Evje og Hornnes kommune

What Evje og Hornnes kommune does

Evje og Hornnes kommune is a Norwegian municipal government entity (kommune) located in Agder county, with headquarters at Kasernevegen 19, Evje. It provides statutory local public services to its residents, including kindergarten and school (barnehage og skole), health and social services (helse, omsorg og sosiale tjenester), children and family services, cultural and leisure activities (kultur og fritid), planning and construction (plan, bygg og eiendom), and business and agriculture development (næring og landbruk). The entity operates with approximately 38 employees and is governed by an elected municipal council led by Mayor (ordfører) Morten K. Haraldstad and administered by Municipal Director (kommunedirektør) Frantz A. Nilsen. Population data from SSB indicates a declining resident base between 2024 and 2025, partially offset by growth in the 0-16 age group, which is the underlying revenue base for municipal taxes and fees.

The municipality runs a digital services portfolio anchored by MinEiendom (a citizen self-service portal for property information, fees, and water/sewage/waste services), eDialog sikker post (an ID-porten-integrated encrypted document submission channel routing into the municipal case/archive system), and Visma Foresattportal for kindergarten and SFO applications. These integrate with national platforms including Helsenorge.no for vaccination booking and Tilskuddsportalen for voluntary organization subsidies, plus the Gadder energy efficiency tool provided by Agder county. Healthcare delivery is shared with Bygland kommune through the Evje og Bygland legesenter, and fire services are provided by Setesdal brannvesen. Recent capital projects include a 2.84M NOK Telenor fiber expansion in the Landsverk area (part of the Det Digitale Agder regional initiative), the Fennefoss kulturområde cultural development, and relocation of the municipal library to Evje sentrum in June 2026. The entity is a public government unit with no private ownership, funded through municipal taxes, state block grants, and unit-priced service fees.

Name

Evje og Hornnes kommune

Legal name

Evje og Hornnes kommune

Website

https://e-h.kommune.no

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Norwegian municipality in Agder county providing statutory local public services (education, healthcare, elderly care, culture, infrastructure) to its residents through 38 staff, digital portals (MinEiendom, eDialog, Visma Foresattportal), and inter-municipal shared services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Office Administrative Services (5611)

SIC

Non-Operating Establishments (9995), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Education Authorities & Municipal Education Offices (EDADABAD)

Keywords

• Municipal services
• Public administration
• Citizen services
• Education services
• Healthcare administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Evje

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Evje og Hornnes kommune is a Norwegian municipality that delivers public services to its residents, including kindergarten and primary/lower secondary education, healthcare services, social services, library and cultural activities, planning/building/property administration, and business/agriculture support. The municipality also operates digital self-service tools for property information, secure document submission, and parental applications for kindergarten and school-age childcare (SFO).

Product overview

Evje og Hornnes kommune is a Norwegian municipal government providing a comprehensive suite of digital and in-person citizen services. The municipality operates a multi-platform digital service portfolio comprising MinEiendom (property information and services portal), eDialog (secure encrypted document submission), Visma Foresattportal (kindergarten/SFO applications), and the municipal library. Health services include vaccination programs and mental health drop-in support. The municipality also maintains public infrastructure including the day-trip cabin Dagsturhytta Gruveblikk and operates the Digitale Sammen digital inclusion initiative. The portfolio follows a unified government services model rather than a modular platform architecture, with services accessible through the main website, dedicated portals, and third-party platforms including Helsenorge.no and Tilskuddsportalen.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Evje og Hornnes Bibliotek
• Barnehage (Kindergarten)
• Skole og SFO
• Vaksinasjonsprogram (Vaccination Program)
• Psykisk helse og rus - Drop-in
• Dagsturhytta Gruveblikk
• Digitale Sammen
• MinEiendom
• eDialog
• Vanningsrestriksjoner (Watering Restrictions Service)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Setesdal interkommunalt politisk rådcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional collaboration between Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Evje og Hornnes, and Åseral municipalities for coordinated political and administrative cooperation in the Setesdal region.
• Bygland kommunecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeighboring municipality sharing services including Evje og Bygland legesenter (medical center), and various inter-municipal health and welfare services.
• Det Digitale Agder (DDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional digital infrastructure project between Agder county municipality and all municipalities in the county. Collaborates on fiber expansion and digital connectivity improvements. Project supported by Digitaliserings- og forvaltningsdepartementet.
• Klimapartnere AgderminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate partnership network in Agder region where Evje og Hornnes participates in annual Topplederforum and climate initiatives.
• Agder fylkeskommunecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty municipality providing regional governance, funding for infrastructure projects (including 300,000 kr for safer school routes), and coordination on regional development.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Arendal kommune: Mid-sized municipality in Agder county, Norway. Provides the same comprehensive municipal service portfolio as Evje og Hornnes but at substantially greater scale (~45,000 residents), serving as a regional benchmark for digital service platforms and inter-municipal cooperation.
• Kristiansand kommune: Largest municipality in Agder county, Norway. Operates the same municipal-service mandate (education, healthcare, planning, cultural services) but at a much larger scale (~115,000+ residents), serving as a regional incumbent for benchmarking digital service delivery and shared-service models.

Direct peers

• Åseral kommune: Neighboring Setesdal municipality in Agder county, Norway, also participating in the Setesdal interkommunalt politisk råd. Comparable small rural municipality with shared regional governance and service-pooling arrangements.
• Bygland kommune: Direct neighboring municipality in Agder county, Norway, sharing the Evje og Bygland legesenter (medical center) and multiple inter-municipal services. Comparable scale and rural Norwegian municipality structure make it the most directly comparable peer.
• Bykle kommune: Neighboring Setesdal municipality in Agder county, Norway, member of the Setesdal interkommunalt politisk råd. Comparable rural municipality in the same regional cooperation framework, sharing political and administrative collaboration.
• Valle kommune: Neighboring Setesdal municipality in Agder county, Norway, member of the Setesdal interkommunalt politisk råd. Comparable small-scale rural Norwegian municipality with similar service-delivery model and regional cooperation profile.

Others

• Agder fylkeskommune: County-level public authority in Agder, Norway, providing regional governance, infrastructure funding (e.g., NOK 300,000 for safer school routes to Evje og Hornnes), and coordination on regional development. Acts as upstream funder and coordinator rather than direct service competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ehkommune
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/evje-og-hornnes-kommune

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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