Landkreis Friesland

What Landkreis Friesland does

Landkreis Friesland is a municipal district administration (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) headquartered at Lindenallee 1, Jever, in Lower Saxony, Germany, operating as a statutory public law corporation under the supervisory oversight of the Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Inneres und Sport. The district delivers legally mandated government services to the residents (Bürgerinnen und Bürger) and businesses (Unternehmen) within its jurisdiction, spanning registration, permits, certificates, social services, health, education, environmental protection, waste management, transportation, public safety, business licensing, and tax-related administration. Governance is led by Landrat Sven Ambrosy, who serves as the political and administrative head of the district.

The district operates a digital-first service model built on a website platform developed and maintained by NOLIS GmbH (Nienburg). Its technology stack includes the Electronic Government and Administration Postbox (EGVP/Virtuelle Poststelle) for legally binding electronic communication via qualified electronic signatures, an Online Service Portal organized by life situations (Lebenslagen) for citizens and business categories for enterprises, and integration with the nationwide BundID/MeinUK digital identity system for standardized citizen authentication. Physical administrative offices, including a specialized Straßenverkehrsamt at Am Bullhamm 13, Jever, complement the digital channels. Data protection is handled by KDO (Kommunaler Datenverarbeitungsverbund Oldenburg).

Landkreis Friesland does not operate a commercial revenue model. Services are funded through public taxation and statutory fees mandated by law, with no commercial pricing. The district holds Fairtrade Landkreis certification through Fairtrade Deutschland, signaling a commitment to fair-trade procurement standards. It distributes services through self-serve online portals, direct in-person service points, partner municipalities (Städte und Gemeinden), and integration with federal e-government infrastructure. The entity is non-commercial, publicly accountable to the Kreistag (district council), and operates within a fixed geographic mandate with no parent company, subsidiaries, or private ownership.

Name

Landkreis Friesland

Legal name

Landkreis Friesland

Website

https://friesland.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Landkreis Friesland is a statutory municipal district administration in Lower Saxony, Germany, headquartered in Jever. It provides mandated government services to residents and businesses, including registration, permits, social services, education, and environmental protection, funded through public taxation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Jever

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Landkreis Friesland operates as a German municipal district administration (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) that delivers statutory public administrative services to residents and businesses within its jurisdiction in Lower Saxony. Core services span vehicle registration, building and environmental permits, business registration, tax administration, social services, health, education, waste management, and public safety, delivered through an online service portal and physical administrative offices.

Product overview

Landkreis Friesland operates as a German county government administrative portal offering citizen-facing digital services. The portal provides online administrative services across various life situations and business categories, including vehicle registration, building permits, environmental permits, business registration, tax services, and waste management. Citizens can access online application forms, download forms, and find information about county services. The portal also provides access to electronic government services including electronic tax filing (Mein ELSTER), electronic court and administration mail (EGVP), and federal identity authentication (BundID). The site organizes services by life situations and business categories rather than presenting a unified software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Service Portal (Bürgerservice) Digital self-service portal offering online applications and forms for administrative services organized by life situations (Lebenslagen) for citizens and businesses.
• Vehicle and Transport Registration (Kfz-Zulassung) Vehicle registration, driving licenses, and transportation permit services provided through the Straßenverkehrsamt and online channels.
• Building and Environmental Permits (Bauen und Umwelt) Building permits, environmental permits, and construction oversight services for citizens and businesses in the district.
• Business Registration and Licensing (Gewerbezulassung) Business registration, commercial permits, tax services, and economic development support for companies operating in the district.
• Social and Health Services (Sozialleistungen) Social benefits, healthcare coordination, and welfare administration for district residents.
• Electronic Government Postbox (EGVP / Virtuelle Poststelle) Secure electronic postbox system enabling legally binding digital communication with the district administration via qualified electronic signatures.
• Public Procurement (Vergabe / Öffentliche Ausschreibungen) Central procurement office publishing public tenders and providing procurement law guidance for businesses bidding on district contracts.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Fairtrade Deutschland / Fairtrade-TownsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandkreis Friesland holds official Fairtrade Landkreis certification as part of the Fairtrade-Towns initiative, demonstrating commitment to fair trade practices and sustainable procurement within the district.
• NOLIS GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationNOLIS GmbH (Celler Straße 53, 31582 Nienburg) provides programming and technical development for the Landkreis Friesland website and digital service infrastructure. Responsible for website development and maintenance.
• Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Inneres und SportcoreOthersSupervisory authority (Kommunalaufsichtsbehörde) for Landkreis Friesland. Responsible for municipal supervision and regulatory oversight of the district administration.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• AKDB (Anstalt für Kommunale Datenverarbeitung in Bayern): Municipal data-processing institution serving Bavarian local governments. Comparable as a state-level IT services partner enabling Landkreise and municipalities to run digital citizen services, similar to KDO in Lower Saxony.
• NOLIS GmbH: Municipal IT service provider based in Nienburg that operates the website platform and digital infrastructure for Landkreis Friesland. Comparable as a core technology vendor whose platform is the digital front door for the district's citizen services.
• Governikus GmbH & Co. KG: Provider of the EGVP / Virtuelle Poststelle infrastructure that Landkreis Friesland uses for legally binding electronic communication. Comparable as the underlying technology vendor for one of the district's core e-government capabilities.
• Dataport: Public-sector IT service provider for several northern German states. Comparable as an ecosystem peer enabling e-government service delivery for German public administrations, including identity, portal, and back-office capabilities used by Landkreise.
• KDO (Kommunaler Datenverarbeitungsverbund Oldenburg): Municipal data-processing consortium in Oldenburg that serves as the data protection officer for Landkreis Friesland and supports many Lower Saxony municipalities. Directly comparable as an inter-municipal IT and data-governance provider serving the same regional customer base.

Regional players

• Stadt Oldenburg: Independent city (kreisfreie Stadt) in the same Lower Saxony region with an overlapping citizen-services mandate. Comparable as a regional public-sector peer providing a similar digital service portfolio, but at municipal rather than district level.

Direct peers

• Landkreis Wesermarsch: Lower Saxony Landkreis with similar administrative structure, citizen-service portfolio, and oversight regime. Comparable as a peer rural district government operating under the same state-level supervisory framework.
• Landkreis Wittmund: Neighboring Landkreis in Lower Saxony with comparable population scale, statutory mandate, and service portfolio. The closest functional peer: an analogous county-level administration delivering the same set of citizen and business services in the same regulatory environment.
• Landkreis Aurich: Another Lower Saxony Landkreis in the same coastal region with a comparable administrative mandate and service mix. Directly comparable as a peer district government performing the same statutory functions for citizens and businesses.

Broad incumbents

• Land Niedersachsen: State government of Lower Saxony that acts as the supervisory authority (Kommunalaufsichtsbehörde) for Landkreis Friesland. Comparable as the broader incumbent public-administration body that sets policy, funding, and regulatory framework within which the district operates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LandkreisFRI
• Instagraminstagram.com/landkreis_friesland/?hl=de
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landkreis-friesland

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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