What HAREID KOMMUNE does

Hareid Kommune is a Norwegian municipality (local government entity) located in Møre og Romsdal county on the Hareidlandet peninsula, operating as an independent municipality since 1917. It delivers statutory public services to approximately 5,000 residents, including childhood education (four primary/lower-secondary schools, one junior high, kindergartens), healthcare and elderly care (home care, nursing home, health station), social welfare, public library, cultural and recreational services, urban planning and building permits, and infrastructure (roads, water, drainage). Services are delivered through physical offices at Rådhuset (town hall), Helsehuset (health house), schools, kindergartens, and the library, complemented by digital channels including the municipal website (hareid.kommune.no), eDialog secure messaging, Møteportal+ political meeting portal, and digital forms.

The municipality's technology stack is conventional and outsourced: the website and form solutions are operated by Acos AS, IT infrastructure by Søre Sunnmøre IKT, web analytics and data processing by SSIKT, and library management by Cicero Surf. ID-porten provides citizen authentication and eDialog (svarut.ks.no) enables secure document submission with TLS encryption. The municipality participates in inter-municipal cooperation, notably a joint child welfare service with neighboring Sande, Ulstein, Volda, and Ørsta municipalities.

Hareid Kommune does not operate a commercial revenue model. It is funded through municipal taxes, block grants and conditional grants from the Norwegian central government, user fees (building permits, kindergarten fees, healthcare co-pays), and regional allocations from Møre og Romsdal Fylkeskommune. Customer segments are residents within the municipal boundary, segmented by need (children/youth/families, elderly/vulnerable adults, property owners/developers, local businesses). The go-to-market is direct-to-citizen service delivery through universal access channels — no commercial sales motion applies.

Name

HAREID KOMMUNE

Legal name

Hareid kommune

Website

https://hareid.kommune.no

Company type

Public

Founded year

1917

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hareid Kommune is a Norwegian municipality in Møre og Romsdal county delivering statutory public services — education, healthcare, social welfare, and infrastructure — to approximately 5,000 residents through direct citizen-facing channels and digital portals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hareid

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Revenue: Primary revenue source from municipal (communal) taxes levied on residents and businesses within the municipality. Combined with block grants and conditional grants from central government.
2. User Fees and Service Charges: Various public services generate fee income including building permit fees, kindergarten fees, healthcare co-pays, road/water/drainage connection fees, cemetery fees, and other regulatory charges. Fees are set according to national regulations and local council decisions.
3. Government Grants: Significant funding from Møre og Romsdal Fylkeskommune (county council) for regional services (e.g., TT-kort transport scheme as of July 2026) and from central government for welfare, education, and social services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hareid Kommune is a Norwegian public municipality established in 1917 in Møre og Romsdal county that delivers statutory public services to its residents. Core offerings include elementary education, kindergartens, elderly home care and nursing home services, the public library, building and zoning permits, social welfare and child/family support, road/water/drainage infrastructure, and cultural and recreational activities.

Product overview

Hareid kommune operates a comprehensive municipal services portal with multiple interconnected service offerings. The core offering is the municipal government website providing services across key areas: childhood education/schools, healthcare/care, culture/leisure, building permits/urban planning, business/taxation, and housing. Key sub-products include Hareid folkebibliotek (public library with digital lending services), BUA Hareid (free equipment lending), BTS Hareid (interdisciplinary child welfare collaboration), eDialog (secure messaging), Møteportal+ (political meeting system), and Digital Forms (e-government applications).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hareid Kommune Municipal Services The umbrella municipal services portfolio of Hareid Kommune, covering elementary education, kindergartens, elderly home care and nursing homes, social welfare and child/family support, planning and building permits, road/water/drainage infrastructure, cultural and recreational activities, and public health. Services are delivered to residents, property owners, and businesses located within the municipality's jurisdiction.
• Hareid folkebibliotek (Public Library)

Quantifiable outcome

• Syverplassen barnehage (kindergarten) received a new detailed regulatory plan approved by the municipal council on 25.06.2026, providing better outdoor/play areas, traffic safety solutions, and parking.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Møre og Romsdal Fylkeskommune (Møre og Romsdal County Council)majorOthers · 1 July 2026Møre og Romsdal Fylkeskommune assumed full responsibility for TT-kort (adapted transport for persons with disabilities) case processing and complaints handling from 1 July 2026. Previously handled by the municipality.
• Søre Sunnmøre IKTcoreTechnology or IntegrationSøre Sunnmøre IKT is the IT operations provider for Hareid Kommune. They manage and operate the municipality's IT infrastructure, digital systems, and serve as a data processor under a data processing agreement. Also the data controller for the municipality's website hosting.
• Acos AScoreTechnology or IntegrationAcos AS is the vendor and operator of Hareid Kommune's official website (hareid.kommune.no) and the municipal form solution. They provide the platform infrastructure for the municipality's digital service delivery.
• SSIKT (Sør-Trøndelag IKT)coreTechnology or IntegrationSSIKT provides and manages the web analytics platform and serves as a data processor for the municipality's website traffic data. They also operate the health station portal used by Hareid Helsestasjon.
• Shared Child Welfare Service (Hareid, Sande, Ulstein, Volda, Ørsta)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive municipalities (Hareid, Sande, Ulstein, Volda, and Ørsta) operate a joint child welfare service (barnevern) with its main office in Volda. This inter-municipal cooperation enables shared resources and expertise for child protection and welfare.
• Nor-logminorOthersNor-log took over the library transport contract from the bankrupt Norsk Bibliotektransport AS (NBT). They operate book transport between libraries within Norway as part of the national library logistics network.
• Norsk Bibliotektransport AS (NBT) — Konkurs / Former PartnerminorOthersNorsk Bibliotektransport AS (NBT) previously handled book transport between libraries. The company went bankrupt, causing a temporary suspension of inter-library loans before Nor-log took over the contract.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• Sykkylven kommune: Adjacent Møre og Romsdal municipality with comparable scale, industrial base, and statutory service mandate. Operates within the same Søre Sunnmøre regional context and faces the same centralization pressures as Hareid.
• Ørsta kommune: Neighboring Møre og Romsdal municipality sharing the Søre Sunnmøre IKT IT operations provider and the five-municipality joint child welfare service. Operates the same public service mandate at a comparable scale.
• Herøy kommune: Coastal Møre og Romsdal municipality with a similar maritime economy profile and population scale to Hareid. Provides the same statutory municipal services and faces equivalent rural-depopulation and centralization dynamics.
• Ålesund kommune: Larger urban municipality in Møre og Romsdal, regional hub. Provides the same statutory mandate as Hareid at greater scale, and serves as a relevant comparator for service-delivery maturity and digital infrastructure investment within the same regulatory regime.
• Stranda kommune: Small Møre og Romsdal municipality with similar population size and service portfolio. Provides directly comparable statutory services (education, eldercare, planning) under the same national regulatory framework as Hareid.
• Sula kommune: Island-based Møre og Romsdal municipality near Ålesund, comparable in population and service scope. Operates the same statutory municipal mandate as Hareid and serves as a direct operational comparable.
• Volda kommune: Neighboring Møre og Romsdal municipality and host of the joint child welfare service (barnevern) main office shared with Hareid. Volda operates an equivalent municipal services stack and is one of Hareid's closest operating comparables.
• Stad kommune: Municipality in the former Nordfjord region that absorbed Sande kommune (Hareid's regional partner) through merger. Comparable statutory mandate and rural-coastal service-delivery profile to Hareid.
• Ulstein kommune: Neighboring municipality in Møre og Romsdal county on Hareidlandet. Ulstein is a direct peer — same statutory mandate (education, healthcare, planning, social services), same scale tier, and a co-partner with Hareid in the five-municipality joint child welfare service.
• Giske kommune: Island municipality in Møre og Romsdal near Ålesund with comparable population scale and full statutory municipal service portfolio. Faces equivalent rural-coastal service delivery challenges as Hareid.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hareidfolkebibliotek
• Instagraminstagram.com/hareidbib
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hareid-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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