Norges Bandyforbund

What Norges Bandyforbund does

Norges Bandyforbund (NBF) is a non-profit national sports federation headquartered in Oslo, Norway, that serves as the umbrella governing body for three sports — Innebandy (floorball), Bandy, and Landhockey (field hockey) — plus two para-sports: EL-innebandy (electric wheelchair floorball, since 2004) and Super-innebandy (floorball for athletes with intellectual disabilities, since 2017). NBF operates as a special sports federation under Norges Idrettsforbund (NIF) and is the sole Norwegian member of the International Floorball Federation, Federation of International Bandy, and International Hockey Federation. The federation's organizational structure comprises three sport sections (each with its own elected board), a national board (president, vice-president, five members, two alternates), and nine regional organizations covering all of Norway.

NBF's core products include organized competitive leagues (Eliteserien for men and women), national championships (NM), European club competitions (E-Cup/EuroFloorball Cup), national team programs across age categories, and coach/referee education pathways (Trener 1-4, Grunnkurs 1-2). Its technology platform consists of InnebandyLive for electronic match reporting and live scoring, TurneringsAdmin (TA) for tournament management, and SportsAdmin (SA) for member and license administration, with MyGame providing streaming integration. Third-party integrations include MinBandy, Simple-Scores, Tournify, Spond, and the NIF E-kurs e-learning portal.

NBF's business model is a federation membership and participation fee structure: individual player licenses cost approximately 269-295 NOK, team fees for events such as Norgesleker 2026 are 1,000 NOK per team of 8 or 125 NOK per player. Revenue is supplemented by grants from foundations such as Stiftelsen DAM and government directorates like Bufdir. The federation does not disclose revenue or operate on a commercial basis, serving individual athletes, clubs, and regional organizations as its customer base across all of Norway.

Name

Norges Bandyforbund

Legal name

Norges Bandyforbund

Website

https://bandyforbundet.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Norges Bandyforbund is a non-profit national sports federation governing Innebandy (floorball), Bandy, and Landhockey in Norway, plus two para-sports programs, serving athletes, clubs, and nine regional organizations nationwide through leagues, championships, education, and digital administration platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Federation Services

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121), Other Spectator Sports (711219)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports Compliance, Governance & Integrity Services (Safeguarding, Anti-Doping, Match Integrity) (MPAKAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability & Adaptive Sport Governing Bodies (Paralympic & Sport-Specific) (MPAKAFAL), Rules, Officiating & Referee Associations (Officials/umpires bodies) (MPAKAFAK)

Keywords

• Sports federation governance
• National sports organization
• Competitive league management
• Coach and referee education
• Para-sports programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Norges Bandyforbund is Norway's national umbrella sports federation organizing three sports—Innebandy (Floorball), Bandy, and Landhockey (Field Hockey)—along with two para-sports (EL-innebandy for wheelchair users and Super-innebandy for athletes with intellectual disabilities). It operates a multi-tier competitive structure including elite leagues (Eliteserien), national championships (NM), European club competitions, and national team programs. It also runs digital platforms (InnebandyLive, TurneringsAdmin, SportsAdmin) for match reporting, tournament administration, and member/license management, and delivers coach and referee certification programs.

Product overview

Norges Bandyforbund is a sports federation that organizes three main sports (Innebandy/Floorball, Bandy, and Landhockey/Field Hockey) and two para-sports (EL-innebandy for wheelchair users and Super-innebandy for people with intellectual disabilities). The federation operates a multi-tier competitive structure including Eliteserien, national championships (NM), European competitions (E-Cup), and national team programs. It also provides digital platforms including InnebandyLive for electronic match reporting, TurneringsAdmin for tournament management, and SportsAdmin for member/license management. The federation offers education programs for coaches and referees, and organizes major events including the Norgesleker for para-athletes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Innebandy (Floorball)

Quantifiable outcome

• Gold medal at Special Olympics World Winter Games 2017
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Norges IdrettsforbundcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Parent organization (Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee) under which Norges Bandyforbund operates as a special sports federation
• International Floorball FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024International governing body for floorball/innebandy, organizing World Championships and European competitions
• Federation of International BandycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024International governing body for bandy and rinkbandy
• International Hockey Federation (FIH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024International governing body for field hockey (landhockey)
• Special OlympicscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024International organization for athletes with intellectual disabilities; Norway participated in World Winter Games 2017 with Super-innebandy team
• Stiftelsen VIminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Norwegian foundation sponsoring and partnering with Norges Bandyforbund and parainnebandy programs; documented Super-innebandy at Fredrikstad tournament for promotional materials
• Special Olympics NorgecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Norwegian branch of Special Olympics; co-organizes Norgesleker national games for athletes with intellectual disabilities, including Super-innebandy competition
• HandinorminorOthers · 1 January 2004Danish company that imports and supplies specialized electric sports wheelchairs for EL-innebandy to Norway. These are custom-built electric wheelchairs for persons who use electric wheelchairs in daily life.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Suomen Salibandyliitto (Finnish Floorball Federation): National floorball federation of Finland, IFF member and one of NBF's nearest peer organizations on international competition. Operates the same competition, national team and club development functions for innebandy in Finland.
• Deutscher Floorball Verband (German Floorball Federation): German national floorball federation and IFF member. Comparable as another mid-sized European national federation organizing leagues, national teams and club development for floorball, though operating in a different national market.
• Svenska Innebandyförbundet (Swedish Floorball Federation): National federation governing floorball in Sweden, the sport's strongest market. Directly comparable to NBF's innebandy section in mission, governance structure, league operation and international affiliation via IFF.
• Svenska Bandyförbundet (Swedish Bandy Federation): National federation governing bandy in Sweden and a member of the Federation of International Bandy alongside NBF. Comparable in scope of governance, domestic competition structure and international competition duties for the bandy section.

Broad incumbents

• International Hockey Federation (FIH): World governing body for field hockey and the international parent of NBF's landhockey section. Comparable as the international competition, rules and development authority above NBF's field hockey programs.
• International Floorball Federation (IFF): World governing body for floorball and the international parent of NBF's innebandy section. Comparable as the upper-tier governance, rules and competition authority above NBF's national-level operations.
• Norges Håndballforbund (Norwegian Handball Federation / NHF): National federation for handball in Norway, organized under NIF. Comparable as a peer Norwegian national federation running leagues, national teams, coach education and referee development—providing a direct structural benchmark even though the sport differs.
• Norges Fotballforbund (Norwegian Football Federation / NFF): Norway's national football federation, also operating as a særforbund under Norges Idrettsforbund. Comparable as a fellow Norwegian national sports federation with the same NIF umbrella, league governance and member-club model—but operating the country's largest sport.
• Federation of International Bandy (FIB): International governing body for bandy and rink bandy, the parent federation for NBF's bandy section. Comparable as the international competition and rulemaking authority above NBF's national bandy programs.

Others

• Special Olympics Norway: Norwegian arm of Special Olympics and NBF's co-organizer of Norgesleker and Super-innebandy programming. Comparable as an adjacent Norwegian para-sport organization with overlapping athlete base, joint programming and shared funding partners such as Bufdir and Stiftelsen DAM.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/innebandy_no
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/Innebandyno
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=100092315631933
• Instagraminstagram.com/innebandy_no
• TikToktiktok.com/@innebandyno
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/norges-bandyforbund

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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