing, permanent placement, and HR services.
• Robert Half Norway: Global specialist in finance, accounting, IT, and administrative staffing with Norwegian operations. Directly comparable to Eterni's Office/IT/Finance vertical for both temp and permanent placements in white-collar roles.

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup Norway: Another global Big-3 staffing player with a large Norwegian footprint across industrial, office, and professional staffing. Direct competitor to Eterni for both temp staffing and permanent placement, with stronger international brand recognition but less Norway-specific specialization.
• Randstad Norway: Global staffing leader with significant Norwegian operations across industrial, office, and professional segments. Competes head-to-head with Eterni for enterprise clients and skilled-trade placements, with greater HR-tech and RPO capabilities.
• Adecco Norway (Adecco Group): One of the global Big-3 staffing firms, Adecco operates across all major Norwegian verticals (industrial, office, IT). It is a broad incumbent competitor with far greater scale and brand, offering generalist staffing that overlaps with every Eterni service line.
• Hays Norway: UK-listed global recruitment firm with a Norwegian office focused on professional and mid-senior placements (IT, finance, engineering, construction). Competes most directly with Eterni's Search & Selection and white-collar perm business.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/88966886
• Xx.com/EterniNorge

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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