Gamvik kommune

What Gamvik kommune does

Gamvik kommune is a Norwegian municipal government entity (kommune) headquartered in Mehamn, in Finnmark county in the far north of Norway. It is a government_state_entity under Norwegian law, owned and governed by its local population through elected municipal officials, with organization number 934266811. As mandated by Norwegian statute, it delivers a comprehensive portfolio of public services to its residents across six service modules: Health and Welfare (nursing home, home care, doctor services, child welfare, NAV), Kindergarten and School (grades 1-10), Culture/Sports/Leisure (library, music school, sports halls), Planning/Construction/Property, Environment/Business, and Roads/Waste Management. Key physical assets include Mehamn Helsesenter (health center), Mehamn Skole (school), and Gamvik folkebibliotek.

The business model is non-commercial: revenue is generated through municipal taxes on residents and businesses, central government transfers, and minor transaction-based service fees for items such as building permits and waste management. There is no traditional sales-led go-to-market; services are distributed directly to citizens through the town hall (Rådhuset), Mehamn Helsesenter, Mehamn Skole, a digital forms portal, and increasingly a citizen-facing webapp for infrastructure error reporting built on the Dokflyt platform. Recruitment is run externally through Jobbnorge.

The technology posture is early-stage municipal digitalization rather than a software or platform business. The core in-flight initiative is a Health and Care digitalization project with Serit Eltele AS, aimed at mapping current digital solutions and building a sustainable, accessible strategy for the sector. The municipality also participates in a five-municipality regional waste and sludge regulation partnership with Finnmark Miljøtjeneste AS, and acts as a local routing channel for Innovasjon Norge SME funding instruments in East Finnmark. Employment benefits for Finnmark residents — including student loan reduction, lower regional taxes, and housing support — are used as a recruitment tool in a structurally tight rural labor market.

Name

Gamvik kommune

Legal name

Gamvik kommune

Website

https://gamvik.kommune.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gamvik kommune is a Norwegian municipal government entity in Finnmark county, headquartered in Mehamn, providing mandated public services — healthcare, education, infrastructure, and business development — to the residents of Gamvik municipality in far northern Norway.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Public Services

NAICS

Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Refuse Systems (4953), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Government Public Health Grantmaking & Program Offices (HLAJALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Municipal Contract Collection & Franchise Operations (BPALAAAH), Public Health Financing, Budgeting & Grants Management (HLAJAMAC)

Keywords

• Municipal public services
• Primary healthcare services
• Kindergarten and school services
• Waste and road management
• Local government administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Mehamn

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Revenue from municipal taxes collected from residents and businesses within the municipality.
2. Government Transfers: Central government funding and transfers to municipalities for providing public services.
3. Service Fees: Fees collected for various municipal services including building permits, waste management, and other administrative services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Gamvik kommune is a Norwegian municipality in Finnmark county that delivers a full suite of statutory public services to its residents, including healthcare and welfare, kindergarten and primary schooling, culture and sports, planning and building permits, environmental and business services, and road and waste management. Services are funded by municipal taxes, central government transfers, and regulated user fees, and delivered through physical offices, dedicated facilities such as Mehamn Helsesenter and Mehamn Skole, and an online service portal.

Product overview

Gamvik kommune operates as a traditional Norwegian municipality offering a comprehensive suite of public services through its website and physical offices. The municipal services are organized into six core service modules: Health and Welfare, Kindergarten and School, Culture/Sports/Leisure, Planning/Construction/Property, Environment/Business, and Roads/Waste Management. The municipality is currently undertaking a digitalization project in the Health and Care sector with external vendor Serit Eltele AS. Key facilities include Mehamn Helsesenter (health center), Mehamn school, and Gamvik public library. The municipality uses external platforms for specialized functions including Jobbnorge for recruitment, KommuneTV for council broadcasts, and Dokflyt for infrastructure error reporting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Helse og velferd (Health and Welfare Services) Municipal health and welfare services for residents, including nursing home (sykehjem), home care (hjemmetjenester), general practitioner services, child welfare (barnevern), and NAV social support.
• Barnehage og skole (Kindergarten and School Services) Early childhood and primary education services for children in Gamvik, including kindergarten placement, primary school instruction through grade 10 (Mehamn Skole), school calendar (skolerute), and after-school care (SFO).
• Kultur, idrett og fritid (Culture, Sports and Leisure) Cultural and recreational offerings for residents, including the Gamvik music school (kulturskole), the public library (folkebibliotek), sports halls (idrettshaller), and civil marriage ceremonies (borgerlig vielse).
• Plan, bygg og eiendom (Planning, Construction and Property) Municipal planning, building, and property services for residents and businesses, including building permit applications, mapping, subdivision (seksjonering), fire services, chimney sweeping (feiing), and property tax (eiendomsskatt) administration.
• Miljø og næring (Environment and Business) Environmental regulation and local business support services, including motorized terrain transport permits (motorferdsel) and sales, serving, and alcohol licensing administration.
• Vei og renovasjon (Roads and Waste Management) Municipal road and waste services for residents, including household waste collection days, reception stations, snow plowing, and road maintenance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3 employees achieved vocational certification through Fagbrev på jobb program

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Finnmark Miljøtjeneste AScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Finnmark Miljøtjeneste AS manages the revision of local regulations for household waste and sludge on behalf of Gamvik kommune and four other owner municipalities (Karasjok, Porsanger, Nordkapp, Lebesby). The partnership aims to improve regulations for increased material recovery, adapt to regional cooperation, and provide more individual customization options for collection services.
• Serit Eltele AScoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Serit Eltele AS is the project supplier for the digitalization project in the Health and Care sector. The project aims to map current digital solutions and develop a strategy for digitalization and competence building to make healthcare services sustainable, accessible, user-friendly and effective.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Vardø kommune: Eastern Finnmark municipality sharing similar remote Arctic characteristics, demographic challenges, and small-municipality service delivery model.
• Loppa kommune: Small Finnmark municipality with comparable population scale, fishing-based economy, and remote coastal Arctic service delivery profile.
• Porsanger kommune: Finnmark co-owner municipality of Finnmark Miljøtjeneste AS alongside Gamvik. Similar rural municipal service mandate and population scale.
• Båtsfjord kommune: Small Finnmark municipality with similar fishing-based economy, Arctic location, and small-scale municipal operations comparable to Gamvik.
• Lebesby kommune: Neighbor Finnmark municipality that co-owns Finnmark Miljøtjeneste AS with Gamvik. Directly comparable in population scale, Arctic location, and service mandate.
• Tana kommune: Neighboring Finnmark municipality in Øst-Finnmark, comparable in rural service mandate and regional cooperation context with Gamvik.
• Nordkapp kommune: Finnmark partner municipality in the shared waste regulation partnership with Gamvik. Comparable small-municipality structure and northern Norway service profile.
• Berlevåg kommune: Neighboring small coastal Finnmark municipality with comparable population (~1,000 residents), fishing-dependent economy, and Arctic service delivery challenges.
• Karasjok kommune: Finnmark co-owner municipality of Finnmark Miljøtjeneste AS. Comparable small indigenous-area municipality in the same county as Gamvik.
• Nesseby kommune: Small neighboring Øst-Finnmark municipality with comparable rural municipal structure and population scale to Gamvik.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/gamvikkommune
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gamvik-kommune

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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